I receive a lot of emails. Most of them fall into the “Dave, how do I…” category. And a lot of times I find myself explaining an answer through written words, when it would be far better to show the person the answer through a screen recording video.
Problem is, like nearly everyone, I’m pressed for time and it’s quicker to type a response, rather than to create a screen recording, render it to Flash, upload it to a server and send out a link to it.
That’s why I was intrigued by a brand new service called ScreenToaster. It allows you to record your screen (like numerous other applications). However, it’s 100% web based. There’s nothing to download. Nothing to install. It works on Windows or Mac. And…it’s dead-simple to use. I mean dead-simple.
You click a button, record what you’re doing on your screen and instantly get a link to the video that you can send to people (or you can embed the video in a web page or blog). By the way, it also happens to be free.
Yes, I realize Jing offers similar features…however, Jing requires operating specific downloads and installs to get started. ScreenToaster is web-based…meaning you can skip all that stuff.
It’s a service I’m going to start using myself…and I think it’s something you should check out too. In fact, below I’ve put together a video tutorial showing how simple it is to use. And below that, I have a link to an actual video I created using ScreenToaster.
Click on the image below to watch my video review of ScreenToaster (if you’re a Firefox user, you’ll need to be using Firefox 3.0 or above to watch this video):
To see an actual screen recording I made using ScreenToaster, click here.
To try ScreenToaster yourself, go here.
This is a great find. I watched your recording in full screen (21″) and looked fantastic. I will start using it too.
Another worth to try http://www.screencast-o-matic.com
Thanks Dave. Nice find! I need something like this.