Geoff Rasmussen is the host and regular presenter at Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Topics he has covered shows his wide and experienced knowledge base in genealogical research as well as Internet and digital tools valuable to genealogists.
One popular webinar given by Geoff was Organizing And Sharing Digital Images. The title alone provides a decent explanation of what this webinar covers. Part of finding and making the most of digital images comes from technique and part for using the right tools. Geoff covers using Google’s Picasa and Adobe’s Photoshop Elements to help sort, tag, and quickly locate images. Viewers will also learn how to securely locate, share, and access photos in the “cloud.” In addition, Geoff gives his expert advice on organizing digital genealogy documents (e.g. wills, censuses, etc.) and how to add them to Legacy Family Tree.
Web seminars, or “Webinars,” have quickly become one of the most popular ways for professionals and companies to share information with large groups of individuals from across the country, or even around the world, without the high cost of travel. Webinars are just like seminars. A large group of “attendees” can come and watch a presentation at a given time. Webinars are nice, since they are usually recorded and can be watched again at a later time. The only real downside to webinars is the video stream can be slow for some people. Depending in large part on the viewer’s own personal Internet connection speed, video may or may not play well. The age of a person’s computer may also contribute to slow playback. To counter these playback problems, some individuals and companies offer the option to buy their webinars on CD. CD’s offer the opportunity to play these webinars on almost any computer at anytime, without the worry of connection issues.
Rasmussen’s class was originally presented as a live webinar, run 1 hour 44 minutes, and includes a link to download a 5-page handout.
Get your own copy of Organizing And Sharing Digital Images from Family Roots Publishing; Price: $12.69. Enjoy the presentation again and again on your own computer.
About Geoff Rasmussen:
Geoffrey D. Rasmussen is the father of four budding genealogists. He graduated with a degree in Genealogy and Family History from Brigham Young University and has served as director and vice-president of the Utah Genealogical Association. He is a dynamic genealogy speaker on all forms of genealogy technology, and as host of the Legacy Family Tree webinar series, has spoken virtually to nearly 100 different countries. He recently received the Distinguished Presenter Award at the prestigious RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City (2011). He has authored books, videos, articles, and websites, and develops the Legacy Family Tree software program. On a personal note, Geoff enjoys playing the piano, organ, cello and basketball. His favorite places are cemeteries, the ocean, and hanging out with other genealogists. He met and proposed to his wife in a Family History Center.
He is the author of the recently-released, Digital Imaging Essentials book.