Bad Man, Good Warez

I did something the other day that I don't do very often; in fact, I haven't done it for years. My friends may think I'm crazy or stupid, but I'm my own man and I make my own decisions. This time I went against the grain to do the unthinkable. I dove in head-first...

...and actually paid for a piece of software.

I downloaded the trial version of TechSmith's SnagIt 8, used primarily to capture screenshots, but it is way more than a simple replacement for [alt+prtscrn]. This thing is awesome. It can take full screenshots or just a piece of a window, capture menus (even the right-click context menus!), and even capture a video of on-screen action. Isn't that just the best thing in the friggin' world? In addition, it comes with a simple editor that isn't so bland. It is easy to use and allows one to lay stuff over the image (arrows, text boxes, etc), and do shading, scaling, and perspective/shear changes. These things are instrumental in creating effective presentations and instructional documents.

So I chose to purchase it since the trial is only 30 days long. I thought I once found a crack for it, but the download turned out to be a virus. Oh, well. Now I don't have to worry. I got it at the Government rate ($30) because I will primarily use it to create instructional material for my job.

Before you close this blog, I'm not getting paid for loving this program, nor am I being compensated for writing this slight praise. I have merely found a program that I can use the hell out of and that works as prescribed, and thought you might be looking for such a tool.