Editor's take: Dave Plummer started his programmer's career at Microsoft back in the MS-DOS days. He knows a thing or two about code optimization, which is why he is now trying to strip Notepad of the ...

Let’s take a brief break from politics — yes, we are allowed! — and talk about a quintessential Califonia roadtrip. OK, so gas prices are high, especially here in the Golden State, where we were ...

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, global star Kate del Castillo details the return of “La Reina del Sur” for a fourth season on Telemundo next year. Her widow-turned-crime boss character ...

The Big Sur International Marathon is this Sunday, and thousands of people will be participating. If you have a friend or a loved one participating in the event, you can track their progress ...

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In this post, we will show you how to use Markdown in Notepad on a Windows 11 PC. Microsoft has introduced lightweight formatting in Notepad, and it supports Markdown (*.md) files to work directly ...

Big Sur’s rugged cliffs and postcard views have long lured camera-toting crowds to landmarks like Bixby Bridge and Pfeiffer Beach. But visitors and road-trippers along Highway 1 have been met with a ...

Highway 1 will reopen with one-way traffic control at two locations along the Big Sur coast on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. Courtesy of Big Sur State Parks After four days of closures, Highway 1 is set to ...

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files. Notepad has long been Windows’ quiet utility knife. It opens ...

Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

Rockslides and debris have forced the closure of a 45‑mile stretch of Highway 1 from Big Sur to Ragged Point, Caltrans has announced. The area between Ragged Point Inn in San Luis Obispo County and ...