From the monthly archives:

July 2007

In Transition

28 July 2007

For anyone who’s been following the saga of my laptop’s imminent demise, I finally did it.  I bought a new computer. I thought the laptop would be content with a clean OS but in no time at all it was back to its old tricks, overheating and crashing at the slightest pressure.  I’m just hoping I didn’t burn the processor beyond salvation.

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File Properties

21 July 2007

I’ve picked up some ideas from a post by Sharon Gayle called Organizing Documents on your pc with software you already have. Whether you’re using the MRIN Filing System or not, there’s some ideas here for you.

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Recent Adventures

18 July 2007

I tried to purchase a new computer. I really did. Granted, I did change my mind about the monitor after placing the order, so I guess I was just asking for it. After that it was all downhill. To make a long story short, Order #5 went through without a snag, and after 6 days of this mind-numbing saga I could finally sit back and relax. Not. An email was supposed to arrive to tell me when my brand-new supersonic system would be delivered. It never did. Turns out Order #5 simply vanished off the face of the earth. About this time I started wondering if God was speaking to me. Do not buy a new computer, do not buy a new computer …

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FTM 2008

16 July 2007

Family Tree Maker 2008 is now available for pre-order.  It will be shipped to you when it is released in mid-August.

Does this look like defection from Legacy?  Not really.  I’m an equal opportunity promoter of all things worthwhile.  I’m loyal to Legacy because when I was trying it I fell into it like an old armchair and forgot I was “just trying”.  A couple weeks later I thought O rats, I missed a few, so I went back and tried those too, and still chose Legacy.

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World Vital Records 7-day free trial

10 July 2007

World Vital Records has launched a 7-day free trial offer. No credit card required. This is a good opportunity to get acquainted with their extensive offerings.

- Exclusive access to more than 200 issues of the Genealogical Helper Magazine & 3.6 million names from pedigree files

- Small Town Papers Collection: searchable digital archive to more than one million pages of unique newspaper content back to 1846

- over 10,000 online databases

- International Parish Register Collection

- World Gazetteer Collection: detailed information on more than 310,000 places around the world

- International Marriage Record Collection: vital data on more than 3 million marriages

New content added daily.

7 days free, no credit card.

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YouSendIt

3 July 2007

Think of this as your online post-office when your packages are too large for email.  YouSendIt has a free service that will allow you to send files up to 100 MB in size.  You upload them to the YouSendIt server, and YouSendIt will send your recipient an email with a link where they can go download your mail.  It couldn’t be simpler.

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You Know You’re Addicted When …

2 July 2007

you’re Stalking Strangers’ DNA to Fill in the Family Tree.

From the New York Times:

Inexpensive genetic testing is turning the once-staid pursuit of genealogy into an extreme sport.

They swab the cheeks of strangers and pluck hairs from corpses. They travel hundreds of miles to entice their suspects with an old photograph, or sometimes a free drink. Cooperation is preferred, but not necessarily required to achieve their ends.

If the amateur genealogists of the DNA era bear a certain resemblance to members of a “CSI” team, they make no apologies. Prompted by the advent of inexpensive genetic testing, they are tracing their family trees with a vengeance heretofore unknown.

Continue reading here.

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