#45, banditrider, it's fair to compare FastPaste to full-featured clipboard extenders because almost all of them have a way to keep and quickly select common text/images for pasting.

#48, bobbo, I'm a bit confused by your comment. You had mentioned a reliability problem with some of the clipboard extenders which you had tried, and the new clipboard API which was introduced with Vista was designed to increase the reliability of capturing the clipboard contents (not other issues). It should show up in the revision history of the extender.

#43, Michael Vanier, I'm using IE9, but most browsers have similar options. IE9 can be set to always override the text size and other readability settings, set the zoom, etc., so I suspect that other browsers can do the same.

For those mentioning magnifiers, most browsers respond to control-mousewheel to zoom, and the Windows 7 magnifier can be controlled with Win+ (actually, Win=) and Win-.

I should note that one needs to be aware of the options and interactions of one's installed software. For example, I exclude ClipMate from Listary in order to access all of the features of ClipMate.

But,going back to the software at hand-any further install/hang/buggy behavior that I should be made aware of before I possibly download this?Am still weighing this install on other people's input.......

#5 (NWgator)
http://www.janzeman.com/ClipboardManager/ I’ve found it to be very useful. Free.

NWgator: can you tell me how to download, install and use this software. I am completely lost.
salamhou@aol.com

I've been very happy using JitBit Auto Text for this kind of purpose, but FastPaste will fill in a few gaps that AutoText can't do. Nice interface, seems easy to use. Awesomely easy installation, by the way, as well as instant registration to Giveawayoftheday. Thanks so much!

This software has changed my life! What I mean by that is, yesterday I did not have the software, and today I have it, so obviously, my life has changed. I will never be the same again. Thanks, GAOTD!

An especially good and complete one with the addition of permanent items to paste often used items : ArsClip http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php

Thanks #37 fubar--I had meant to add to my comment #21 that its information like yours and #4 that gives me the illusion of information as to the problems I have experienced over the years. Why don't so many things work?---and it comes down to selecting other than default text size, which I have done to all my machines. I like the larger text. I can do without it, but I like it.

Any year now I expect to find out why Hotmail doesn't connect to my web app mailing links? Something in the set up has never worked for me. Too much "blue" in my monitor settings?

It doesn't support UNICODE. What a pity!

This program keeps being compared to clipboard managers when it is a different type of program. It still has its faults, but does work as intended. That said, as has been pointed out, there are freeware clipboard managers that will do the same as Fastpaste which sort of makes its selling point redundant. If you don't need a clipboard manager, but have a need for a program that will store text clips, go for it while its free.

One niggle I have with the activation of this program, and lots of previous giveaways, is that it gets activated with the GAOTD name instead of your own. I appreciate that they don't want you to see the serial number so that you can't reinstall at a later date, but I am sure there must be a way to ask your name during activation. I know it doesn't really matter as long as it is activated, but wouldn't we all, or at least some of us, get a little glow of satisfaction at seeing our own name on the "About" window?

I really can't see myself paying $20 (or any amount) for a clipboard manager program, especially not when there are so many free options available. Thanks, GOTD, but I'll have to pass on this one.

Re: Magnification tools: NoSquint for Firefox,plus,there is a text enlarger(for Firefox) I can't recall the name of right now....Both VERY useful tools. Using twin 22" Monitors,plus a 27" ,not to mention the smaller ones,but I need reading glasses at at age 50-So anything to alleviate this helps !!

If anybody miss this, try Clipguru.

I use M8 Free Clipboard. Love it!

#4 Paul and #16 Rob

And to any other computer users who are struggling with low vision, ripening cataracts, glaucoma, AMD, and the numerous other vision problems that can afflict us at any stage of life, but especially as we age, here's what helps me:

* Increase the DPI to what feels right for you. (Sorry Rob, have to disagree)

* Set your screen to a low resolution.

* If glare hurts your eyes, consider globally changing the background colour that Windows uses. I have set mine to light grey and it's a great help.

