Your dusty USB stick deserves a second life as a PC rescue kit

Portable apps are applications and tools that can be started directly upon clicking them, with no prior installation needed.

The advantage of this is that the programs are immediately ready for use and can be started from any storage drive — including a USB flash drive. These useful tools are then available for analyzing and maintaining any computer you slap the flash drive into, making them…

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Codex VSCode Extension - How to name/rename a task?

I took a look at this by first reviewing your prompt and then walking through the steps manually, since I am somewhat familiar with the .codex directory.

What quickly drew my attention was the reference to .codex/state_5.sqlite. That path appears to be hardcoded, and when I checked my own .codex directory, I did not find a state_5.sqlite file or directory. That said, I think your general…

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Unofficial Notepad++ Mac port renamed to “Nextpad++” following trademark violation accusation

Sometimes you have to change the name of an app to keep all parties happy. Following the recent release of an unofficial Mac port of Notepad++, the original developer cited a trademark violation. The dispute has now been settled with a reband. The macOS port was previously released by Andrey Letov under the Notepad++ name […]

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Notepad++ Creator Calls Out 'Fake' Mac App Over Trademark Violation

Notepad++ creator Don Ho said the macOS version of the popular Windows code editor is fake and using the Notepad++ trademark without permission.

_The unofficial Notepad++ app for macOS_

In a blog post, Ho said the macOS app is "not authorized, not endorsed, and not affiliated with" the official version of Notepad++ in any way, adding that it is "misleading, inappropriate, and frankly…

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Even trusted apps can infect your PC with malware now

You never click on links in email. You only install apps from known storefronts—Microsoft, Steam, etc. You add only browser extensions that have strong reviews and lots of other users. And yet, your PC could still be at risk of getting infected with malware.

Why? Hackers can take over legitimate software and use it to push malicious updates to unsuspecting users.

In the past, this method of…

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