![]() ![]() Perhaps best of all, Tapbots give you form, not just function. If this feature is of interest to you, you'll want to read this great post by Shawn Blanc which talks about the different file types that can be shared using Pastebot. I haven't had a reason to try this yet - for me, the main value of the app just comes from using it on an iPhone - but I'm glad to know that the function is there if I want to use it in the future. The app also works with a free Mac application that will allow you to wirelessly send clips from a Mac to Pastebot and vice versa. The 1.1 update to Pastebot added the ability to duplicate clippings, useful if you want to make changes to a clipping but also keep the original. While the main feature of Pastebot is to copy and paste into the iPhone's clipboard, you can also press a button to send a clipping directly to e-mail, to save a picture to the iPhone Photos app, or to send text to Google to perform a search in Safari. When you tap once on a clipping, in addition to setting the blue dot and copying the clipping into memory, a mini-dashboard pops up below the clipping from which you can access filters and other functions. Indeed, you don't have to even bring up the full page version of a clipping to get at most of the functions. ![]() If the clipping is a picture, Pastebot will tell you the dimensions in pixels, and the picture filters give you some basic picture editing functions such as adjusting brightness or saturation or converting to black and white or sepia tones. ![]() Even more impressive, if you tap the icon at the bottom left, you can select a filter to do things like convert the text to lowercase or uppercase, find and replace within the text, and even translate to a different language (a feature just added in the 1.1 update on February 23, 2010). From there, you can easily edit the text in the clipping, add a title for the clipping, or see some statistics about the clipping such as the date of the clipping, the number of characters and the number of words. Tap on the arrow to the right of any clipping and you see a large screen containing the text. If that was all that Pastebot did, it would be a useful app that I would recommend. You can store up to 99 clippings in the main portion of the app, plus you can create folders to hold up to 99 clippings each so you can essentially hold as many clippings as you want. If you want to take something that you have already saved into Pastebot and copy it to the iPhone clipboard, just tap it once and a blue dot will appear to the right of the clipping, indicating that it is now loaded into memory and you can go to another app and paste it. When you launch the app, it takes whatever you last copied and adds it to the top of a list of clippings. Tapbots gave me a free review copy of the $2.99 app, and I really like it. But what if you want to store the copied text or photo so that you can use it again later? Pastebot is a useful app from Tapbots that addresses this need. If you have any questions about this, just send me an e-mail or post a comment on a specific product review.Įver since iPhone Software 3.0, we've had the ability to copy text and pictures from one app and paste into another app. Often, I will also provide my own commentary on the product, and while my goal is to be honest, please keep in mind that I was compensated to promote the product. When I discuss products from these companies on iPhone J.D., I do so to pass along information provided to me by the sponsor. (4) Some of the ads that run on this website are from monthly sponsors of iPhone J.D. Other ads are from paid advertisers, and if I discuss a product from a company that is a current advertiser, I will note that. If one of these ads comes from the seller of a product reviewed on iPhone J.D., that is a coincidence and I do not believe that it colors my review of that product. (3) Some of the ads that run on this website are selected by others such as Amazon or Google. Again, I do not believe that I let that color my review of products. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. (2) When I post links to product pages on certain stores, including but not limited to Amazon and the iTunes App Store, my links include a referral code so that when products are purchased after clicking on the link, I often receive a very small percentage of the sale. I sometimes keep and continue to use these products that I did not pay for after posting my review, which might be considered a form of compensation for my review, but I do not believe that I let that color my review. Pursuant to 16 CFR Part 255, the Federal Trade Commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, please note: (1) iPhone software and hardware developers routinely send me free versions of their products to review. ![]()
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