A cross-platform text Clipboard using Dropbox

This hint describes how to set up a cross-platform text-only clipboard using Dropbox.

I've found myself frequently having a piece of text in one computer and wanting to have it in another one. I use Dropbox all the time, so the 'easiest' was to save the text to a text file in the Dropbox folder and open it in the other computer. Hey, it's like a Dropbox Clipboard!

See, the thing I haven't mentioned is that the two machines in question are a MacBook and a Windows 7 box, so that leaves out any Mac- or Windows-only solution. I also want something simple (so Synergy is out too) and tweakable. Full clipboard support is not simple, but fortunately I just need plain text and AppleScript (for OS X) and AutoHotkey (for Windows) can do everything I'll need, so let's code a bit.

One of AutoHotkey's strengths is its complete keyboard control so it can do it all in one punch: ...

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