Here’s a good range of tools for capturing screenshots and images:
FireShot - An extremely handy screenshot extension that can shoot just the visible area of a page or capture the entire thing, no matter how long it is. Can be updated to a pro version that adds even more features such as an editor. Allows you to save to BMP, GIF, JPG or PNG.
Grab Them All - A bit different type of a screenshot program in that you enter multiple URLs, specify the type of image to shoot, and where it will be saved. When you activate the extension it goes through the list of URLs you specified and takes the shots atomatically for you. You can tell it to do either the viewable area or the entire entry page. A bit different, but a big time saver for large projects.
iimmgg.com Tools - Will allow you to take screenshots of the full page or just selected areas and upload them directly to iimmgg.com.
Kwout - Built with the idea of adding sections of a Web page to your blog entries as a form of quoting, but of course you can just save whatever sections you may need.
Screengrab - Screengrab only allows you to save your files as JPG or PNGs, but it does have a nice option in that not only can you choose the viewable area or full page for screenshots, but you can do just a section or frame if you choose. Can save you a lot of editing time by just not even bothering to save parts you won’t ever need.
Screengrab with Upload - A variation of the Screengrab extension in that you can automatically upload your screen captures to an online server to share them immediately.
Snapper - Specifically focused on letting you just select a portion of a page to take a snapshot to save yourself the effort of having to crop out unwanted portions later on.
Wow, Wordpress 2.6 is out with some really cool new features.
First of all, the new Wordpress 2.6 adds ability to edit multiple revisions, sorta like Wiki editing.
Second, the new Wordpress allows you to cut and paste text and images easily using a bookmarklet.
Check out the video for the features:
Version 2.6 “Tyner,” named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, contains a number of new features that make WordPress a more powerful CMS: you can now track changes to every post and page and easily post from wherever you are on the web, plus there are dozens of incremental improvements to the features introduced in version 2.5.
Street View of the 2008 Tour de France route. Head to google.com/tourdefrance2008 to experience the route stage by stage, and learn more about the images (and check out some of the most breathtaking sights) over on the Lat Long blog.
Yahoo Glue just launched in India. Basically, Yahoo Glue combines classic search results with visual content aggregated from major websites.
Why is it not launched in the US?
Well, they are probably beta-testing the service in India before deciding to go mainstream.
The service looks pretty good except that the Yahoo Glue option is only available for popular search terms. I tried, “Zedomax” and got nothing for Glue. Well, maybe I am asking too much for their beta search engine.
Yahoo India has rolled out “Glue,” a test of a new search product that combines news, images, videos, and other content from around the Web (and other Yahoo properties) along with traditional search results that link to web pages. The coolest part I’ve found so far is the integration of Yahoo Answers
