Windows only: Screen capture tool Screenpresso takes screenshots of part of your screen, a specific window, or the whole screen with a shortcut key, then lets you edit, add effects, and even share with email or Twitter.
Chrome/Chromium: If you're running a daily build or development version of Chrome that can install extensions, online editing suite Aviary has a really handy one. It takes snapshots of web pages and transports them to its online editing tools.
With the rise of broadband not only do we share pictures of our screens but full out video. This week we want to hear about your favorite tool for screencasting your virtual workspace. Photo by Tim Dorr.
If you've ever wanted to share an image of what you are seeing on your Android phone's screen, the Simple Help blog runs down the process of taking a screenshot from your Windows PC.
Windows only: If you're looking for an all-in-one image capture tool that offers more than just capturing, look no further than PicPick. With a built-in image editor (similar to but more feature-rich than Microsoft Paint), a color picker, a color palette (which offers outputs in HTML, C++, RGB, and Delphi), a magnifier, a pixel ruler, a protractor, a crosshair option, and a whiteboard, PicPick covers common designing/editing needs without slowing down your system.
Screen capture applications are handy tools to have around. Sure a simple Print Screen and paste into Paint might suffice if you're a once-in-a-blue-moon kind of screenshot-taker, but if you're a power user, that kind of workflow becomes a burden.
Windows only: Portable freeware application SiteShoter takes screenshots of web sites with a powerful array of features.
Windows only: If you noticed Snipping Tool in the screen capture Hive Five and were disappointed it wasn't available in pre-Vista Windows, take heart. PrtScr is a supercharged remix for all versions.