Copying, cutting and pasting is one of the basic computer operations that must be learned in order to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity on a computer. Cutting and pasting can be done in ...

The Internet works by using addresses, called URLs (Universal Resource Locators), to direct your Web browser to various sites. These URLs show up in your address bar, but you can also find links in ...

Some tasks simply come as second nature for many who’ve been using smartphones for the past couple of years, and we almost take them for granted. One in particular is the power behind being able to ...

After the death of Larry Tesler this week, New Atlas takes a brief look back at the invention of those now-ubiquitous computer commands: cut, copy and paste. “When I make a copy-paste error, unlike ...

Larry Tesler, the computer scientist behind the cut, copy and paste function, has died. He was 74-years-old. Xerox, where Tesler spent part of his career as a researcher, paid tribute to his ...

Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and “paste,” has died. He was 74. He made using computers easier for generations as a ...