* The Text-to-Speech feature that's built-in to Windows can also play its part.

* Test a range of different magnifiers. I currently use the freeware Moo0, the ONE HOT KEY Magnifier. I'm impressed with its simplicity and convenience. It lives as an icon in the system tray, for easy access to settings.

Find it at www.moo0.com/software/Magnifier/

Press your chosen hotkey and magnification is instant. You can quickly change the zoom level by turning your mouse-wheel during magnification. When ready, just do a mouse click and your screen returns to normal. You CAN'T work while using it but it's superb for reading the tiny font size that young developers with perfect sight use in their interfaces.

As you say Paul, they appear to have no awareness of an aging international demographic which is fast-growing, is computer-literate, and has the discretionary dollars to buy their software. They do themselves a disservice to ignore this demographic. I for one will cycle through a range of similar software to find the one where the developer has shown consideration and allows GUI customisation. Accessibility is a very important concept. Developers will have to start seriously implementing it in the near future if they wish to protect their own commercial interests. Not only software developers but website builders also, particularly those who wish to sell something to the public.

Developers need to be signalled that it's time to change their thinking and start listening closely to what users actually want and need.

In the meantime the only real solution for the growing population of computer users with impaired vision is to use a range of tools and tricks which are personally found through trial and error, to be helpful.

You're unlikely to find the perfect solution and there will be glitches here and there. But until developers begin to heed our needs, it's better by far to seek out every trick and tool available than to be locked out of computer usage because of our various disabilities.

My apologies to everyone here who's fully able-bodied for going off-topic, but this is an important issue and if any of these suggestions can help someone who's struggling with a vision disability then it will be worth any flac I receive.

Installed fine, nice clean interface. Will keep this one.

@29 The faster way, and to free up a control on your mouse is to use @18's suggestion of holding CTRL and rolling the mouse wheel to the size you want.

@18 Thanks. I idd not know about this. It is handy and now I can put a more useful control on the now empty mouse button.

THE SOFTWARE hung up after installing, freezing the computer. Happened twice. Uninstalled and will try a free alternative. I do a lot of retpeat emails and athis is handy idea.

#21, bobbo, pre-Vista, clipboard monitoring needed to be done via a properly-maintained chain, and as usual, a lot of developers messed it up. Those running Vista+ should use clipboard extenders which support the new clipboard monitoring API which doesn't depend upon a monitoring chain.

a similar and excellent prog/appy is "Short Keys"

Been using treepad for years. I do a lot of research stuff. I can cut and paste (as text) addresses, text material from one website onto one branch and another onto another branch. Do a quick format to plain text or leave it as it is. And best of all, you can password protect your files. Wish GOTd would consider giving away this one free!

www.treepad.com

The program installed and registered fine (once exited and reopened). The user interface is cluttered and seems like it could be done with a much more simple appearance so it doesn't seem so overwhelming. How about one text box with the scrolling arrow to the side with unlimited selections to choose from listed there?

Love it! Simple, fast, configurable. Uses hotkeys to paste text and saves me time.

Nice clipboard manager. I use it on my laptop which does not require the heavy duty features of my desktop or worstation. I might mention that dextronet also makes the free Task List manager which is quite good and PORTABLE - which brings me to my next comment - a portable version of fastpaste would be very useful and would complement the task list manager. Throw on that same usb a portable editor and some stickynotes and most people would be good to go. Now dextronet is going to suggest using their excellent all in one 'swift to do list' for that - and yes, that is exactly what I use. Thanks dextronet for making this available on GAOTD today! Now if you would only make it portable...
Another word - many people ask what gives with everyone wanting the portable version???? Here it is - some of us work for big companies that do not give us administrative rights to install software. But you work more efficiently with these useful utilities SO many of us use the portable versions which often will run without administrator priveleges, thus allowing us to complete our work in much less time. As an example, we have in the office a woman that uses a portable clipboard manager to fill out contract and contract evaluation forms. Much of the work is repetitive. A portable clipboard manager has cut her workload from 7 hours to about 2 hours each day. Of course we want her to do other things to fill the time and she wants to use it as she sees fit, but that is another story. Bottom line -portable = more efficient.

