Thursday, 21 April 2005

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Screen captures at the click of a button

You'll be glad to know that for a change this is a very short and snappy tip (geddit?). To take a screen shot of your Windows desktop: arrange your windows as you want them to appear in your captured image and press the 'print screen' button on your keyboard (it should be next to the 'scroll lock' and 'pause' buttons near the top right corner). Now if you open up your favourite paint program, locate...

Thursday, 7 April 2005

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How can I capture an audio stream?

If you're a Mac user, the simplest way to achieve this would be to use the original, free version of WireTap. Unfortunately, version 1.0 is no longer available from the official home page (oh look, they have a pro version for sale - could the two things be connected?), but can be found elsewhere on the web if you're prepared to scout around for it. WireTap is an atypical stream-ripping tool in that...

Tuesday, 5 April 2005

Whiff of humble pie distracts APB attack dogs

Antipiratbyran spokesman: "Hey Jon, how ya doin' pal? You remember last month when we accidentally raided your ISP and accused you of running an Aladdin's cave for software pirates? Well, err, tell ya what; let's just forget it, whadda ya say? We realize the reprehensible behaviour of that loose cannon 'Rouge' could well land us in hot water, but that's not what this is about. No, no, no, we just...