Bruce Atkinson

For a couple of years now I have been using a product called ClipCache Pro. This program saves everything that you put in your clipboard. You are then able to go back through ClipCache and re-paste it at a later time. You can create folders so that you can organize your clips. I just have few folders. I put some common code snippets in one folder. Another folder has some common items that I paste (ie. user names, server names, paths). You can give a clip a friendly name and the contents can be things you don’t like to type. I have another folder containing common answers or solutions that I have to use over and over again in e-mail or our help desk system. I like the fact that it puts my clips in a database that I have can locate on a network drive or even a flash drive.

I find it extremely useful when I have to create documentation, test plans, or installation instructions. I can just take the screen shots as I go along, without having to deal with them. I can then go back and include the screen shots in the document that I’m creating. It’s one of my “must have” tools. I always feel crippled sitting with someone else, helping them do something and they can only have one clip at a time.

I must say it is amazing what passes through your clipboard. After using it for a few months you will be amazed at all the things that you put into the clipboard.

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