Posted on April 8th, 2019 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
A reader says he uses the free LibreOffice as a Microsoft Word equivalent, but wishes he had an “extended clipboard.” That’s a program that lets you keep copying items from the web or elsewhere without losing the first thing you copied. He writes: “If I can’t find some program or add-on that will let me send 10-20 items to a clipboard to then mass paste to a Word document or spreadsheet, looks like I will be forced to buy from Microsoft. Prior to Windows 10, I had been using Office XP Pro for many years on all my computers. Any suggestions?” We suggested “Comfort Clipboard,” free for 30 days and then a one-time charge of $20. The reader says: “I […]
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Posted on April 6th, 2015 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
After extensive research – we talked to several people – we found that most people don’t know how to capture what they see on the computer. This is shocking but true. Why would you want to do that in the first place? Well, if you can capture the screen image or any part of it, you can print that out, email it, use it yourself, or post it to Facebook. Somewhere in all that there may be a copyright involved; so it you think there is, don’t do it without permission. You can capture anything you see on your computer screen. No exceptions. And there are lots of different tools for doing it. What’s more, you can add comments, include […]
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Posted on December 8th, 2014 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Years ago we would do a gift guide at this time of year, but we gave it up. Why? One reason is everyone and their Uncle Max does them and you can’t help but see several such lists each holiday season. The other reason is Bob came to distrust them.
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Posted on January 7th, 2013 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Our readers like free and so do we. Here are a few of our favorites. The free VLC Media Player from Download.com is great for playing back audio and video files that your computer can’t handle. The audio files Joy recorded on her new Android smartphone, for example, weren’t playable on the PC. But the VLC player handled them easily on both Mac and PC. To make and send the recording, she tapped “attachment” from the phone’s email window and then “Voice recorder.” She tested it by interviewing Bob about the stock market. Our two favorite free security apps have versions for Windows or Mac. Anti-Malware from Malwarebytes.org is a great program for blocking and getting rid of spyware. To […]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
A reader with an image problem loved our suggestion that he download “Screen Hunter,” a free program for capturing anything you see on your screen.
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Posted on August 18th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
The easiest way to get help in solving a problem on your computer is to let a helper see your screen and take over the computer from afar. TeamViewer is a free program …
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Posted on July 29th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Screen Hunter is a free screen capture program from download.com.
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Create training videos with CaptureWiz, or capture video off the web.
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Posted on January 11th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
So many programs, so little time. Let’s start the New Year with what we consider the best of the best. By that we mean the programs we found to be the most useful over the years, the ones we use all the time.
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Posted on July 27th, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
SnagIt is a Windows program that lets you capture anything you see on the computer screen, including video clips, even if they have been protected against copying.
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