While I was busy being “Lady in Distress” with a toddler-dragon wielding a play-kitchen frying pan, Ancestry.com announced that it would discontinue development and support of it’s stand-alone genealogy database software, FamilyTree Maker. By the time I was rescued by Sir David and retreated to my … [Read more...]
Does Your Camera Know What Day It Is?
Before you start snapping photos with your DSLR or compact digital camera this holiday season, confirm that your camera settings are updated to Standard Time. Stand-alone cameras aren’t like a smartphone with auto-updating clocks, and it’s easy to forget forget to change our camera clocks or to … [Read more...]
Meet Amazon Alexa, My New Personal Genealogy Assistant
Amazon Echo Alexa is my new Personal Genealogy Assistant, and she hasn't asked for a pay raise or more benefits in the entire year she's been working for me. She takes notes of "Ah-ha" genealogy research inspiration, checks the weather for upcoming conferences, and plays my family history podcast … [Read more...]
How to Make a Living Family Tree
Welcome the in-laws (and out-laws) at your next family gathering with a tribute to generations past and present in a Living Family Tree. This collection of wedding photos at my niece’s recent wedding welcomed guests to her Southern California vineyard reception, but … [Read more...]
How to Host a Turkey Shoot – 2015 Edition
Times change. When our family held the first Turkey Shoot in 1998 we used old-fashioned, but still available, Polaroid cameras to capture the prize-winning photos that earned the title Turkey King. This year, you can spread your wings with new technology that makes this activity even more … [Read more...]
Dad’s Tour of Duty at the El Toro Lighter-Than-Air Station
When I was growing up in Orange County, California, everyone knew the area as the "Blimp Base." Acre after acre dotted with military-issue buildings dwarfed by the enormous metal hangars designed to house wartime airships. We passed them on the road and Mom or Dad would never fail to point out, … [Read more...]
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