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After an uneventful drive from Salt Lake City to Provo this morning, my BYU Family History Technology Workshop registration began at about 8 am, with a light continental breakfast of fruit and bagels. Most of us carried our food to Continue reading A Day at the BYU Family History Technology Workshop
The following announcement is from RootsTech: FamilySearch International is looking for the next big social and mobile application that will influence not only an industry worth billions, but also generations of families—past, present, and future! Held in conjunction with RootsTech, Continue reading RootsTech Innovator Showdown with $100,000 in Prizes!
A Sweetheart of a deal… As I’ve written during the RootsTech conference, I’ve been hanging around the MyHeritage booth absorbing information. MyHeritage has been making exciting technological advances for several years. Their tech is allowing them to share billions of Continue reading A Sweetheart of a deal… #RootsTech #Genealogy
The following news release is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY (February 13, 2015) – StoryWorth, a San Francisco start up company that offers an email-based storytelling service, today swept the RootsTech Innovator Showdown, winning both first prize and the People’s Continue reading StoryWorth Wins the RootsTech 2015 Innovator Showdown
Now that I know that I’ve survived the “2015-extraordinary-flu,” and I will be attending RootsTech, FGS, and the Innovator Summit, I’ve added the BYU Family History Technology Workshop to my schedule. It will be held at the conference center on Continue reading The BYU Family History Technology Workshop February 10, 2014
If you have ever looked through Crash Course in Family History or any other of Paul Larsen’s books, then you are probably aware of how colorful easy to follow his books are. Keeping with his unique style, Larsen has just Continue reading My Family History Toolbox: An Illustrated Guide to Cutting Edge Technology to Help You Discover Your Family Tree and Story, Second Edition
The following excerpt is from an article by Adnan Farooqui on 01/02/2014 on ubergizmo.com There has been a lot of speculation about Google Glass and when the company is finally going to open it up to the public. The first Continue reading Google Glass Price Expected To Be $600
Evernote has quickly become a very popular tech tool among genealogists. Likewise, laminated guides have also become popular among family historians looking for solid reference materials to assist in a variety of research tasks. Given both statements, it was only Continue reading Evernote for Windows for Genealogists
Years ago, I taught a class on technology for genealogists. In this class I discussed the value of new technologies for genealogists, like those new USB thumb drives, some having as much as 256MB or memory, if you could pay Continue reading Turn Your iPad into a Genealogy Powerhouse
Google Glass is to be introduced to the public later this year or in 2014. One of the uses you can count on will be Glogging – the use of Goodle Glass to blog, or vlog, as the case may Continue reading Prepare for Genealogy Glogging Sometime Later This Year or in 2014
The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: HACK GENEALOGY: A NEW GENEALOGY ANd TECHNOLOGy RESOURCE Repurposing today’s technology for tomorrow’s genealogy 17 July 2013 – Chicago, IL. Genealogy educator and author Thomas MacEntee announces the debut of Hack Continue reading Hack Genealogy: A New Genealogy and Technology Resource
Years ago, I taught a class on technology for genealogists. In this class I discussed the value of new technologies for genealogists, like those new USB thumb drives, some having as much as 256MB or memory, if you could pay Continue reading Turn Your iPad into a Genealogy Powerhouse
Family History Tech Toolbox: Cutting-Edge Tools to Make Your Family History Research Easier, Faster, and More Fun is not just a long title; rather, it is an apt description for this eBook by Paul Larsen. The book is a fully-illustrated, Continue reading Family History Tech Toolbox
Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos is just one webinar presented by Legacy’s own Geoff Rasmussen. With this video, the viewer can watch again and again, repeating the entire seminar or just those parts for which they need Continue reading Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos
Even though some technologies may become widely used, changes in those technologies require constant learning and adaptation. Sometimes, people just don’t need a certain technology when it becomes available, but later find a use for it. For others, we sometimes Continue reading Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos