Ordinarily, you can’t copy text from a Windows popup or error message. GetWindowText is a tiny portable app that will let you grab the text from any window so you can easily Google that message.
Mac: If you love the tap and copy functionality of iOS and want it on your home computer, PopClip is a simple app that adds similar functionality to your copying, pasting and other functions.
Mac: We’ve mentioned before how Ctrl+Shift+V in Windows can strip the formatting from text and paste it in almost any application, but if you have a Mac, FormatMatch is the menubar utility for you.
Your to-do list is the hub of your personal productivity, so it makes sense that we’re attracted to to-do apps filled with bells, whistles and tassels. Then you realise you’re spending more time fiddling with your app than getting things done. Here’s why a simple text file will make your to-do lists fast, easy to manage and seamlessly integrate with everything else you use.
Boom is a command line tool that allows you to store and retrieve text snippets from your command line — sort of like Texter or TextExpander for your Terminal.
