Believe it or not gravity is not really a force, it is an acceleration and on Earth it is about 32 feet/sec2. This same science principle applies in decelerating devices like parachutes and parafoils. The parachute decelerates or slows down the fall of the object.
What is a .DS_Store or ._ AppleDouble file? .DS_Store files are created by OS X to store metadata about folders and files including viewing options, icon positions and color labels. ._ AppleDouble files are created by the OS X when an application adds resource data or metadata to a file on a disk whose format doesn't support resources or metadata.
The default folder is the My Documents folder attached to your username in Windows 7, and the OneDrive folder in Windows 8.1. You can change this quite easily. Just use the Save As command and browse to your preferred folder and click Open. Notepad will remember your choice.