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At the work party, the words, "So, I needed to make some screen captures .
.
." drifted across the room. Dan smoothly maneuvered over to the man who
uttered them, and was stationed at his elbow before he completed his
sentence.
"What program do you usually use to make screen captures?" Dan
interjected.
"Oh, I usually use the Print Screen key, then paste it into something,
crop it and print it," the manager answered.
Dan suppressed a smile, thinking of how ridiculous that complex process
would soon sound to the man.
"Have you heard of SnagIt? It's screen capture software that makes it
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