If you want to grab a quick clip of something on your desktop or web page, the new

Snipping Tool in Windows 7

is where you'll want to turn your attention. This tool lets you

grab quick clips and screenshots

, save them and share them via email.

Aviary Talon is a cool tool for grabbing

screen captures

right from Firefox. Sure you can save it to your desktop, but you can also save it to your free Aviary account. Make changes, save them and come back to work on it later.

Capturing the screen, or a portion of it, can be a function that's very handy. You can use

screen capture programs

to save the screen to a file for later reference. You can use them to snag an error message before it disappears or you can use them to grab pictures from the Internet. This week Doc Callahan takes a look at three

free screen capture programs

that make it easy to save your screen.

As more and more things move to the "

cloud computing

" concept, more and more companies are coming up with cool cloud products. For example, Aviary gives you the ability to do screen shots right from Firefox.