tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post3301014265310778383..comments2023-07-10T05:08:45.919-04:00Comments on Jonathan's Tool Bar & Grill: #53. Getting Clipped and Loving ItJonathan Plutchokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-52116193768439657102008-02-04T06:12:00.000-05:002008-02-04T06:12:00.000-05:00BTW in case your wondering, my nick 2nutz, is a ch...BTW in case your wondering, my nick 2nutz, is a character for my cartoon, as in "Everyone thinks im 2 nutz to know anything type a guy"<BR/><BR/>CheersRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949173043563747935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-57154033069228173612008-02-01T12:31:00.000-05:002008-02-01T12:31:00.000-05:00Thanks for writing in and explaining what "getting...Thanks for writing in and explaining what "getting clipped" means in Oz, 2nutz(?). I appreciate your regular readership, and hope I can continue to provide useful information. And don't forget to explore my advertisers' offerings, too!Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-70515548067110840272008-02-01T03:28:00.000-05:002008-02-01T03:28:00.000-05:00Hi Jonathan, long time reader of your blog and all...Hi Jonathan, long time reader of your blog and all the goodies on offer.I must comment though on your comment to us non Americans about "Getting clipped".To us here in Australia, getting clipped is getting killed...Too much time watching the Sopranos I guess...great workRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949173043563747935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-12187639297701150272008-01-23T16:39:00.000-05:002008-01-23T16:39:00.000-05:00Jonathan,It might take months to discover all the ...Jonathan,<BR/><BR/>It might take months to discover all the features, let alone discuss them!<BR/><BR/>You might also like CLCL http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/index_eng.html<BR/><BR/>I mostly use it when I want graphics, finding it better than ArsClip at that, and CHS doesn't do them at all. Basic features are easy; more advanced ones enigmatic. You can find a user-written tutorial on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-56903250638798249222008-01-21T04:42:00.000-05:002008-01-21T04:42:00.000-05:00Oops! In my second paragraph just above, I meant "...Oops! In my second paragraph just above, I meant "discuss," not "discover"! Even if I discover some features, I might not have room to discuss them all.Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-658797525297519532008-01-21T04:40:00.000-05:002008-01-21T04:40:00.000-05:00Thank you, Hengist_Ludd, for your helpful added in...Thank you, Hengist_Ludd, for your helpful added information about the clipboard utilities I reviewed. I was unaware of the speed-clipping problem — I just don't work that fast — and your message is a valuable warning to our readers who collect clips automatically, such as through batch files. That's another point in Clipboard Help+Spell's favor.<BR/><BR/>As for my omitting certain features, I Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-36602512722693296802008-01-20T15:58:00.000-05:002008-01-20T15:58:00.000-05:00I found a problem with some clipboard enhancers; i...I found a problem with some clipboard enhancers; if you throw clips at them very fast, they can't always keep up. I use Horst Schaeffer's CLIPTEXT http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/wbat32.htm#cliptextcommandline<BR/> tool to send small text files to the clipboard, like this:<BR/><BR/>for %a in (a.txt b.txt c.txt ...) do cliptext from %a<BR/><BR/>The files are from about 4 to 80K, usually allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-57857837333432190612008-01-17T16:42:00.000-05:002008-01-17T16:42:00.000-05:00Leland, thanks very much for the updated informati...Leland, thanks very much for the updated information about Matousec and the Comodo Firewall. In fact, I am already familiar with the Matousec firewall testing site and a couple of others, and such tests are a main reason I endorsed Comodo a long time ago. <BR/><BR/>I have been using only Windows XP up to now... but my new ThinkPad with Vista is expected to arrive any day now, so soon I will be Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-77130125420857465722008-01-17T16:40:00.000-05:002008-01-17T16:40:00.000-05:00Leland Whitlock was kind enough to write the follo...Leland Whitlock was kind enough to write the following comment, but for unknown reasons it was not published here (probably some screw-up of mine). So here is Leland's comment:<BR/><BR/>To get the latest on software firewalls for Windows check out Matousec at http://www.matousec.com/ If you read through this site I think you will be surprised at the lack of security provided by the free Zone Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-17841510000265984852008-01-17T16:27:00.000-05:002008-01-17T16:27:00.000-05:00Daniel, thank you for your kind words, and for rec...Daniel, thank you for your kind words, and for recommending the CLCL clipboard utility. I have downloaded it, and will check it out soon. If I like it and decide to recommend it, I'll post an update.Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-27941709171983340362008-01-16T14:52:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:52:00.000-05:00A very nice list of these clipper-apps.Nevertheles...A very nice list of these clipper-apps.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless I want to mention my favorite clipboard extension, it is called CLCL. http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/index_eng.html<BR/><BR/>It is pretty basic, but does its job. I've got pretty used to Alt-C to activate it. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-32802582781105816632008-01-16T14:07:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:07:00.000-05:00Geert, thank you very much for your compliments. I...Geert, thank you very much for your compliments. It's always a thrill to find out my blog is helpful to someone. I hope you'll spread the word to all your friends too. And I apologize for that unbelievable careless typo! I am so embarrassed -- but I admire your eagle eye in spotting it.Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-78826695999649053202008-01-16T07:28:00.000-05:002008-01-16T07:28:00.000-05:00Jonathan, thank you very much for your blog!I'm a ...Jonathan, thank you very much for your blog!<BR/>I'm a real tool lover (if not junk ;°) especially when they are just one small exe file. I found already some nice little gems of which I didn't know they existed.<BR/><BR/>I 100% agree with your conclusion about ArsClip. I tried many of them (including all the ones you mentioned in your post ànd the ones mentioned in the comments above) but found Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-29968378263139949512008-01-16T03:49:00.000-05:002008-01-16T03:49:00.000-05:00tf76, thanks for commenting and for bringing ClipX...tf76, thanks for commenting and for bringing ClipX to our attention. I didn't forget ClipX, I just wasn't aware of it. But I already have downloaded it and will try it out; if I really like it, I will write an update in the near future.Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-74042547886632990752008-01-15T17:54:00.000-05:002008-01-15T17:54:00.000-05:00Don't forget ClipXhttp://www.bluemars.org/clipx/Th...Don't forget ClipX<BR/>http://www.bluemars.org/clipx/<BR/><BR/>The smallest and the one I frequently use :) Oldy but a goody for a 95 - XP user<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work<BR/><BR/>tf76<BR/>http://www.topfreeware.net<BR/>Best Freeware Downloads and tips to optimize your system<BR/>Member of The Freeware Revolutiontf76https://www.blogger.com/profile/02817206721478638192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-86475727398739311662008-01-13T13:41:00.000-05:002008-01-13T13:41:00.000-05:00Phil, thank you very much for your kind comment. I...Phil, thank you very much for your kind comment. It's always a thrill to learn that my efforts have helped someone. I write this blog as a labor of love (it doesn't make money), and compliments like yours help keep me going!Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-76080068156977432752008-01-13T11:22:00.000-05:002008-01-13T11:22:00.000-05:00Jonathan I just wanted to thank you for your Tool ...Jonathan I just wanted to thank you for your Tool Bar & Grill. I almost always find a valuable program I never even knew existed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-71925514982268558932008-01-13T04:26:00.000-05:002008-01-13T04:26:00.000-05:00Thank you for commenting, Gunther, and alerting me...Thank you for commenting, Gunther, and alerting me to Ditto. I will check it out soon and publish an update if needed. I hope my blog is useful to you.Jonathan Plutchokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611661473758716824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006013725798354371.post-39669075870159494812008-01-12T17:06:00.000-05:002008-01-12T17:06:00.000-05:00Thank you for the clipper round-up. After trying s...Thank you for the clipper round-up. After trying several multi-clipboard utilities (including some of the mentioned) I have settled with the open-source <A HREF="http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/" REL="nofollow">Ditto</A> which serves me perfectly (I especially like the incremental search). However, I still use version 3.9.0 since I don't have any problems with it and don't need the new features.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com