For those who are confused, the clipboard is where something is stored when you copy or cut something by right clicking or Ctrl + c or Crtl + x. Unfortunately, the clipboard in Windows only stores one item at a time on the clipboard. If you find yourself copying data sets or multiple items from one place to another, M8 Clipboard can save you a lot of time. It’s also good if you find yourself copying into notepad and recopying to remove the text formatting.
M8 Clipboard is simple yet powerful and doesn’t take long to get used to. Every time you copy something, it stores it on a list, always putting the most recently copied item at the top. To paste from it, you put the cursor where you want the item to be pasted, open M8 from your notification area and click on the item you want to paste. You can add or remove features such as change to all caps and remove formatting. If there is anything you don’t like about it, check out the settings and you will find that there are many things you can change as some of the default settings can be annoying.
M8 Clipboard been around for a while without updates and many similar programs have appeared on the scene but none seem to work quite as well.
These days, it can be hard to keep track of all of your social networks. Hootsuite makes managing Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts much easier. It allows you to manage all of your accounts on these sites in one page.
If you want to send a status update, you easily select which accounts it will be broadcast to and write your message.
I particularly like Hootsuite for my Twitter accounts. I have personal account, one that I am just getting up and running for this blog, and I am responsible for two Twitter accounts at work (Spanish and English). Hootsuite lets me manage them all in one place without having to sign in and out repeatedly.
If sometimes social networking seems more like work than fun, give Hootsuite a try. It should make your life a little easier.
Dropbox is a fantastic backup and collaboration tool. If you have more than one computer, it is essential.
Sometimes I do work on my home computer. In the past, I would have trouble keeping track of documents. If I updated one on my home computer and there was another version on my work computer, I would find myself in situations where I wasn’t sure which file was more current, sometimes I made changes to the same file on different computers, creating a real mess.
Dropbox has solved these problems. Now when I save an Excel or Word file at home or at work, it automatically gets saved in the “My Dropbox” folder located in “My Documents”. When I save a file, it is instantly uploaded to the server which I can access on the internet at their web site. It is also downloaded to my other computer in the same folder instantly or the next time that computer is connected to the internet.
Dropbox is fantastic for backup. The files in your Dropbox folder are on every computer associated with your account as well as on their web site. With this type of backup, you should never lose those important files that you have worked so hard on.
Dropbox works with multiple operating systems. I use Windows Vista and Linux Ubuntu at home and Windows XP at work and it works in exactly the same way on each with no bugs. Dropbox also works with Apple computers and most smart phones.
If you visit the Dropbox web site, it you can download your files from your browser and view the history of ever file you have updated, deleted and added.
Dropbox gives you 2GB of storage free which can be upgraded to 3GB for free if your refer friends. It also has subscription options if you want more storage.
