This week's regular Tech Tuesday column has been pre-empted by Tombstone Tuesday: technology is helping break down walls with connections between Genea-Bloggers and even a virtual tombstone sighting.What began as a request for research tips at the New England Historical Genealogical Society, quickly … [Read more...]
Tech Tuesday: Flashy Flash Drive Apps
Who would have "thunk" it? SanDisk is now offering mini-applications designed to run directly from a "U3 smart" portable USB Drive. Known by many names -- thumb-drive, flash drive, USB drive, portable drive -- these handy little devices haved saved my skin in many situations. Before our campus IT … [Read more...]
When it Hurts to be a Cupcake
Sign of the times in South Pasadena, CalifSent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed … [Read more...]
Tech Tuesday: Help for Genealogy Websites is Here
Web searches can turn up the most serendipitous surprises! In searching for an online image of a will written by one of my ancestors prior to 1850 -- just another one of the weekly homework assignments for my online genealogy course -- I stumbled upon a well-designed personal genealogy site … [Read more...]
How Did I Miss?: Weirdness in your own backyard
New England researchers and other lovers of weirdness take note of The New England Anomaly: Weirdness in your own backyard, The Journal of Unusual Folklore, History and Lifestyle in the American Northeast. My favorite of the day, Rate a Shack: We risk our guts so you don't have to! I see that this … [Read more...]
Tech Tuesday: Do You Tweet?
Twitter is quickly becoming more than a social networking tool for geeks. Last week The Wall Street Journal splashed a full-page article, "How to Twitter: The social rules and tips for gaining 'followers'; why opinionated people win" with accompanying sidebars, "Twitter Glossary" and "Celebrity … [Read more...]
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