April 19, 2004
Spike provides neat network clipboard
I have two computers at my desk tied together with a keyboard-video-mouse switch. I've always found it a convenient productive solution. But on a regular basis I run across information on computer #1 that I'd like to paste into something on computer #2. Spike, a new network clipboard program from Porchdog Software, makes that a snap. Using a cross-platform implementation of the Zeroconf networking standard -- think Apple Rendevous -- you can share temporary and persistent clipboards between PCs and Macs automatically (though you can also specify ports for firewalls and passwords for clipboard privacy). Very nice.
