Great alternative to Notepad

Pros: The one option I use the most is the "stay on top" function. I have created some rather large files using EditPadLite, mainly genealogy information that I'm copying. The stay on top function allows me to easily copy my notes to other programs. The notes I often make are only hints or abreviated, so copy and paste aren't always useful. It has all the features of Notepad, plus I can change fonts, colors, etc. The program is stable, there are no annoying ads and as far as I know no spyware. Since I use Spybot, AdAware and SpyDoctor, I'm pretty positive about the lack of spyware.

The best part is that along with being a versitile text editor it's also free.

Cons: I wish that when I save a file that I created from EditPad, it would reopen it in EditPad automatically. It also doesn't save the stay on top setting from session to session, you have to select it each time you open the program. To me these are minor problems that are easy to live with.

Posted: 11-Mar-2006 07:28:53 PM

Worth every penny

Pros: I switched from Gator to RoboForm many years ago. I paid the one time fee for the full version and have never had to invest another penny. It's biggest benefit for me is remembering all my different user names. Also, every once in a while I can't remember the name of a website that I signed up on. RoboForm saves those too. I just wish I could download it at work.

Cons: Some of the banks and other money institutions have gone to more secure logins and RoboForm doesn't always recognize the login field. In some ways I'm glad, it means the bank's encryption is secure, but it does mean having to take the slightly extra time to use the "edit" function to get the login info.

Posted: 03-Aug-2008 06:37:36 PM