Well Mark and Fatih did some detective work and fixed it. It had to do with a goofy way XP was inserting a space in some path during the install. One little space...

We're not going to force an update, but if you want to grab the latest Jing, re-download and install it from: http://www.jingproject.com. The only thing different in this Jing from yours is that Jing will now respect our dear Windows XP users and start up upon launch like you told it too.

Happy Jinging!

The core internal debate was whether we should show all available dimensions at once or just the next closest dimension. 97 people told us something, but by the time we had to lock down the decision, it was slightly in favor of Prototype A--show one region at a time.

However a number of people asked for both.

Ok, fair enough. :) So here's how it panned out. On the Mac, we got it in. You can display one dimension (default) or ALSO hold the alt/option key if you want to see all available dimensions. Windows doesn't have this ability yet, but we'll get it in there. (Tempting to blame the intern, but that wouldn't be fair or true.) For now, think of this little option on the Mac as something of an Easter egg.

Now, on to working on the next Jing release! If we start another food fight in the lunch room debating the "right way" to do something we'll be sure to ask for your feedback again!

If you've plunked down the pocket change for Jing Pro, get ready to witness a whole new way to communicate visually--by taking advantage of our new webcam integration! Now you can provide a quick "in person" intro to your videos, send "video postcards" to your kids away at school, or even show off your latest big purchase to your friends by recording with your webcam.

Don't worry if you haven't scrounged up the $15 bucks for Jing Pro, all Jing users are getting some cool enhancements today, like:

Easy Region Selection

By holding down the Ctrl or Shift while selecting your area to record, your selector will maintain standard aspect ratios of 4:3 or 16:9 for widescreen. The easy region selection lets you choose any dimension you want while locked to the set aspect ratio. OR if you want, you can snap to a standard present dimension such as 320x240 or 640x480, etc.

Output to Snagit and Camtasia Studio

For more advanced editing and production options, Windows users can now take your Jing screen capture and recordings straight to our more advanced TechSmith tools, "Snagit":http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp and "Camtasia Studio":http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp. No worries if you don't own a license. You can try them both free for 30 days.

Entering the contest is easy. Simply register at MindBites and then create and upload an original screencast tutorial. The screencasts must be instructional in nature, at least three minutes long, and focused on tech (e.g. software, development, or gaming). You can find the rules here. Not sure what to teach in your screencast? It doesn't have to be rocket science, and it doesn't have to be something that no one other than yourself knows how to do. Make a screencast about tips to get more out of software or online apps you use every day, or maybe sneaky tricks for online games you play... If you do it on a computer, it's pretty much fair game.

The Grand Prize winner will receive $1000 plus a copy of Camtasia Studio and Snagit. There is also a People's Choice Award winner who will walk away with $500 and a copy of Snagit!

So get out there and Screencast!

If you're still not sold on the idea of making a screencast for the contest (probably because you just have no use for $1000, right?), there's no acceptable excuse for opting not to vote. For every vote cast, $0.10 will be donated to the Youth for Technology Foundation. YTF obviously can't buy too much technology for a dime, so we need everyone to mobilize to make sure they walk away with enough money to really make a difference for some deserving kids in some underserved communities. Voting begins Tuesday June 2nd and will end on June 8th. The Grand Prize and People's Choice Winners will be announced on June 9th.

In the interest of transparency, I have to let you know that TechSmith is a sponsor. Our Chief Evangelist, Betsy Weber will be a judge for the grand prize winner portion of the contest.

Happy Screencasting!

Katie Lewis
Product Marketing Manager

Now, on to the video, but first a couple of tips:

• Don't be alarmed by the face close-up at the start of the video. It lasts less than 10 seconds. If you need to, just look away until you hear the audio change.
• You can watch the video in full screen mode. (You may want to wait to go full screen until the "face scene" passes.)

• Remove sensitive information using the Frame tool.
• Use Jing as a quick visual reference for comparison without even saving the image, especially in programs where you have to leave the needed info to apply it elsewhere.
• Use Jing as a measuring stick to get the number of pixels between two elements.
• Use Jing to get the exact dimensions of a screen element.
• Draw arrows before creating the text box. it looks better!
• The Save button can be configured to save to a specific location and you can create multiple Save buttons.

Congratulations to Joshua, Trevor, René, and Sanjeev who won the T-Shirts! A big pat on the back to Joshua who used Jing to show what you can do to Jing. Great visual communication?!? Besides the ego boost, he also gets a special Jing T-Shirt signed by the entire Jing Team. How is that for bragging rights?

The shirts are on their way, and we hope others may have learned a thing or two from these tips!