March 29, 2013
ZScreen and ZUploader have come together to form one of the most powerful and reliable solutions to sharing, mainly screenshots, but also nearly anything else you can think of. ShareX can upload more than screenshots. You can upload text, files, shorten URLs, and more. It's very versatile and offers a lot of new features to this niche of software.
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January 21, 2013
Remember the comics of our childhood? What would they be without speech bubbles? In comics, words were calls to action and speech bubbles framed them so well. You never thought they obstructed the illustrations in any way. Speech bubbles turned into callouts when it came to business presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. They give context to what’s on the slide or a screenshot and help to turn a mundane graphic into something more interesting.
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December 11, 2012
Of all the default applications that come with the Mac OS X operating system, Preview might be the one I use the most. As picture viewers (and PDF readers) come, it’s an amazingly slick and powerful tool, doing everything you’d come to expect, and then some. That’s one of the most crucial issues with these [...]
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November 27, 2012
There is no shortage of screen capturing tools available – that is certain. However, there is a shortage of applications that are quick and simple to use, while remaining useful and intuitive. There are a few. Some, however, aren’t free. Others come feature packed. And others don’t have enough features. Skitch is right in the middle.
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August 16, 2012
Most people would think taking a screenshot was a simple and straightforward process, and that it would be much the same on every platform they encounter. Well, they'd be wrong. The process of taking screenshots is simple for some devices and near-impossible for others. For some operating systems, it involves knowing the shortcuts, while for others you can press PrtScn and follow your nose. They're all very different.
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August 16, 2012
Writing for MakeUseOf means that, as an author, I get through a lot of coffee, a lot of software and a lot of screenshots. Regardless of the operating system I’m using, if I’m reviewing software, rounding up websites or showing off tips and tricks then I’m going to be including screenshots to better illustrate the product or process. I learned pretty quickly that through the wonders of batch conversion that you can save yourself precious time when it comes to image processing.
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August 6, 2012
When writing articles, I never seem to cease making screenshots. But even though there's a good dozen third-party screenshot tools on the market, the built-in Mac OS X screenshot tool always seemed to suffice for me. It's simple, elegant, and it just works. A replacement screenshot utility is still far from the horizon, but you will want to augment your workflow with Snappy.
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July 23, 2012
There’s a reason why new screen capture applications come on the scene like every three to six months, because like thirty-one flavors of ice-cream, each new application brings something slightly different for even the most hardcore screenshot users. We MUO writers use a variety of these programs, from the built-in screen apps for the Mac [...]
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July 20, 2012
When you think of faked or edited screenshots, programs like Photoshop probably pop into your mind. I've never been very creative when it comes to design and graphical work, so that's nearly out of the question for me. If you're trying to swap faces in a picture, you'll need to learn how to use programs like that. If you're trying to do something like change the text in a Facebook conversation, there's no need. All you need is Firebug and a PrtScrn key.
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June 11, 2012
No matter which Android device you have, you can take a screenshot without rooting your device. But rooting your device offers you some neat tricks -- even if you’re using Android 4.0. You can take screenshots by shaking your device or wirelessly via a web browser.
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May 25, 2012
TimeSnapper is a Windows application that sits in your system tray and gradually takes screenshots of your active window so that you can have a running log of exactly what you were doing at any random interval of the day. Putting TimeSnapper to good use means your desktop or laptop will be your own personal spy.
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April 20, 2012
The old process of saving and sharing a screenshot was a tedious and annoying one. Typically, it'd involve pressing the Print Screen key, opening up an image editor such as Paint, saving the screenshot, and then heading over to a service like Tinypic or Imgur to upload and be able to share that screenshot with others. When I discovered ScreenSnapr, it's sort of like the clouds opened up in the sky.
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April 18, 2012
As the editor of several TV and movie-based websites, it often comes in handy to be able to grab images from video clips. Now of course there are many ways to do this (using VideoLan’s VLC Player is my favourite) but so far I’ve only found one method in which to grab tens, hundreds or even thousands of captures from a clip with a single mouse click. Fortunately, the results are spectacular.
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March 28, 2012
Take Mac-style screenshots on your Linux computer. Pick the part of the screen you want a screenshot of and voila! You've got your exact selection, meaning you don't need to edit an oversized picture. It's called Deepin Screenshot tool, and it's a shame Ubuntu and other Linux distributions don't have it by default.
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January 24, 2012
Camstudio is a simple open-source screen recorder that’s great for someone who’s starting out his or her YouTube show on software tips and how-to’s. If you’re looking for something that allows you to enhance your videos even more, check out what ActivePresenter offers. ActivePresenter is a screencasting software that you can use to author training tutorials and software walkthroughs.
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