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ClipMate Newsletter - August 2004
August 10, 2004
Welcome to our August Newsletter, featuring a ClipMate
update, XP SP2 Info, a Special Offer, and as always, a ClipMate usage tip. .
Newsletter Contents:
ClipMate 6.3.08
ClipMate 6.3.08 is the latest release, and is a free update for all
registered users of any ClipMate 6 version. Just download it over the top of
your current ClipMate 6 installation. It fixes several problems, including a
issue with systems that are waking up from suspend/hibernate. You can
download the latest release
here.
ClipMate 6.5 - Coming Soon!
Likely to ship in September-October, ClipMate 6.5 will be a technology
update, bringing an updated "XP-Look" to all menus, improved database
reliability, and performance. We're also adding a translation manager, which
will finally allow easy translation of the interface into other languages,
with no special tools. For more information on translating, as it becomes
available, monitor this forum:
http://www.thornsoft.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=33
NOTE: ClipMate 6.5 Will be a free update for registered ClipMate 6 users.
Windows XP SP2 - Looks Fine
If you are thinking about moving to the Windows XP Service Pack 2, you'll be
glad to know that both ClipMate and Darn! Passwords run fine under this
important new XP update.
Special Offering -
Startup Guru by Lincoln Beach
Software
Speaking of XP, one thing that XP lacks (along with a
good Clipboard manager and a good Password manager, for
which we are grateful), is a good STARTUP MANAGER. Our
good friend, Harold Holmes of Lincoln Beach Software,
has written Startup Guru, which not only lets you easily
manage all of the various "startup" locations on your
computer, but can even keep stubborn programs from
re-inserting themselves if you don't want them to. I saw
a screenshot from a user last month with 32 icons in his
system tray - these programs were running all the time,
taking up resources and causing trouble. Is this you?
Getting there? If so, it's time to take a look at
Startup Guru, and re-gain control of your computer.
We invite you to
download the product and give it a try! |
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SPECIAL OFFER for ClipMate Newsletter
Subscribers: Save 10% on Startup Guru. To qualify for the
discount, download
the 30-day trial from our site, and use the "buy now" button in
the program, or the
BUY NOW Link from our site. Use coupon code: THORNBEACH
to save 10% if you buy before August 27! |
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Forums Now Open
Our support forum, including areas for "neat uses of the product" and "wish
list", are now online. All are welcome, but please be polite. Visit the
ClipMate Forum, or the
Darn! Passwords Forum.
ClipMate Tip
- Strip Non-Text Formats:
The clipboard, and likewise ClipMate, can hold the same data in
several formats at the same time. For text-based apps like your word
processor and web-browser, this usually means that you'll have the
same data as TEXT (plain text, no formatting), Rich Text Format
(fonts, colors, etc.) and maybe HTML. |
| When you look at the clip in ClipMate's
ClipList, these formats are identified with the "notepad", "fancy A"
and "chain link" icons, to the left of the clip title. |
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When you paste data into an app,
that application chooses which format it wants. But
sometimes this isn't what you want. For example, if you
paste data into Microsoft Word, it may be in a different
font/size/etc. than the other text in the document. Word has
a "paste special" menu, to give you control over which
format to paste. |
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| But not all programs have this. So
to put yourself back in control, you can eliminate the Rich
Text and HTML with ClipMate's "Strip Non-Text Formats",
found under the Edit menu. This will convert any clip to
plain text, eliminating the HTML and RTF components. |
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| Give it a try, the next time you need to
paste data, without the fancy fluff stuff. |
UPDATING
The current release is v6.3.08, released on July 23, 2004. If you are
running any other 6.x version, you can just download and run the installer
to update your existing copy. Your registration key, and data will remain.
If you are running a registered copy of version 5 or earlier, we invite you
to download version 6 for a free, 30-day trial. You can purchase an upgrade
key for version 6 for only $19.95.
The current version of Darn! Passwords! is v3.1.03, release date 06/04/2004.
As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions. If
you would like to unsubscribe from this list, just let us know.
Chris Thornton, President
Thornsoft Development, Inc.
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