More Software for Info Dev

Another installment in a series of posts about software applications that can make the life of an information worker a bit easier. The previous posts discuss tools for authoring, publishing, developing graphics, recording and editing video, and managing bibliographies.

Here is another "helper" application to add to your toolkit.

Screencasts

• Screenr

  Screenr is a free, web-based screen recorder. It makes it quick and easy to record and publish screencasts or webcasts.

  Once you've planned and prepared the content for the screen presentation, recording it with Screer is a matter of sizing the screen-capture box around your screen, clicking record and then stop, and then logging into Facebook, Twitter, Google, or Yahoo to publish the results. You can record audio simultaneously. That's it!

  The binary simplicity of creating screencasts with Screenr is a refreshing change from the (sometimes unnecessary) complexity of using "professional" tools. Of course, the results reflect the simplicity. If you are going for studio-quality, have more than drag-and-drop or screen navigation complexity, or require audio scoring or editing in your screencast, Sreenr is not the tool for you. But if you're moving with the current trend toward non-studio quality, "quick and dirty," personal webcasts or if you are creating quick demos for in-house use, for proof of concept, or for blogs, Screenr may provide what need.
  

  Screencast is a great tool for making quick, free, short screencasts.

  
  

  Vendor: Articulate
  Cost: Free as of this writing
  Available: www.screenr.com
  Platforms: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or 7, Apple

I'll keep posting my favorite tools here. If you want to contribute to the list, let me know. As always: Your mileage may vary.