If what you need is a programmer’s tool–if you are working mostly with PERL scripts or HTML–TED Notepad might not have all the features you want. Check out ConTEXT or NotePad++.

Edit documents in a notepad full of hotkeys, clipboards and innovative features. TED Notepad is a notepad replacement program that has a verystraightforward goal: to be a better notepad, not a ...

I use Notepad for writing HTML code, for jotting down quick notes and for “laundering” all kinds of content (capturing the text while getting rid of formatting).