It may be in the mouse software as an option on one of your mouse buttons(I have a microsoft mouse and I can select magnify as an option on the mouse buttons)..a google search will show a few free magnifiers. http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=pfwl&cp=21&gs_id=2a&xhr=t&q=free+screen+magnifier&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=free+screen+magnifier&aq=0&aqi=g1g-v3&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=76a11c81d5780a87&biw=1210&bih=639

#1 Shawn

Suggestion get me this with a password to encrypt the file and I’d give this program a thumbs up for sure.

Shawn

Comment by Shawn — January 20th, 2012 at 3:07 am


Once again I totally agree with you!!


With this awesome FREE tool, any type of data that can be put on the clipboard (text, images, html, custom formats) is ENCRYPTED when sent over the network.

And, like SUVI’S GLOBAL CLIPBOARD (see link above), it can also keep multiple computer's clipboards in SYNC!!

All features that are unfortunately missing in this GAOTD.

Here you can download even the PORTABLE version supporting 64 bit OS:

http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots.
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Windows-Portable-Applications-Portable-Ditto-Screenshot-100348.html



Enjoy!!

I run win 7 and it has a great full screen magnifier..I have it set to a button on the mouse

To Paul (Post 15):
Microsoft offers Zoomit at their sysinternals.com site. Free, with "live zoom" mode that lets you work in zoomed mode. Very helpful... Win 7 has a built-in magnifier that works even better for this purpose.

Hey - I like this program! Simple, easy to use and installs fine on XP 32b and 64b. Best part is that it shows in a neat and small windows what you have in all the 30 paste slots.

BIG PLUS: Allows organization of groups of paste-slots by project so you can save a whole group of items to paste that usually occur on a particular set of windows in application X, then you can save a whole bunch of different paste slots for application Y, etc.

Some of the negative posts on this item do not make sense to me. :)

Is this program suppose to be a Windows Clipboard extender that make use of the Windows 7 highlight text/image, right click for menu, copy command?

If it is, I can't seem to get it to work or to find a program configuration that will allow that behavior in the program.

Today's giveaway is a nice and pretty useful software that does its job pretty well... BUT....

.... dudes, why pay 20 bucks for a program like this one if there are plenty of FREE alternatives out there that can do the same things and even more for FREE??


- CLIPBOARD MASTER 2.3.2 (it stores texts, pictures and files copied to the clipboard with an impressive array of options)

http://www.jumpingbytes.com/en/clipboard-master.html

Screenshots:
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Clipboard-Master-Screenshot-176525.html


- CLIPBOARD MANAGER 1.0.0.0 (it stores TEXT & IMAGES with ease)

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Clipboard/Dragonphase-Clipboard-Manager.shtml


- GET PLAIN TEXT 1.0 (it removes unwanted formatting from the clipboard in less than one second!!)

http://clipdiary.com/getplaintext/?s=internetshortcut&utm_nooverride=1


- CLIP PAD 2.0 (it copies text, images, HTML and even sections of Word, Excel and PowerPoint docs through a powerful drag&drop function)

http://www.clippad995.com/index.html

Screenshots:
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/ClipPad995-Screenshot-113654.html


- CLIPBOARDIC (it shares the clipboard data between multiple computers on your local network)

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/clipboardic.html


Finally, there is also a very cool FREE APP that automatically syncronizes your copied & pasted data from one computer to another by using Peer-to-Peer technology!!

Yes FREE app...don't believe me??

Here you go, dudes:


- SUVI'S GLOBAL CLIPBOARD 0.3

http://www.suvi.org/projects/globalclipboard.html


Enjoy & Prosper (for FREE of course...LOL!!)


