Shortcut Screencast Contest: Screencast your favorite shortcut for a signed copy of L

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After all this time of tweaking and hacking the way you work, we know you've got a few great shortcuts and timesavers up your sleeve that help you get stuff done faster on your computer. Now we want to see 'em in action! Submit a short screencast of your favorite computer shortcut in action, and get a chance to win an autographed copy of Lifehacker the book. Fame, adoration and a free copy of the Lifehacker book await, just beyond the jump.Here's how this will work. You record a VERY short screencast of your favorite desktop or software shortcut - something that saves you time, that you can't live without. You'll upload it to Google Video or YouTube or your internet video provider of choice, and email us the link. If we like your stuff? We'll feature it here on Lifehacker and send you a signed copy of the Lifehacker book.
More details:

• Your screencast should be between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. Longer ones will only be accepted if the length is absolutely necessary; remember, we've got the attention span of fleas.
• If you 'cast a tip or trick we've covered here on Lifehacker before, that's ok - as long as your video demonstrates it more clearly than we could in plain old text.
• For a couple of examples of what we're looking for, see this one on mastering the Windows key and this one on mimicing Stacks in OS X. Fun sound effects, quick cutting, and general goofiness-with-a-purpose welcome. Get creative!
• When your screencast is complete, upload it to Google Video, YouTube or your internet video provider of choice. Make sure that your provider has "embed" code so we can post your video here on Lifehacker.
• Email the link to your screencast to tips at lifehacker.com with the subject like Shortcut screencast.
• Just because you send us a screencast, doesn't guarantee it will get posted. We'll pick the ones that tickle our fancy the most. If there's any doubt about whether you've produced the video yourself, we'll pass. Getting Lifehacker onto the screen is a sure way to let us know that you made this yourself.

Readers who get their screencasts published here on Lifehacker will win a book. (No votes - if we feature your 'cast, you get a book). If you've never screencasted anything before, we recommend Wink for Windows (free) and iShowU for Mac. Keep in mind that most video sites only support very small screen areas (like 320x240) and screens are illegible when they've been reduced in size, so do zoom into smaller areas when the viewer needs to read the text on the screen.
We can't wait to see your screencasts, so get to submittin'! Questions? Hit us up in the comments.
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