Off-Topic: Getting the good Vista Screen Capture Tool

Jakob — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:27:32 +0000

I have heard some rumors that Windows Vista had a good screen capture tool built into the operating system itself. So when I needed to do some capturing on my home machine, I started looking for it. Turned out that it is an optional install on certain versions of Vista only, but Home Premium is one of those versions. The tool is called “Snipping Tool” in English versions, or “Skärmklippsverktyget” in Swedish versions.

To get it installed, I found good instructions in the WinhelpOnline Blog. The only annoyance was that it was put on the top level of accessories folder, and not under Tablet PC… despite being a part of that toolset. It is here on my machine:

Still note that for professional heavy-duty screen dumping and capturing, nothing beats SnagIt!

Off-topic: Software tip: SnagIT.

Jakob — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:07:25 +0000

Sometimes you find this rare gem of a piece of software that just works and that just solves a problem you have been having an itch with for a long time. SnagIT, from TechSmith, is just such a program. It makes doing screen captures and editing them incredibly easy and convenient. It also has some nice extras, like capturing a webpage in its entirety by scrolling the window in Internet Explorer or Firefox. Simple, but a great time saver for me. I feel like I literally saved hours of work time in just a few weeks of using this program. 30 bucks for a piece of software that does screen capture? In my job, a no-brainer. Highly recommended!

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Off-Topic: Getting the good Vista Screen Capture Tool

Off-topic: Software tip: SnagIT.