TechByter Worldwide 2018-11-04: SnagIt Adds Four Attention Getting Features. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

SnagIt, the screen capture application that's been popular with documentation specialists and others since the early 1990s continues to receive updates and the 2019 edition adds unusual functions that won't appeal to everyone, but will delight some users. In Short Circuits: Adobe's website application, Dreamweaver CC 2019, receives several new tools that will please advanced developers. Microsoft repeatedly breaks the feature that's supposed to keep external disk drives from disconnecting, but there's a free solution -- not from Microsoft. The Surface Pro 6 tablet from Microsoft is an ideal computer for those on the go, but desk-bound users have better options. Cyber Security Awareness Month may be over, but it's important to keep security top of mind all year. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Apple's big annual event was in Brooklyn this year and the latest Ipad might outshine new Macbooks and Mac Minis. • Girl Scouts of the USA are using on-line video and social media as a recruitment tool. • Several consumer groups are asking the Federal Trade Commission to examine sneaky practices used by some developers of apps for children.