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<endeca_term>Clippy</endeca_term>.NET 1.1

Clippy.NET 1.1

...was too when I did that, so I created this handy utility. Clippy.NET monitors your clipboard, and the minute you hit copy or CTRL... Read more

19 December, 2011
<endeca_term>Clippy</endeca_term> 2.0.1

Clippy 2.0.1

...and paste them all quickly, without flipping through every applications several times?Clippy saves and keeps track of all the text copies ('Command+C's... Read more

4 March, 2011
<endeca_term>Clippy</endeca_term> 1.1

Clippy 1.1

Clippy keeps a recent history of what you've copied so that you... Read more

4 January, 2011

Why do we (love to) hate Microsoft?

Tired of the endless 'but what have you done for us lately?' comments that follow Microsoft's every move, no matter how... Read more

27 June, 2010
Ribbon Hero 2

Ribbon Hero 2

...from the secret lairs of Office Labs we present Ribbon Hero 2: Clippy's Second Chance. Yes, we turned Office into a game! If you... Read more

29 April, 2011

The horrible history of Clippy

...this week Novell distinguished software engineer Michael Meeks resurrected the ghost of Clippy when he used the office assistant to illustrate what he sees as... Read more

27 September, 2007 by Andrew Donoghue

Born again: Clippy returns to haunt Office XP

...Microsoft chairman is spinning his own urban myth for the millennium generation: Clippy's demise. Clippy, the cute but much maligned animated paper clip introduced... Read more

1 June, 2001 by Joe Wilcox and Tiffany Kary

Microsoft kills off Clippy

Software giant Microsoft is laying off one of its most controversial employees: Clippy. The software help system, a long-despised feature of Microsoft's popular... Read more

12 April, 2001 by Erich Luening

Rupert Goodwins' diary

...corporate hatchet before plunging it deep into the grey, slimy flesh of Clippy. Clippy. You know. That squirming, gurning, smug little paperclip that set up... Read more

12 April, 2001 by Rupert Goodwins
Killing Microsoft's <endeca_term>Clippy</endeca_term> with open source

Killing Microsoft's Clippy with open source

Novell distinguished engineer Michael Meeks likes to use the example of Microsoft's unpopular Office assistant to illustrate why open source is really the best option for software development Read more

27 September, 2007 by Colin Barker

They killed Clippy... is OneCare next

Tired at the end of the week? Why not tuck yourself into your, er, cubicle with this heartwarming (and slightly barking)... Read more

16 March, 2007
<endeca_term>Clippy</endeca_term> 2.11

Clippy 2.11

Clippy can store your repetitive text and can enable you to fill in... Read more

16 March, 2009

Tony boloney: Blair's photo call with Microsoft sends out wrong message?

Mind you, we got caught with a six-foot Clippy yesterday... Just as the argument over the government's decision to use... Read more

1 June, 2001 by silicon.com staff

It looks like you're writing a P45: Gates sacks the paperclip

Clippy, Clippit, the pestilential paperclip - call him what you will, the stress-inducing... Read more

12 April, 2001 by Ben King

Mundie: How Windows will survive in the cloud

...product flopped, although the company did keep at least one Bob innovation, Clippy, as part of Word for some years. "With Bob," he said, "we... Read more

26 September, 2008 by Mike Ricciuti

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

36 minutes ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

2 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

2 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

3 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

7 hours ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

9 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

11 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

17 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

18 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

19 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

23 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

23 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

24 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

1 day ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

1 day ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

1 day ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

1 day ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522