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Subject: A New beginning

Author:
Dr Shannon

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Date Posted: 13:42:57 10/23/18 Tue

When we first began this project,
it quickly became evident that another method was needed.

We were initially concerned that websites might eventually fail, along with their articles.

There was also a possibility that websites eventually remove old material in order to save bandwidth.

We've since learned that articles are quickly removed;
Or, rendered inaccessible.

This is why our initial project was doomed from the start.

Thus, an entirely new method was needed.

We knew it was necessary to archive the page merely by taking a snapshot.

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A useful tool is called Lightshot Screenshot.

Their official website is:
https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html

For those who aren't aware;
this allows you to save a snapshot of any webpage.
It's just like taking a photograph.

Personally; I don't know how I've survived without it.

and THIS solves the whole problem !!!
It's not necessary to save links anymore.
If you see an important story on mainstream media; simply take a "snapshot".

So, the format of this forum is mostly obsolete.
I've been saving thousands upon thousands of screenshots over the past few years.

Therefore, we needn't rely upon active links anymore.
And, that's simply awesome !!!

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[> Subject: Lightshot screenshot

Author:
Dr. Shannon
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Date Posted: 22:34:32 10/25/18 Thu

So, instead of linking to News Articles;
it's a better idea to take a screen capture.
and this will prove equally effective.

Plus, the advantages are plenty.
You never have to worry about broken links.
and it's easy to archive material in large quantities.

Most notably:
it captures the moment perfectly.
Thus, it's not even necessary to read the entire article.
Simply choose the portion which proves most effective.

My favorite screen cap tool is Lightshot.
It can be download from their official website.
https://app.prntscr.com/en/index.html

Or, it can be used as an add-on for Mozilla Firefox.
So, it appears on your toolbar.

If you're fortunate enough to have a
PRT SCR
SYS RG button on your keyboard, then screenshots can be saved instantly.

That key usually appears near the F12 button.
However, most modern laptops no longer have this feature.

of the product:

LightShot is a screenshot tool, with which you can save any image on your screen with a simple push of a button. As a bonus, instead of just saving the image to your hard drive, you can upload it straight to Internet via LightShot server, which is provided for free.

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