I've been looking for a clipboard utility for Windows and haven't found one I really like. This group is always full of good advice so... I want something that can hold multiple clippings and is convenient to use with only keystrokes.
I use Clip Mate on Windows. Works great and it also can do screen captures which I use a lot. Very keystroke friendly in my opinion.
Steve
On Nov 7, 2006, at 8:32 PM, Chris wrote:
> I've been looking for a clipboard utility for Windows and haven't > found > one I really like. This group is always full of good advice so... I > want something that can hold multiple clippings and is convenient to > use with only keystrokes.
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I use ditto, it'll hold as much as you've got space for, and it will sync across multiple machines (my favorite feature) copy on workstation A and then paste on workstation B.
On 11/8/06, Steve Holden <shold...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I use Clip Mate on Windows. Works great and it also can do screen > captures which I use a lot. Very keystroke friendly in my opinion. > Steve
> On Nov 7, 2006, at 8:32 PM, Chris wrote:
> I've been looking for a clipboard utility for Windows and haven't found > one I really like. This group is always full of good advice so... I > want something that can hold multiple clippings and is convenient to > use with only keystrokes.
It's freeware, but exceptionally easy. Hit Control-C to copy, and then Control-Alt-V to pop up a history of everything you've recently copied. Just excellent.
Steve Holden wrote: > I use Clip Mate on Windows. Works great and it also can do screen > captures which I use a lot. Very keystroke friendly in my opinion.
> Steve
> On Nov 7, 2006, at 8:32 PM, Chris wrote:
> > I've been looking for a clipboard utility for Windows and haven't > > found > > one I really like. This group is always full of good advice so... I > > want something that can hold multiple clippings and is convenient to > > use with only keystrokes.
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Steve Holden wrote: > I use Clip Mate on Windows. Works great and it also can do screen > captures which I use a lot. Very keystroke friendly in my opinion.
A huge second on ClipMate. It's not free, but if there's a clipboard manager out there with as many features I haven't found it, and I've looked hard.
About my only complaint about ClipMate is that on machines with low RAM, it can be slow to respond, but again, the features make putting up with that an easy decision to make.
Thank you everyone for all the suggestions (the Wikipedia link opened a big can of worms). I decided to use Ditto, but I posted a brief overview of all the noteworthy ones I tried over at my blog: http://gettingcrapdone.com/2006/11/09/nightmares-of-clippy/
Bill Bennett wrote: > Why would you want a clipboard utility? How does it help productivity?
Simply put -- it reduces the number of times you need to switch between windows to copy/paste multiple phrases. It also reduces (to 1) the number of times you need to copy something which you will paste over and over.
To create a blop post: * I'm looking at an article I want to post about. * I copy the page URL. * I copy two or three different chunks of text. * I switch to my text editor (or blogging web interface) * I use ArsClip to paste the different copied text into my blog post.
Without using a clipboard utility, I would need to switch between windows multiple times to select and copy each chunk and then revert to the posting window to paste.
> Bill Bennett wrote: > > Why would you want a clipboard utility? How does it help productivity?
> Simply put -- it reduces the number of times you need to switch between > windows to copy/paste multiple phrases. It also reduces (to 1) the > number of times you need to copy something which you will paste over > and over...
Yea, what he said... I also do a lot of copying an email into the notes of a to-do item then copy some short bit of the email that summarizes the task as the subject of the to-do item. I've been using Ditto for a couple weeks now, but I keep forgetting I have it so it hasn't helped speed me up as much as I'd like yet.
I have the same problem remember I have such a utility installed (PTHPasteboard on Mac OS X). It looks wildly useful but I haven't remembered to ease it into my workflow yet.
> Bill Bennett wrote: > > Why would you want a clipboard utility? How does it help > productivity?
> Simply put -- it reduces the number of times you need to switch > between > windows to copy/paste multiple phrases. It also reduces (to 1) the > number of times you need to copy something which you will paste over > and over...
> Yea, what he said... I also do a lot of copying an email into the > notes of a to-do item then copy some short bit of the email that > summarizes the task as the subject of the to-do item. > I've been using Ditto for a couple weeks now, but I keep forgetting > I have it so it hasn't helped speed me up as much as I'd like yet.
