DearREADERS,
These are just a few of the items that have tickled my fancy of late. If you follow Ol' Myrt on Twitter (@dearmyrtle) or are one of my friends on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DearMYRTLE) then you already know about these kewl new ideas.
CAPTURING DATA & SOURCING FROM ANY WEBSITE
"In about a month, we will introduce an easy way to capture data from
any website, create a source, and add it to your Source Box without
using copy and paste." REALLY? FamilySearch's Family Tree is
expected to go live for all users by the end of the year. This sourcing
ability might herald a big change if other genealogy software and
websites adopt this technology... whatever it is. Source: https://familysearch.org/blog/family-tree-update
WORDPRESS CHANGES COMING
Great, just as we prepare to have a three-part series on creating a blog from scratch, there is new that New 'radically simplified' Wordpress is on the way! To sign up for the workshop webinar, see: Webinars: WordPress for Genealogists with Taneya Koonze.
WIKIPEDIA AND ANCESTORS
This researcher created a page for an ancestor on Wikipedia. :) Source: TheAncestorFiles: Elizabeth Pugsley Hayward on Wikipedia
TWITTER FOR EDUCATION
LectureTools is an iPad app that hopes to make lectures a more engaging and intimate experience If
this works, it will be a great asset to genealogy institutes and
conferences. I am developing this now for a RootTech 2013 presentation
proposal. Students can participate in real time via iPad or computer.
IN A BLOGGING RUT?14 Proven Ways to Simplify Your Blogging and Get More Done : @ProBlogger Source:
IMPROVED FAMILY PHOTOSPosing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Groups of People
BEFORE ANSEL...
Source: The American West, 150 Years Ago
POLIOAnalysis: Defeating polio More info:
GLOWING REPORTS OF CIVIL WAR SOLDIERSWhy Some Civil War Soldiers Glowed in the Dark - Mental Floss
GOOGLE SEARCH
With my typos, I need all the help I can get. More info Google Search Just Got 1,000 Times Smarter
With my typos, I need all the help I can get. More info Google Search Just Got 1,000 Times Smarter
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
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Second Life: Clarise Beaumont
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DearMYRTLE
Twitter: @DearMYRTLE
Second Life: Clarise Beaumont
I remember those polio sugar cubes only too well!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of these tips! I had to stop to read your link to the article about blogging at ProBlogger. I've only been blogging since early April and I can see how it can become all-consuming and somewhat overwhelming. Like you, I like #5 and #13. They sound like great ideas.
ReplyDeleteWow! I was wondering, "What's ol' Myrt up to today?" Evidently, she's up to quite a bit. It will take me a while to digest everything in this one post. Thanks for giving us such great information
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