A screenshot takes a photo of the information that you have displayed on your screen. It can also be referred to as a screen capture or screen dump. It is taken either by a program running on the system or the operating system itself. It’s possible to take screenshots on computers running Windows, Linux or Mac. Taking a screenshot may be necessary to show how to use a specific program, demonstrate a problem that exists or show display output to others for tutorials posted on your personal websites or to share with friends and acquaintances on social networking sites.
There are multiple methods you can take to capture a screenshot using the Macintosh operating system depending on how you want to take the screenshot or how much of the screen you need to get an image of. Capture a screenshot of your entire desktop by pressing command-shift-3. It automatically saves itself as a PNG file on your desktop. If you need to copy it directly to the clipboard to paste into an alternate program, you can press command-control-shift-3 instead.
Create a screenshot of a limited portion of your desktop by pressing command-shift-4. The cross-hair appears on your screen and allows you to click and drag until you select the entire area you want to capture on the screen. Once the mouse button is finally released, the screenshot saves on your desktop as a PNG file. If using Mac OS 10.3 or earlier it will save as a PDF instead. If you would rather copy the screenshot to the clipboard instead of saving it as a PNG, press command-shift-control-4.
If you want to limit the screenshot strictly to the application you have open you can press command-shift-4 and spacebar at the same time. Your cursor will change to a camera which you can move around the screen until you select the application. Click the mouse button and it will save a PNG screenshot directly to the desktop. Press command-shift-control-4 and spacebar all at the same time to copy the information to the clipboard to make it accessible for other programs.
Apple also includes their own grab utility in Mac OSX, which is located in the Utilities folder under applications. It’s especially ideal to use if you need to show a program menu or cursor directly in the screenshot. It has a selection or window option to allow you to capture only a specific part of the screen. It even has its own built in timer function to allow you to prepare the screen for the capture before it takes the photo.
Online Backups For Business and what to look for…
There are many online backup services, but most of them focus on individual users and not businesses. While some individual account can be converted to business use, businesses typically require higher accessibility and memory than an individual. Points to look for when choosing an online backup service should include the number of computers and users that can work simultaneously, the memory amount and the longevity of archives.Most businesses, even very small ones, rarely run on just one computer. There are typically tens or hundreds of computers running simultaneously, and each one has information that needs to be backed up. The business backup service has to include a feature that allows one account to backup all those computers at once. If not, then there are some severe disadvantages. For one, the business must create a separate account for each computer, which costs a lot of money. Another disadvantage is each computer has to be backed up separately, which takes a lot of time. It may be hours before all the computers even start archiving data.
Number of computers:
Along with an account with multiple computers, have a large account that can be accessed by more than one person will also be useful. Upper management, administrators and the technology staff should have access to this account, but each one should have different login information. That way, if anyone messes up or tries to steal data, records will show who is responsible. Another reason to give many people access to the backup account is this allows multiple backups to be made per day.
Space:
Individual backup services typically store around 50 to 100 GB of memory. This may be a good starting point for a business, but this storage threshold will be quickly eaten up, even by a small business. Professional backup services for business should offer at least 500 GB, or they should impose no limit. If no limit is imposed, then the service normally charges per GB, but the business is allowed to save as much data as it wants. This is usually more convenient, and allows the business to grow without fear of bumping into data thresholds.
Archives:
If the business is stagnant, or if data is not accessed or backed up constantly, then a viable worry is the longevity of archives. Some backup services, if data is not accessed or changed within several months, will erase the archive from its servers. If the user does not have that data stored locally, this can be a major problem. Before choosing any service, see how long they keep archives, and be sure to either save a local copy before the time runs out, or change the data, even slightly, to keep it from getting erased.