| Screencasting Gets Easier With New Screen Capture And Desktop Recording Tool: Jing Project
One of the easiest ways to communicate an application-based feature or issue is to take a screen capture or screencast of it. A new free tool allows you to do both from one incredibly simple interface. Jing Project is the latest offering from Techsmith, the company behind popular Windows-based screen capture tool SnagIt and best-of-breed screencasting application Camtasia Studio. In offering both means of recording your screen, Jing Project borrows a little something from its two well-known predecessors. But where Camtasia and SnagIt pack the kind of feature-sets suitable for professionals, Jing is a pared-down, ultra-simple tool dedicated to making it super-easy for anyone to share the contents of their screen in seconds. If your uncle on the other side of the planet is trying to show you what went wrong with his email application, Jing lets him take a screen grab, or take a quick video.
Tip health pros?
AND NOW, we address the sensitive and age-old question that has rubbed humans the wrong way for at least five minutes: How much do you tip the laser-hair-removal nurse? Yes, what seems a simple query is far more confounding than one might imagine. It's a mystery, wrapped in a gratuity envelope and crammed into a tip jar. The problem is: 1) These procedures are costly to begin with, so leaving a nice percentage can mean big bucks. 2) Sometimes they are performed by a registered nurse or even a plastic surgeon, whom one does not traditionally tip because they are trained professionals and make bank as it is. And, 3) After tender hair follicles have been zapped into another dimension from the surface of one's upper lip, one might feel a little cranky and the nurse should just be glad not to get punched.
Hinckley: 'Today is a day of sorrow'
The red chair in the Tabernacle so long occupied by James Esdras Faust is empty, and no one is more affected by its vacancy than LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley.
After all, with Faust's death on Friday, Hinckley, the 97-year-old leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lost his friend of 50 years and one of his closest advisers.
Faust's rapid physical decline while serving as a second counselor in the church's First Presidency "was a shock to all of us," Hinckley told the throngs of Mormon faithful packed into the Tabernacle on Temple Square, watching Tuesday's funeral on television or in Mormon chapels across the globe via satellite.
His death at age 87 still hasn't quite sunk in.
"As we meet as a presidency, I look to my right expecting to see him, and he is not there," Hinckley said at the funeral.
Southlake officer loses battle with cancer
Southlake police officer Robert Hodges was laid to rest Monday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park after a courageous nine month battle with inoperable brain cancer. Officers from across the Metroplex joined family and friends in paying homage to the popular motorcycle officer whose devotion to his family, co workers and friends was legendary.Hodges, 45, was first diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in November, 2006. He underwent radiation and chemotherapy treatments at that time. Because insurance didn't cover all of the expenses incurred by Hodges and his family, the city of Southlake and the Southlake Department of Public Safety rallied around to offer help, financial support and moral support. A number of fundraisers were held on his behalf to help defray the cost of his treatment. Officers also made frequent trips to the hospital and his home to visit, took in meals, ran errands and did what they could to ease the burden.Last February, after Hodges decided to shave his head because he had lost most of his hair due to the chemotherapy treatment, the entire traffic division shaved their heads as a symbol of support for their friend and fellow officer.Hodges began his career in law enforcement with the Lake Worth Police Department in 1990.
Macomb briefs
Jury selection is expected to begin today in the Macomb County Circuit Court trial of a Shelby Township man accused in the fatal shooting of a 7-Eleven clerk last year. Kenyatta Davis will stand trial before Macomb Circuit Judge Mary Chrzanowski on felony firearm and first-degree murder charges in the killing of Wajed Baig on Aug. 24 over a $1.16 taco. Investigators say Davis left Michigan after the slaying and was arrested by U.S. marshals on Sept. 1 in Racine, Wis. Starting Monday, 25 Mile will be closed to through traffic between Jewell and Van Dyke for a pipe replacement project. Also, National Railroad crews are expected to finish repairs Monday on the Cass Avenue railroad crossing in Mount Clemens. Crews began work on the site July 31. Both sides of Cass are now closed and detours are posted.
Weeds, waste fouling Lake Roosevelt
FORT SPOKANE, Wash. Recent bumper crops of weeds in the waters of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area have prompted complaints from boaters and shoreline property owners. The National Park Service is now using everything from steam heat to sun-blocking mats in an effort to prevent the weeds from clogging swimming areas, said Superintendent Debbie Bird, who took local political leaders on a boat tour of the reservoir Friday. After gliding over shallow bays where weeds have taken root, Bird diverted the boat tour to a camping spot on a beach, where she invited participants to walk ashore and view what she believes is a more pressing threat to the recreation area: human waste. .
From the Pulpit
If you went to Sunday School or daily vacation Bible school growing up, chances are you learned the song 'Jesus Loves Me Yes I Know.' In my case, I learned it in nursery school without truly knowing the meaning. As an adult however I am fully aware of the true meaning of this simple song and it is that God accepts and loves me exactly as I am...even with all of my flaws. So what's the big hang-up? If God accepts us unconditionally, why do we have such a hard time doing the same thing? We mentally beat ourselves up regularly. Our body is too heavy or to thin. We've accumulated far too many wrinkles, so we have plastic surgery. Our hair is graying or thinning, so we dye it or massage it with special oils to enhance its growth. We determine we're not tall enough so we wear higher heels or cowboy boots.
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