KB 2: Best Screen Recorder Software.

Have you ever wondered how those YouTube tutorials are made wherein they show you how to do something on your computer? Many people think that these videos are made by placing a camera in front of the computer screen. But that is not true. For making such computer tutorials, all you need is a screen recording software.

Screenshot capturing and screen recording is not only popular, but has become a necessity for professional and personal use. Whether it is product training or classroom training or professional blogging, you need a screen-recording tool to capture the processes efficiently and professionally before making it available to the end users. Most built-in screen capture tools bundled with the OS have limited features, so finding a good free or paid third party tool becomes a necessity. This article will list some of the best screen recorder software. We will include both free and paid tools in this list. These tools will help you create professional looking screen recorded videos.

1. Camtasia Studio – The Best Screen Recorder
2. CamStudio
3. ActivePresenter
4. Snagit
5. Icecream Screen Recorder

1. With Camtasia Studio, you can record your screens and then turn those recordings into professional looking videos with ease. After video editing and tweaking, you can directly share your videos with YouTube, Google Drive, and screencast.com. Having used Camtasia for years, it definitely tops my list of best screen recorders. With Camtasia, you can set the program to record either the screen or a PowerPoint presentation. The clear and perfect recording provides you with an excellent framework to add your final professional touches.

2. CamStudio is an open-source Screencasting program for Microsoft Windows released as free software. It is a tool to create quick demos and screencasts on your computer in AVI and, if required, convert them into Flash format. Main features include options to highlight the cursor path during a recording session, automatic panning, and recording with sound. You can also annotate and append videos with comments, and add a time stamp or watermark and capture screenshots.

Overall, CamStudio is a great free screen recording tool that helps you take advantage of open source software to produce instructional videos and screen captures for your professional and personal needs.

3. ActivePresenter is a free screen recording tool to create manuals, e-learning materials, presentations, screencasts, and demonstrations for training, education, business presentations, customer support, and similar applications. It is compatible with SCORM and supports a number of file types. ActivePresenter's free version supports all the common features that we expect in a good screen recorder software. The Standard and Pro editions include features like export capability, definable events, and MS-Office compatibility. It also includes user documentation in PDF format. For a free version, ActivePresenter has enough options and settings to meet your requirements. It is worth a try.

4. Snagit is another great tool from Techsmith. I have used Snagit also for many years — and according to my experience it deserves a rating at the fourth spot for its amazing capabilities. For a price of $49.95, it is definitely worth a try. You can also download the full trial version for 15 days.  With Snagit, you can easily create custom images and videos for demos, feedback, and reviews etc. These videos can be enhanced with various effects. Audio can be included in your videos from either a microphone or your computer's system audio. Snagit allows you to toggle between webcam and screen recording during a video. I found the tool intuitive and never required support. The videos created, are shareable  with Snagit's wide range of outputs.

5. Icecream Screen Recorder is a screen recording software that records any on-screen activity and saves it as a video file or screenshot. You can record the screen to create video tutorials, record both audio and microphone, capture webcam, record games or streaming videos, schedule screen recording, take screenshots of a selected area. It supports zooming in and out and you can save the videos in MP4, MKV and WebM formats. Icecream Screen Recorder also includes customization tools for your specific needs.

KB 1: Tim Berners-Lee wins AM Turing Award 2016.

Berners-Lee who invented the World Wide Web is this year’s recipient of the A.M. Turing Award, computing’s version of the Nobel Prize. He is 61. The award, announced by the Association for Computing Machinery, marks another pinnacle for the British native, who has already been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and named as one of the 100 most important people of the 20th Century by Time magazine. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the organization that awards the $1 million prize, announced the Turing Award winner earlier this week. 

The computer science rockstar has picked up more than a dozen major prizes and honorific titles over the years; for instance, he's earned a place in the Internet Hall of Fame and has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. That invention not only transformed the world in unimaginable ways but was also a technically and conceptually challenging feat, ACM noted.  Berners-Lee invented the unique system for locating data on the web (such as the now-ubiquitous URLs that help users navigate to a specific page).