Grab your screen with a single click
Sidin Vadukut -
Friday, August 14, 2009 2:49 PM
For all the fancy hardware that goes into modern computers sometimes the simplest tasks can stump you.
For instance suppose you’ve made a blog for the entire family and
want to tell your uncle in Vancouver how to embed a video in his post.
One option could be to send him a long, patiently written email with
every step put out in excruciating detail. Or you could invest
emotionally and financially in the activity by trying to explain it to
him over the phone. All the while you’re pulling your hair wondering
why you can’t just demo it on his computer screen. Well with screen
capturing software you can do it. Almost.
Screen capturing
involves running a program in the background while you do things on
your computer. The program quietly records everything you do into a
video file, which you can then despatch as required.
But this
still means uploading this video somewhere and then sending out a link.
Besides most free screencapturing software tend to produce somewhat
flicker-y videos. Screenjelly.com, then, is a purely online service
that let’s you record upto three minutes of on-screen activity, then
stores it online and finally provides you with a link to the video. All
with one link on a big red button. And the video quality is good enough
to get the job down without hassle.
See the latest PlayStream video to see how you can make your own 3-minute long web tutorials.