[UPDATED with winners list] Join us live at 2pm – ScreenChamp Awards show

UPDATED 5:20pm ET - View the recording of The Forge below. Can't see the embedded video? Watch it on YouTube. ScreenChamp Award 2012 Winners! Best in Show: Vesone Dean, What is SignUp?  EDU category: Valerie Pennington, Anatomical Terms of Direction and Planes of Section Sales & Marketing category: Nino Paglia, Mantic - RealeFlow Tutorial & Training category: Ron Hogue, Top Five-ish Screencast Tips Wildcard category: Mel Aclaro, Best Screen Capture Software Series Continue reading

ScreenChamp Awards – Last chance to win a Canon T3i DSLR camera!

The deadline is looming! Do not delay, the time to submit your screencast is now! Put your screencasting chops to work, sift through your best work from the past year, or make your first-ever screencast and trust beginner’s luck. Doesn’t matter when you created it, for what purpose, or what tools you used…we want to see your entry for the 2nd annual ScreenChamp Awards! You could win some SUH-WEEET prizes and a custom-crafted trophy. Submission deadline is Monday, October 15th at 5pm EST. (See Continue reading

Don McAllister, Behind the Scenes, and ScreenChamp Awards

Ready, Set, GO! UPDATE:The recording of today's show is now posted on YouTube: http://youtu.be/0wl7QVzcMYs Another summer has come and gone, which is great because that means it's time for our next episode of the Forge. The show is looking good—we have 3 awesome segments. Join us for the live show at 2 PM (EST) on Thursday, September 13th. Add it to your calendar!  Coming in this episode... First we're talking with Don McAllister. Don has been making screencasts since 2005, when he formed Continue reading

Google Doodle contest: Hurdle your way to a TechSmith Spork

WINNER! We'd like to congratulate the winner of our contest, Hamad Al-Ramthan with a time of 9.9 seconds (at the 00:58-01:26 mark). The titanium spork will be on its way shortly! Check out his video submission here. Big thanks to everyone for playing and be sure to look out for future contests :)   Have you already seen today's awesomely addictive Google Doodle? Well let's just say if you weren't the greatest hurdler in high school... Google is giving you the chance to redeem yourself. Continue reading

Join us! Snagit contest on Twitter: #TuesdayswithSnagit

Guest post by graphic designer and Snagit fan Jonathan Moody. Looking for this week's theme? Check the Twitter widget below… Update: As of Oct 1, 2012 we will be discontinuing the #tuesdayswithsnagit contest. Many of our contributors were Educators, and now they are just too busy teaching to participate! But never fear, we run various contests throughout the year and you can keep yourself updated by subscribing to our News & Events blog category. Thanks to all who participated and we Continue reading

Congratulations ScreenChamps!

Introducing...our 2011 ScreenChamps! Be sure to watch the full episode of The Forge for in-depth comments from the judges on what they thought worked well and could be improved across each category. There was also some good conversation in the chat room. And you can still view all 15 finalist videos if you haven't seen them yet. Entertainment Category Winner Backyard FX FINALE Sword Stab Tutorial Creator Garrett Fallin, Grand Island, NY Audience Film, TV, and Video editors, creators, Continue reading

Geeky Sports Fans – Win a Copy of Coach’s Eye

If you're like me, you probably leave your holiday shopping until just about the very last minute. I never intend to but that is what always happens. I've got some good news for other late shoppers like myself - bypass the long lines at the stores and win a copy of Coach's Eye for that geeky sports fan in your life! The Coach's Eye team has come up with a list of their top ten gifts for Geeky Sports Fans. To win a copy of Coach's Eye, share your suggestion of a geeky presents for sports fans Continue reading