-- It is difficult to legislate morality in the absence of moral legislators.
> I have the same problem remember I have such a utility installed > (PTHPasteboard on Mac OS X). It looks wildly useful but I haven't remembered > to ease it into my workflow yet. > On Nov 27, 2006, at 5:59 PM, Chris wrote:
> Bill Bennett wrote: > > > Why would you want a clipboard utility? How does it help productivity?
> > Simply put -- it reduces the number of times you need to switch between > > windows to copy/paste multiple phrases. It also reduces (to 1) the > > number of times you need to copy something which you will paste over > > and over...
> Yea, what he said... I also do a lot of copying an email into the notes of > a to-do item then copy some short bit of the email that summarizes the task > as the subject of the to-do item. > I've been using Ditto for a couple weeks now, but I keep forgetting I have > it so it hasn't helped speed me up as much as I'd like yet.
> -- > It is difficult to legislate morality in the absence of moral legislators.
> Yes, it sounded like I was being flippant but I figured a clipboard > utility might be one of those things that LOOKS more useful than it > actually is.
> On 11/28/06, Eric Beavers <beel...@beelers.org> wrote: > I have the same problem remember I have such a utility installed > (PTHPasteboard on Mac OS X). It looks wildly useful but I haven't > remembered to ease it into my workflow yet.
> On Nov 27, 2006, at 5:59 PM, Chris wrote:
>> Bill Bennett wrote: >> > Why would you want a clipboard utility? How does it help >> productivity?
>> Simply put -- it reduces the number of times you need to switch >> between >> windows to copy/paste multiple phrases. It also reduces (to 1) the >> number of times you need to copy something which you will paste over >> and over...
>> Yea, what he said... I also do a lot of copying an email into the >> notes of a to-do item then copy some short bit of the email that >> summarizes the task as the subject of the to-do item. >> I've been using Ditto for a couple weeks now, but I keep >> forgetting I have it so it hasn't helped speed me up as much as >> I'd like yet.
-- A journalist is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. - Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769 - 1821
Bill Bennett wrote: > Yes, it sounded like I was being flippant but I figured a clipboard utility > might be one of those things that LOOKS more useful than it actually is.
No, you didn't sound flippant.
I can see how you might not remember that it's there when you're first using it -- however... I think it's one of those things that once you have integrated it into your work flow, you'll wonder how you've lived without it. When I use somebody else's computer for doing more than just trivial surfing, I quickly find that I'm hitting the clipboard shortcut to bring up the clipboard history.
I use multiple computers in my work and I am always copying text or images from a document or program in one machine and pasting it in another. ditto absolutely helps in my work.
> Bill Bennett wrote: > > Yes, it sounded like I was being flippant but I figured a clipboard > utility > > might be one of those things that LOOKS more useful than it actually is.
> No, you didn't sound flippant.
> I can see how you might not remember that it's there when you're first > using it -- however... I think it's one of those things that once you > have integrated it into your work flow, you'll wonder how you've lived > without it. When I use somebody else's computer for doing more than > just trivial surfing, I quickly find that I'm hitting the clipboard > shortcut to bring up the clipboard history.
I'd like to second (third/fourth) the sentiment that a multi-clipboard is extremely useful and that it's worth making an effort to integrate it into one's workflow. I too found when I was using Jumpcut (OS X) that I didn't use it as much as I could have, but now I've switched to PTHPasteboard I'm using it all the time. I reckon we've compared Windows utilities enough to justify a switch to Mac. My impression is that PTHPasteboard and iClip are our two leaders. Anyone disagree or think one of these is clearly better than the other?
> I'd like to second (third/fourth) the sentiment that a multi-clipboard > is extremely useful and that it's worth making an effort to integrate > it into one's workflow. I too found when I was using Jumpcut (OS X) > that I didn't use it as much as I could have, but now I've switched to > PTHPasteboard I'm using it all the time. > I reckon we've compared Windows utilities enough to justify a switch to > Mac. My impression is that PTHPasteboard and iClip are our two leaders. > Anyone disagree or think one of these is clearly better than the other?
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