Software tutor will guide people around any program or website and point, speak and display text explaining what to do at each point. New tutorials are quick and easy to record and save. The Active Software Tutor is controlled by RSS style XML feeds that can be downloaded from a web server to ensure they are always up to date. It provides a more effective alternative to Flash video demos because it instructs as people operate the program or website they are trying to learn. Tutorials are easier and quicker to create and update and require less bandwidth.