Ciao
Giovanni

For #4 Paul - and any others who, like me, are "visually challenged": my optometrist made me a pair of "computer glasses" using, I think, a +1 diopter change to my regular prescription. The glasses are useless in all situations except when I'm using the computer, then they're magnificent.

Rob (#15),
I, too, sometimes have difficulty seeing the small stuff - I run multiple monitors and increase the font size, but some stuff is still difficult to read.

Microsoft Windows has a free magnifier - I'm in Win7: go to Control Panel / All Control Panel Items / Ease of Access Center / Magnifier.

If you are in WinXP, try: START / Accessories / Accessibility / Magnifier.

Hope this helps,
Carol

Help...technical help

When I run from icon this program I get a popup box that says
"Windows is trying to configure (another program what was deleted).
It goes though an attempt to install that old program then FastPaste finally opens

Thanks

Win7Ult/64 bit/quadcore/dual monitor.

I don't know why but clipboard recorders have always been flakey for me. When they work, they seem to crash a lot or stop working altogether. Over the years I tried quite a few of them.

Right now, one that has been working for over a year now is: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Clipboard/Clipboard-Recorder.shtml

The free version only does text which I don't like as I do alot of imaging----but it works.

The must-have... the best... and free... stay CLCL

http://nakka.com/soft/clcl/index_eng.html

CLCL is clipboard caching utility.

All clipboard formats are supported.
Template can be registered ( Wonderful ! text and graphics).
Pop-up menu is displayed by "Alt+C."
Menu can be customized.
Item is paste automatically.
Picture is displayed on a menu.
Tool tip is displayed on a menu.
The format to leave and the format to save can be set up.
The ignored window can be set up.
The paste key for every window can be set up.
Function is extensible with plug-in.
freeware

I used it from 2005 !

I to got a error message when installed.
I wanted to try this and see if it would work for what I wanted too.
It is already uninstalled.
I do agree with Craig (post 3) and use Ditto Clipboard.
Does a lot more then FastPaste, sorry GOTD will keep using what I have.

TWIP is twentieth 1/20 of a typographical point. One twip is 1/1440 inch.
Faced same issue as #4 Paul.
Simply ignore the message and proceed to use.
They should have solved the font size problem before trying to sell the software.
Basically the software is DEMANDING that you use small fonts.

The computer software should suit the user and not the other way around.

It means the programmers who wrote this are not the best.
This software is just a storage of pre-stored text.
Which you can paste in other applications later.
Basically you store the text into pigeon holes. You can edit the case or remove diacritical marks.
You then paste the content of these pigeon holes into other applications.
Different FastPaste "projects" simply mean different arrays of pigeon holes.
That is it.
The user interface is inferior to many other freeware clipboard utilities.


Ditto (freeware) is a much superior clipboard copy and paste utility.

You won't lose much if you uninstall this.

Paul (Post 4)
Are you talking about DPI (That is what XP calls it)
Please set it back to 96 DPI (Normal)
Some idiot at MS decided to provide us with an option to change the text size in any application, without changing the size of the containing controls, and other graphics.
If you have difficulty reading/viewing an application, there are other cleaner/logical solutions, than messing with the DPI setting.
The best (not cheapest) is to buy a larger monitor.
The next best is to get a full screen magnifier, which can be toggled on and off with a keyboard shortcut.
I use Magnifying Glass Pro ($25)
http://www.workerscollection.com/wcollect/english/html/mg_pro.html
If you tweak a couple of settings (turn off Border, and get it to show full screen) you can then double the magnification with a keystroke. (Same keystroke to hide it).
Until I can afford a larger monitor, I could not live without it (I am 70, so the eyes ain't terrific).
Rob
PS I am not connected to that program, and I am not on commission.
If anyone knows of a free full screen magnifier, please let us know, so that I can recommend it to others.

OMG, OMG, OMG.... GeorgeIbiza (currently #10)
You had to perform the one off task of closing the program and reopening it for the registration details to show - How bad are things getting.
Bring back hanging.

