Have you ever tried to explain a complex process to someone over the phone? Perhaps you've spent hours typing out a detailed guide on how to use a new software feature that ended up being tedious to ...

In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, a “screencast” is a recording of your desktop. It’s an ideal way to demonstrate something, like how to use a complicated feature in Microsoft Office (or how to ...

I have a love/hate relationship with animated GIFs. They’re often funny, but they can also be annoying—thank goodness Twitter banned them from profile pictures. There are times, however, when GIFs can ...

If you need to create a simple screencast but don't want the hassle of installing and configuring software, ScreenCastle gets the job done from any Java-enabled web browser. ScreenCastle is a dead ...

Using technology in the classroom can sometimes feel overwhelming, but that shouldn’t be a reason to neglect using it. For a long time, I relied on my students to know how to use technology as I was ...

In some cases, the best way to illustrate something happening on your screen is to show someone. Whether you want to train people on a particularly difficult program or show everyone how to fix a ...

Record your screen and webcam, draw on the screen, edit the auto-generated transcript and then share a link with other people who use the Screencast app. Blackpoint Cyber vs. Arctic Wolf: Which MDR ...

Screencast-o-Matic from Big Nerd Software brings the creation of screencasts to the web browser. Screencast-o-Matic records audio and screen activity through the use of a Java applet. The result can ...

In this post, the fifth in a series of posts on how I make screencasts, I’m going to focus on what I call the “whiteboard” screencast. This is a screencast where I am demoing some sort of concept or ...

TechSmith's Jing project graduates from its beta phase to a full paid product. $15 a year gets you enhanced video quality, no watermarks and exporting to YouTube. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 ...