Sharon Simms mentioned something in her blog today -- Keeping ActiveRain Blogs.
She talked briefly about SnagIt. I just had to expand on what Sharon said because SnagIt is just too useful not to share with my fellow Rainers.
SnagIt is the greatest invention since TiVO. I simply couldn't live without it. It's fabulous for grabbing little bits of info off the net and other documents. Basically, if you can see it on a computer screen, you can SnagIt. It works great for enhancing and adding stuff to graphics too. I don't pay for a lot of software, but I'd pay triple for whatever SnagIt costs. It's worth every penny.
You can get a 30-day trail version for free. But I'll just about guarantee you that you'll be springing the $40 for the full version.
To see just a tiny bit of what SnagIt can do, visit a few of my old posts. Every graphic in these blog entries were captured with SnagIt.
http://activerain.com/blogsview/Put-a-Calendar-on-your-Web-Site-or-Blog-?6912
http://activerain.com/blogsview/List-Your-Business-in-Google-Maps-?6702
http://activerain.com/blogsview/Using-Google-Trends?6317
We also use it in many applications on our web site, ThompsonsRealty.com.
Here's just a few examples from the web site:
Graphic Additions Adding Map Jpegs
I used it last night to put a piece of the actual purchase contract in my "other" blog. We use it to make flyer's, design business cards, and more. Basically SnagIt is a great tool if you EVER have a need to use a graphic, modify a graphic, capture text and more.
I get no cut, no "associate fee" no nothing for promoting SnagIt. It's just a great piece of software. Try it, and you'll wonder how you lived without it.
Jay, I have it, I have not not used it since version 6 I believe LOL :) I have the newest, I will install it
Regards,
Ray Saenz, Broker Associate
United Property Brokers, INC
Homes for sale in Colorado Metro Denver Area
Ray Saenz Real Estate Agent & ActiveRain Network User
It is also great for grabbing copy from plagiarizers sites before starting the ground fire.
Snag It is great for grabbing your Web Home Page, or any oage from your web sitem and printing it out to include in your lisitng or prelisting presentation Book
Tip: The functionality you pay for when you buy Snag-it is already built into your computer - for free. Hit [Shift+Print Screen key] and you'll copy to your clipboard a screenshot of whatever is on your screen. You can then paste this into any application, cut it, crop it, edit it, add graphics, whatever. I use this for grabbing screenshots for blog postings.