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* STORY: SnagIt History (NEW)
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* ANNOUNCE: Estimating Cost & Schedule for Printed/Online Projects
* STORY: SnagIt and the Preview Window
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"I can hardly believe TECHWR-L is celebrating its 10th birthday!" Dan the
technical writer said after he logged onto the TECHWR-L site.
"Ten years! What a long time - I've had some friendships that have lasted
that long," he mused. "I had a car that lasted that long . . . just
barely," he admitted.
"What else . . . what else?" he wondered. He forgot about it and went off
to meet with his coworkers about the newest version of a user's manual.
"Okay, Dan," Josh said. "The screenshots you've done so far are great,
but we need some more for - "
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knowledge. His expression caused Josh to hesitate.
"SnagIt!" Dan exclaimed. "SnagIt's been around for OVER ten years -
since 1990! My screen capture program just gets better with age! It's
like a fine wine! It's like fine cheese! It's like . . . other things
that get better with age!" he said breathlessly.
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every year. If you used an older version of SnagIt, you should see what
it can do now," Dan emphasized to his coworkers.
They thanked him and finished up the meeting. On the way out, Josh said
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Dan the technical writer's face was burning as he left the library. He
KNEW better. He'd just humiliated himself - and a (formerly) pleasant
woman - by asking her "Is that your grandson?" She'd coldly replied, "No,
it's my son." He then tried to explain that he didn't think she was old,
just that her son was young . . . and all in all, only succeeded to
further offend her.
He wished he had a way of checking what he did before he actually did it
. . . like a real-life Preview Window! His thoughts turned, fondly, to
SnagIt - the leading screen capture program.
SnagIt's Preview Window allowed him to preview his captured image before
deciding whether to keep it. Also, since the Preview Window opened as a
separate window, he could make changes in his SnagIt configurations,
perform a new capture and view the new results without having to close the
Preview Window. Plus, he could edit the images with the Preview Window's
image editing effects and easily undo the changes if necessary.
In a better state of mind, he entered the drugstore, gathered some items
and made his way to the register.
He smiled at the cashier and asked unwisely, "So, when's your baby due?"
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You're not a dummy... but are you struggling to document an API,
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