Take Easier Screenshots and Screencasts with Screen Capturer

Screenshots are the lingua franca of the business world. We share screenshots to show IT error messages, explain procedures to the New Guy, and to create training and marketing material. So it's always nice to find a better, faster, easier way to take a screenshot -- you know, like Extensoft Screen Capturer.

First, let me get this out of my system. Screen Capturer? Really? Was Screener Shoterer already taken?

Anyway, Screen Capturer is a free utility that makes it easy to grab any variety of screen shot -- full screen, window, or region -- using a simple and attractive interface. You can save an individual image or create a screencast in WMV or AVI format. Of course, this is not a full featured screencasting program like Camtasia (or even ScreenToaster), but it's handy in a pinch.

If you have Windows Vista, the built-in Snipping Tool is probably just as good for taking screenshots. But if you're still using XP -- or if you want the ability to make quick and dirty screencasts to show IT how Word crashes when you click the Fonts button -- then Screen Capturer is a superb option. [Via Confessions of a Freeware Junkie]