Tag: CAPTURE

Evernote, a popular app for capturing and editing notes, just hit version 4 of its Windows client. Evernote 4 features a completely redesigned user interface and a much faster experience built on native code. It reportedly starts 5 times faster than Evernote 3.5, and only uses half the memory. The Evernote team admitted to having issues with blurry type in version 3.5, so they've fixed that, too. ...

Every now and then I need to quickly screenshot something from a browser window and pass it along to someone else -- say, a member of the DS team to point out an error or something post-worthy I've found online. While it's easy enough to use my desktop screenshot app and attach it to a new email message, the Explain and Send Screenshots extension for Google Chrome is an easy way to do it right ...

I haven't bothered with a dedicated screenshot app for a while - the Snipping Tool in Windows 7 is pretty decent, and I'd become comfortable with my inefficient image-creation workflow. Then suddenly I realized how dumb that is, and I went back to an app that used ages ago: ZScreen. The developer's description on Google Code doesn't begin to tell the story here. Brandon Z says "ZScreen is an ...

Evernote, the amazing all-purpose capture and notetaking app, just got a whole lot more useful for iPhone users. The latest version of Evernote for iPhone hit the App Store this week, and it packs a lot of features that capture junkies will love. The biggest new addition is offline notes, so you can refer to your saved notebooks even when you're on a plane or can't get reception. Other new ...

Snagit is a flexible, powerful tool for capturing some or all of your screen, and it's now available for OS X as a public beta. It docks on a screen edge, where you can either click to pop open the controls, or drag it anywhere as a window. Snagit is extremely easy to use, thanks to a feature called "all-in-one capture." By clicking one big red button, you can capture a selected area, a whole ...

You've probably heard of Aviary, the web-based Photoshop alternative. You're also probably well aware of the fact that Google Chrome v4 supports extensions. You may not, however, have known that Aviary has released an extension for Google Chrome. Well, they have, and it's incredibly handy if you need to perform in-browser screenshots of the pages you're viewing. Via the extension's options you ...

For a while now I've been using ZScreen to handle my screen capturing chores on Windows. Brad touched on Greenshot back in December, and after being urged by one of my Twitter followers the other day I decided to give it a try. Since Brad's post, the author has responded to calls for the creation of an installer though Greenshot is still less than a half-megabyte download. The three key capture ...

Now that I've finally gotten my hands on a Mac, I've got to start looking for apps that provide the same functionality I'm accustomed to in Windows. First on my list: a good, free screenshot program that provides basic editing functions. Yes, OSX's Grab tool is a good starting point, but I like to be able to crop, edit, add arrows and callouts, and perform other similar chores without having to ...

I've been using FastStone Capture for quite some time, but it may be time to pass screenshot duties on to another program. ZScreen is an extremely flexible alternative. The usual capture options are supported - full screen, active window, or selection and hotkeys can be mapped to a single key or to two or three key combinations. Handling options are numerous. You can capture to the clipboard, ...

I've been using Faststone Capture portable for ages to handle my screenshot tasks, but PicPick is a very capable alternative. PicPick provides the usual capture functionality and Windows hot key replacements (print screen and the control + and alt + variations), but it doesn't stop there. The integrated editor is packed with features, and can easily handle any quick edits I need for creating ...

As a blogger and IT professional I often need to make screenshots for things like showing a program window, instructing where to find an obscure setting, or making a witty LOLcat. Thankfully, Skitch is available to fill this need and make my screenshot tasks quick and painless. I didn't know about Skitch until it was released in public beta early this year. I downloaded the Mac-only client, ...

If you're not one of the 125,000 people who got a chance to try out the cross-platform note capture app Evernote during its private beta, don't despair. Evernote has launched an open beta, so now everyone can give it a try. If you were already in the beta, does this change anything for you? Yes, indeed it does: there are now two types of Evernote accounts, free and premium. Free users keep all ...

The word on the street these days is that switching to a Mac will give you a bunch of new stuff - all sorts of fun software to play with, a CEO with his own Reality Distortion Field™ and a small, rabid cult following that we don't necessarily recommend you join up with. One thing you lose, however, is that Print Screen key; setting up a Mac desktop or notebook will reveal that the key is ...

CamStudio is a nifty little tool for capturing video on your PC. It is hosted at SourceForge.net, is open source, and free for the downloading. This tool allows capturing the full screen, a region, or a fixed region (which is a region you set explicitly). CamStudio offers many features that are rare among the freeware video apps out there, including screen and video annotations, the ability to use ...

Here's a cool tool with possibly the most awkward name ever: Flickr & WEBIMAGER. Yes, that's its name. It's a Windows app whose sole purpose is to take screen captures and upload them directly to Flickr. Simply use the built-in tools to capture the whole screen or a particular area, then click on the Upload button to give it a title and send it off to Flickr. It has a few other features like ...