SnagIt a must-have for bloggers & Webmasters

I have to give a quick plug to a great program I've been using a great deal lately - SnagIt.

It's a screen capture software that I've found to be invaluable. It's a must for any serious blogger, and the best part about the software is the price - just $39.95, and a little bit more if you want a CD and instruction booklet mailed to you. If you are in academia, you can shave a few bucks off of the price with a faculty or student I.D.

You simply click, hold down your mouse and drag it over the picture you want to capture on your screen, and presto - you've got a file of the image for yourself. You can save in multiple formats, including BMP, GIF, EPS, JPEG, PNG, PSD, TGA, TIF and more. I only use it for pictures, but there's loads of other applications, too.

If you do lots of work on the Web, if you're into blogging or IT, you must get this program.

For what it's worth, PC Magazine, a very reputable publication, has called SnagIt "drop-dead useful." SnagIt 8 (the current version) is the only utility to receive a perfect five-star rating in the magazine's Incredibly Useful Utilities category.

The best part of all - you can try it out for 30 days to see if you like it. Be warned, though - once you use it, you'll want the full version.