Looking for a better way to capture screen shots than the “Print Screen” button? Give ScreenHunder – Free Edition a try:
www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htm
It allows you to assign a hot key (tip: assign Print Screen, so it will use ScreenHunter as the capture program instead of the default Windows method), capture user defined areas, and even “burst” screen shots on a timer.

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