[i feel like this is a retarded question]

how can i turn off the automatic lock on vista? it doesnt recognize playing in a ps1 emulator with a game pad as actually using the comp so ever few minutes it locks which stops the game and irritates the hell out of me. it seems like something obvious to me but i cant find where i turn this feature off without taking off the password

Same answer as above but if you are unsure as to how its done -

Start Menu > Control Panel > Power Options

Which ever plan you are using click "change plan settings"

Set Turn off display to "never"

Set Put Computer to sleep to "never"

As for turning your screensaver off right click the desktop click personalize then "screensaver" then set to "none"

[Linux Screen Capture?]

I'm running Ubuntu 8.04LTS Desktop

I'm looking for a low-resource intensive screen capture application that will run smooth even when using compix effects such as the cube. I've tried a few but they come out laggy.

Try XvidCap - great little utility, i use it for all my video tutorials.

http://xvidcap.sourceforge.net/