Yesterday Randy Seavers posted “My Rooted Technology” – a meme about using technology in genealogy, so I decided to join in the fun in preparation for RootsTech 2012. My Rooted Technology Technology you already use: type (in blue) Technology you would like to use or learn more about: italicize (in red) Technology you don’t use, have …
Category Archive: Technical Computing
Nov 30
App for Ancestry.com
As posted on GeneaPress by Gena Philibert Ortega FAMILY HISTORY COMES ALIVE WITH NEW ANCESTRY.COM APP FOR iPHONE, iPAD AND iPOD TOUCH LOADED WITH EXCITING FEATURES New ‘Ancestry.com Mobile’ iOS App Gives Users the Ability to Access Billions of Historical Records to Build Their Family Tree PROVO, UTAH (November 29, 2011) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest …
Jun 11
TechTips
TechTips Press Release Posted by Michael Tvedtnes on June 10, 2011 at TechTips Genealogy has been a popular hobby for over a century, but the pursuit of one’s ancestors is now a decidedly technology-intensive endeavor. To help family historians take advantage of the latest technology, FamilySearch has launched a new section on its FamilySearch.org website called FamilySearch TechTips. The …
Apr 15
Follow Friday: Moultrie Creek Gazette
Many of my friends know that I love technology and am a sucker for as many of the latest gadgets as my purse strings will allow. Having gadgets (including dynamite software) is a huge waste unless I know how to operate them. That generally means a significant amount of learning—”Professional Development,” is what I call …
Feb 11
RootsTech: Exhibitor
I’m passionate about digital scrapbooking, so you can imagine my delight to find a digital scrapbook exhibitor here in the exhibit hall at RootsTech. Today I had a little time to spend at Exhibitor’s booth #605: Digital Scrapbook Memories. Amy Herzog is the owner can a delight to with which to converse. At the booth …
Feb 11
Cloud Computing: Filename Problems
Oh, if only the world of computers was absolute and every operation system, browser, and software had the same standards! My issue today is with Carbonite and filenames. Back in the day of pre-windows when we needed DOS, filenames were easy. My genealogy notes were written in WordPerfect for DOS and I used Lotus 1-2-3 …
Nov 18
Always Room for Improvement
No matter how good we sometimes think we are using a particular software or preforming a specific task, we can always learn something new. Although I’ve been using Photoshop for many years and have used the program to create digital scrapbook pages, I recently enrolled in the Scrapper’s Guide classes offered by Linda Sattgast. I’m …
