Loudmouthman

So there I was about to write a small and probably useful article on the “Saved Search as a Folder” option within Mozilla Thunderbird when I was hit by the sudden inadequacies of my current Operating System. You see, out of the box ,this installation of Microsoft Windows XP Pro ( 64 bit ) cannot simply take a screen shot and save it  for me.  Ive searched the menus high and low and scoured the Google topics and usenet groups far and wide and theres simply nothing that competes with Ubuntus’  graceful, you’ve pressed ALT+Print Screen now how do you want to save it ? , approach.

I sat stunned for a moment in realisation that I was not going to be greeted with an application whose purpose was to continue the flow of my productivity. Instead I had to think  “Now What ?” and  as I considered my options things looked bleak. I just wanted to save the document. I did not want to start a whole new application in order to paste the image and  pick the format and then close the application  and continue.

Granted this is exactly what Ubuntu has done for me in its desktop environment. However its automation of an application through a Key Stroke  has created a feeling of moving forward with an idea. I might never have come to the realisation that I had gained something which I had not known I was missing. Ubuntu desktop lets me keep thinking “What next ?” and in turn it keeps the ideas and productivity moving forward not sitting still.

So this Blog Entry is dedicated to the developers and maintainers who had the  foresight of this users requirements and enabled the Auto-Launching of that Screen Capture application.

I thank you ..

GAIM : Messages in a bottle. http://gaim.sourceforge.net

GAIM is an instant messenger available in Windows and Linux which enables you to join and chat to a variety of Chat servers from MSN Messenger, Yahoo, AOL, Google. All under one application . Making it easier to manage and maintain contact with customers whom may choose a variety of differing service providers.

What GAIM offers is a complete sand boxing, and therefore security , of your chat sessions with colleagues. Since many of the automated and autonomous scripts launched by the other chat applications will not be launched you ensuring that your conversations and your content is safe from unwanted intrusions and trojans.

Gaim however is more than just another chat client. It is possible to build a complete support and communication and networking tool around this versatile and imaginative application which may enable your or your clients business an alternative mechanism with which to contact you and gain access to your services.