--- In AspNetBeta@..., "Charles M. Carroll"
<darthcarroll@l...> wrote:
> http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/posts/32318.aspx
>
> Hey buy a copy of HyperSnap DX Scott. Put a crowbar in your wallet.

The screenshots aren't THAT bad, I've seen people who save
screenshots in JPEG, THEN resize them that look much worse. Sure,
the solid colors are mottled, but at least the text is clear and
sharp. But he should ditch MS Paint.

I find the Alt-PRT SCRN method works fine with IrfanView, a freeware
image tool, for occasional screenshots (or printouts).
www.irfanview.com. It's ultrafast (and my default "double-click"
program for JPG and GIF), and lets you reduce the # of pallette
colors in GIF when saving without them getting all ugly with bad
dithering.

It also does a much better job of downsizing images without garbling
them, as MS paint did. (Of course, Photoshop is still better in the
resize dept. if quality is really important).

Frankly, I'm glad at least he's posted the screenshots, those of us
who can't attend PDC would rather see some marginal screenshots than
none at all...

Of course, HyperSnap is only $35, well worth the cost for anyone
doing more than a few screenshots every few months...

-g