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Dan the technical writer was really enjoying his holiday work party
until he heard a man mention 'SnagIt.'
The mention of it didn't bother him - usually he was thrilled to hear
someone talking about the screen capture tool he found absolutely
essential. After all, if it weren't for SnagIt, his job would be a
lot more difficult, and take a lot more time.
What bothered him what the man saying it. Not only was he good
looking, but he had not one, not two, but THREE women gathered around
him, hanging on his every word!
Suspiciously, Dan maneuvered closer to listen.
"SnagIt 7 makes me a more effective worker," the man said
enthusiastically to the interested group of females. "The new
interface lets me create Capture Profiles of any type of capture I
want to perform, so I don't have to go back and change my options all
the time. Also - a new image editor is embedded it into SnagIt's
preview window - so editing and outputting is more convenient than
ever!"
Dan was floored. This guy was stealing all his material! If Dan knew
how to do one thing, it was how to impress women with state-of-the-art
technology talk.
He approached the cheerful group. "I couldn't help but overhear you
talk about SnagIt," Dan said.
"Yes, you use it?" the man asked, seemingly genuinely interested. He
smiled. "Are you a tech writer, too?" he asked.
Dan looked at the man, looked at the women, and realized he was being
foolish. SnagIt wasn't HIS PERSONAL topic of conversation. He should
be happy more people were bringing it up at parties. And sure - talk
of it attracted women, but perhaps it could bring about meaningful
friendships, as well.
"Sure am." He extended his hand. "My name's Dan."
Eventually, the women trailed away, the party died down . . . and the
two SnagIt die-hards continued their discussion of software that made
their holiday season especially bright.
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ANNOUNCE: New Online Technical Comm Program - Canadian Public Institution
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