Technology Editon

Clipboard History  Over the years there has been no shortage of apps to extend the clipboard, some of mind-boggling complexity and others of easy simplicity. While each type has its supporters, a realistic nod to human laziness makes the case that ease-of-use trumps virtually anything else. With that caveat in mind, Clipboard History from the German development firm Outertech takes the lead in its simple configuration and undemanding learning curve. Available in both 32 and 64 bit versions and running in Windows 7 and 8 along with older versions of the OS, Clipboard History enjoys its claim of being the only app in this genre to use the CapsLock key as a global shortcut to display the available stored clips. Even this, however, can be changed by the user to more conventional shortcuts of modifier key combos or to a single Function key. The app will hold up to 20 text clips in a semi-transient group and an additional 20 permanent clips as well. Each can be pasted t...