Windows only: If you're delving into XML programming for the first time, or want to tweak a few software files, Microsoft's XML Notepad 2007 may be the no-nonsense editor you're looking for.

Massimo Foti, a freelance Web designer, Adobe Dreamweaver customer, and AJAX user, said Spry provides a reusable, flexible alternative to writing ad hoc routines to parse data stored in XML.