Have you ever needed to write up a tutorial for something that covers a process on the computer? You could grab some screen captures and add them into a word document, but they can't cover actions or processes that are better conveyed when recording their movement.

This is where Wink comes in. Wink is a free product that allows you to create flash based tutorials. It is pretty simple to use, you can start a capture, either on a particular window, your screen, or a editable area on your computer and record your actions you want to discuss. Next you can take the screen shots recorded and add text boxes, shapes or other image to help discuss what it is your are trying to convey to your users.

I hate writing documentation and I hate having to prepare documentation, but I recognize the need for providing it. Wink has come in handy for me as I create tutorials for how to do certain things. Even now I am completing a task with it, I had long put off.

Grab a copy of Wink here: http://www.debugmode.com/wink/