Comment on Microsoft's Notepad Got Pwned (They Added AI To It, So...)
random_character_a@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoFor some reason I have a vague memory that the old notepad is still there. You just need to do a extra loop to start it. I’ll check if I can find the link.
It’s been a while and I’m a Linux user, so I didn’t really pay attention.
khapyman@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
That’s pretty much the problem. You know how to work around the issue. I know how to work around the issue. Institutional knowledge doesn’t and just opens the application just like they’ve always done. I resolved this one by associating .csv files with Notepad++ company wide. Now this is a mandated change so they’ll grumble and get on track.
The real issue I have with all this is changing data without consent. It’s like the new Notepad is malware all by itself, doesn’t even need remote exploits.
And hello fellow Linux user :)
vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Wasn’t notepad++ just compromised in a pretty major way?
random_character_a@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I understood that it wasn’t notepad++ software itself, but some foreign actor did some high level shit on the update channels of their platform.
random_character_a@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It has always been the problem with Micro$oft products. You don’t use them the way you want or need to. You use them the way Micro$oft envisioned it.