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Notepad++ is the editor that programmers prefer most because it is fast and lightweight. It is also bundled with tons of features and smart plugins. Notepad++ can be downloaded for free and is available on Windows as well as other operating systems. There are various tips and tricks that you can use to increase your productivity with Notepad++. One of the coolest tricks is viewing and editing two files side by side. Use the following steps to view two files side by side in Notepad++. 1. Open both the files you want to view simultaneously with Notepad++. 2. Right-click on any one of the  file tabs , and click  Move to Other View . 3. After you have viewed the two files side by side, you can go back to the previous tabbed view by right-clicking on the file and then clicking on Move to Other View. This will give you the normal document view of the files. In SQL Server, you can open two scripts at the same time either vertically or horizontally. This makes it easier to v

When you are on your computer at work, it is normal to have several programs running at once, some for work and some for personal use. Unfortunately, as you know, having unrelated programs running on your desktop may easily cause a distraction and reduce your productivity. Ideally, you could group the programs together according to type and use only one group while the other remains hidden. That way, you can increase the chances of your finishing your work on time because the working desktop environment is distraction-free. This idea can be achieved using the Task Viewer feature in Windows 10, which allows you to create multiple desktop environments for different purposes. 1. Launch all the programs that you want to be in the first group. For example, this group contains your programs for work. 2. Reveal the taskbar if it is hidden by moving the mouse to the bottom of screen, and then click the  Task View  button, the icon of two stacked windows. 3. Immediately after you cli

With the release of Windows 10, Microsoft decided to bring back the Start menu that many users complained about missing in Windows 8. However, the new Start menu also includes an area for live tiles which work similarly to the ones in the old release of Windows. Using the steps in this tutorial, you can customize the Start menu to suit your needs and workflow. 1. Click the  Windows logo  at the bottom left of the screen to open the Start menu. Alternatively, you can open it by pressing the  Win logo  on your keyboard. 2. When the Start screen appears, you will see a grid of live tiles on the right size. If you  right-click  on one of them, you will see several options including:  Unpin from Start, Pin to taskbar, Uninstall, Resize, and Turn live tile off . Under Resize, there are several sizes from which to choose: small, medium, wide, and large. As soon as you choose the size, the chosen tile will be changed and moved accordingly. The size of the Start menu will i