There’s a simple idea about productivity and writing: almost anything you need to do, you can do in a plain text file. By a plain text file, I mean a .txt file that contains nothing but text without ...

I found a note-taking setup that skips power-user nonsense and still gets almost every task done quickly daily.

Markdown is a “lightweight markup language for applying formatting using plain text.” Google Docs already recognizes some Markdown syntax, and is now expanding its support. In addition to * or – for ...

After a brief stint with TextMate 2, I recently started playing around with Sublime Text 2 for writing, and I thought I’d share the links and tips I’ve collected so far. I use Sublime Text 2 for both ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Google has expanded support for Markdown in Google Docs, Slides ...

Byword is my text editor of choice on the iPhone, and the one I recommend to anyone who’s not willing to play with Editorial and its advanced automation features on the iPad. While not as customizable ...

First, Notepad's lightweight formatting capabilities have been expanded to include tables. To insert a table, use the 'Table' option in the formatting toolbar, or add a table directly using Markdown ...