When Apple announced they were bringing iOS features “Back to the Mac” with OS X Lion (and doubled down on it with Mountain Lion), the iOS implementation of copy and paste was not included.

PopClip is a clever Mac app that brings iOS-style copy and paste to OS X, and raises the question of why Apple hasn’t done this already. If you’re curious as to how well it works, the answer is: pretty well. The most common sentiment in the user reviews is: “I’m hooked.”

If you have a Mac, you should check this out. You can download a free demo at  Pilotmoon Software. The full version costs $4.99 on the Mac App Store.

TextExpander can be as simple or as geeky as you want. Whatever your level of experience, there’s a TextExpander tip for you:

Getting Started

Make a snippet for your email address. You’ll be amazed at the keystrokes you’ll save not having to type that over and over.

Intermediate

Add one of the Predefined Groups, like HTML/CSS snippets or instant URL shorteners. There’s even an AutoCorrect group to fix your typos.

Advanced

Try fill-in snippets, which have multiple variable fields. For example, you could have a form letter with blanks for name, product, company, etc. Type your abbreviation, fill in the fields and you’re done.

Ninja

Create your own AppleScript and shell script snippets.

Get the free demo. Don’t miss the 20% off special discount. Use the coupon code SYN0312 in the Smile store (Expires March 31, 2012).

Do you type the same things again and again? TextExpander will save you time and keystrokes.

Just assign short abbreviations to your frequently-used snippets of text and TextExpander does the work for you. You can also use one of the included snippet libraries for HTML, CSS, autocorrection, accented words and URL shorteners.

Try it out – there’s a free demo at Smile Software. And you can get 20% off TextExpander through March 31. 2012. Use the coupon code SYN0312 in the Smile store.

This looks to be really useful software.

Denso is a video app for people who don’t know what to watch.

Create personalized video channels by connecting your Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Google Reader accounts.

Connect your Instapaper, Readability and Evernote accounts to Denso so you can bookmark videos from around the web to Watch Later.

Browse from our carefully curated list of channels which have an eclectic mix of interesting videos.

See what all the fuss is about. It’s Free on the App Store and the Android Market.

I’m excited by this week’s sponsor as I plan on using them for contact with Asymconf registrants and those interested in the events. The list includes over one thousand addresses and it’s beyond what I can manage with desktop email. I’ve been looking for a simple solution to my email problems and this seems to be it.

TinyLetter is the simplest way to send email newsletters. Creating signup forms is a breeze, and TinyLetter even makes it easy to reply to your readers individually. It’s also free.

TinyLetter is good enough. It doesn’t have all the features most business email services offer. But it has all the features most people need. Just compose your message, send it to your readers, and find out what they think. That’s all there is to it.