A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

- Robert Heinlein

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Problem Steps Recorder

In Windows 7, Microsoft created a wonderful tool to help you. It's called Problem Steps Recorder. Basically the user runs it and it snaps screenshots while the user reproduces the problem. There's a comment box allowing the user to type in comments like what they typed, what they expect, etc.

The best part? It emits output as HTML (!!!). Just send the zip file to the devs (it offers a handy email option), and it gives them repro steps and everything.

Wonderful utility. Even more wonderful is it can be used as more than just recording problem steps - you can record tutorials in it and post them online and stuff.