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I found a great tip from Fun_in_Chicago, the assistant manager at Free Computer Support. Gary is a Computer Systems Engineer and says his favorite playtime toys are a John Deere 425 all wheel drive tractor, 4x4 offroad truck, and 1973 Norton Commando 750 motorcycle. I'm jealous because it sounds like he's having way too much "fun in Chicago".

Quote from PC Magazine - At one time or another, you've probably wanted to show friends or family how to e-mail photos, format a resume, or do other tasks on the computer. But unless they live nearby, it's not easy. There are a few good applications out there for creating easy-to-follow video tutorials to walk them through, such as Macromedia Captivate, Qarbon's ViewletBuilder and ViewletCam, and TechSmith's Camtasia Studio. But these cost $149 to $499, which is more than most people want to spend for this purpose. Fortunately Microsoft offers a free, functional alternative—Windows Media Encoder. Windows Media Encoder can capture the screen as you perform a task such as editing a photo; in fact, almost anything you can do on the screen can be recorded as a video. You can even narrate the demo as you record the steps you're performing. It's surprisingly easy to achieve good results in minutes. Probably the only reason the program isn't more widely used is that few people know it exists.