Love it, use it regularly. Could not wait this long to get it on GAOTD :( hence bought it.

I've been looking around for a clipboard manager for quite some time. Even though there are numerous freeware alternatives available, including some with more powerful features than FastPaste, the ones that I've tried haven't been ideal for my purposes. I've installed and uninstalled several which I considered to have poorly designed interfaces, excessive complexity and/or sprawling menus. I wanted a simple clipboard manager which is well organised, cleanly designed, easy on the eye, with a highly intuitive user interface. And FastPaste is exactly what I was looking for. Within a few seconds of launching it, I was able to start using it productively. It meets my needs, and I'm very glad to have it. Thanks to Dextronet and GOTD for this welcome giveaway.

For those finding problems opening the program successfully or getting it to register, make sure you close the program and also ensure the taskbar icon is exited, too. Having either open will result in the program not responding to registration properly and hanging in the trial mode.

Other than this, a neat program that does what it purports to do -- save clipboard items; however, only time will tell if it's worth the asking price when too many freeware alternatives are out there.

Actually, I really like small tools to do specific tasks rather that searching for them in a bloated suite.
FastPaste installed effortlessly on windows 7 but after activation you have to Exit the program and restart it for the registration to show in the About Menu

Hi, as someone who copy/paste practically all the time when online - I was hoping this Software would add it's "icon" to right-click on mouse, so saving Images (especially!) could be so much easier? (by the way WHERE is that button, if you opt out of hotkeys?) So far, I don't see any differences to anything I already have with my IE7.
Is the whole concept of FastPaste MAINLY for PC, or Internet as well?

Looks to "fiddly" and straight away makes me want to uninstall it!
Unless, that is, Somebody (with better patience) finds a quick solution to this conundrum! Thanks in advance:)

Clipboard extenders are handy. They are all a little different, with different features and operation. I like one which another GOTD user recommended, Thornsoft ClipMate, which is extremely versatile. It has a couple of macro features, Templates and Macros. I like Templates, but they're a little flaky. I use its spellchecker all the time.

I downloaded this program the last time it was offered (same version)it is very useful just a couple of key presses instead of having to type in password and log-in in my case many times a day whilst working on my PC.

It seems to work fine. It says it requires reboot to work but I was able to test it w/out.
Some free alternatives are: PhraseExpress, VirtuaWin, AutoHotkey, HotKeyBind, Clavier+ and WinKey.
I should mention that Word has this feature built in and there are lots of Firefox add-ons that allows you to build custom keyboard shortcuts to insert text.

It seams to me a very bad idea to use this software for managing /storing and pasting passwords!!!

For those who have widgets/gadgets on their desktop, you might consider using "Clipboard Manager" to keep a history of your copy/paste. Will keep a long history (250) and you can easily access from your desktop. http://www.janzeman.com/ClipboardManager/ I've found it to be very useful. Free.

Well here's a term I've never heard before: twipsize ?!?

I get the "error" message ... This software is built for a twipsize of '15'. Your system is set to larger twipsize. (for Win 7 that would be 12 OR 10)

Here's the explanation: FastPaste can only use the Windows small display font. If you have set your font size to anything larger for better readability, FastPaste will not work properly. This is stupid.

As for me, I am in my 60's, have not-so-good vision and have glaucoma. Unless I select a larger display font size I cannot read the screen adequately. I would go so far as to say that most people over 40 have difficulty reading without reading glasses. Reading glasses are not effective in the distance we usually read our computer screens.

I suspect that the developer of this software is under 30 years old and is totally oblivious to the needs of a very large portion of the market (and the market with the most disposable income) who are not in their prime years.

Once again I say, this is stupid. Come back after you have fixed it.....

UNINSTALLED IMMEDIATELY WITH NEGATIVE VOTE . . . :(

Ditto Clipboard manager (http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/) does the same and way more and it is free