There is big time partying going on in my household tonight! I decided that it would be great to end the year by backing up my important computer files. It’s been such a hectic year that I’m not even sure when I’ve done it last. I’ve created new backups of all my genealogy databases. I’ve…
Category: Computers and Technology
Scanning with my Digital Camera
[This is my post in response to the Weekly Genealogy Blog Prompt #14, “Technology I Use in My Genealogy Research”] I have an aversion to my scanner. I am fully qualified to use it. I’ve got no problem with the software. It’s just that it’s such a slow process. Scan, check, crop, adjust…it’s enough to…
Reorganizing My Computer Files
After my hard drive crashed in January and I got a new computer, I began reloading all my old genealogy files. This included folders filled with documents, indexes, and a variety of research sources. Now that I’ve got everything reloaded, I’m rethinking my former method of organization. Previously, I had a main folder titled “Genealogy…
The Case for Sharing Your Genealogy GEDCOM
Recently, I experience what every genealogist dreads. My computer crashed and I had no way to access the data on my hard drive. Much to my chagrin, some of my backup CDs were corrupted. The data lost. I was very grateful that around September I had done a complete backup and loaded to my private…
My Computer Died
Well, it was bound to happen. With all the quirky stuff my computer was doing, it finally up and died. I’m not entirely sure, but I think it’s the motherboard. So, everything I’ve done recently is sitting on the hard drive in the dead computer. I’ve got it backed up to September. Wouldn’t you know…