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Roots Tech 2012 Videos

What an exhausting last couple of weeks it has been! Sorry I have been missing! Anyway, time for a recap of the RootsTech videos that are now posted online. Below is a list and the link to them. They are all wonderful presentations! The presentation by Josh Coates (Mozy.com) was so forward thinking that it made me realize my thought process isn't even on the same planet as some of these presenters!

Inventing the Future, as a Community-Jay Verkler
Do I Trust the Cloud?-D. Joshua Taylor
Effective Database Search Tactics-Kory Meyerink
Twitter - It's Not Just "What I Had For Breakfast" Anymore-Thomas MacEntee
Eleven Layers of Online Searches-Barbara Renick
Exabyte Social Clouds and Other Monstrosities-Josh Coates
Publish Your Genealogy Online-Laura Prescott
Optimizing Your Site for Search Engines-Robert Gardner
Genealogists "Go Mobile"-Sandra Crowley
Google's Toolbar and Genealogy-David Barney
Making the Most of Technology to Further the Family History Industry-Tim Sullivan
Genealogy Podcasts and Blogs 101-Lisa Louise Cooke
Privacy in a Collaborative Environment-Noah Tutak

For any and all of these presentations, go to rootstech.org

The 1940 Census is Coming!

This coming Saturday at the Riverton FamilySearch Library you can learn more about the upcoming 1940 Census. Read more info here!

Another post providing information about the 1940 Census can be found on the Genea-Musings blog written by Randy Seaver. Great notes!

Don't Forget to Watch "Who Do You Think You Are?"

Braun HF 1 television receiver, Germany, 1958

Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tv

This week's episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" (Friday, March 9th, check local listings for time) will have us all learning about NFL superstar, Jerome Bettis. If you have missed the beginning of Season 3, all of the past episodes are available to watch at NBC. Isn't it cool to have a TV show about genealogy? Totally unheard of five years ago!

Time for the UVTAGG Meeting Again!

UVTAGG Group Meeting

March 10, 2012

9-Noon

4050 N. 650 E., Provo, Utah

This is a great place to learn. They know their stuff! If they don't, they know someone who does! Either way, you can get help and enjoy very informational presentations. To learn more, click here! 

Even if you live elsewhere, there are loads of class outlines that you can use to teach yourself. Where there is a will, there is a way!

Want to Learn How to Organize and Share Digital Images?

Cinque Terre, Italy
Photo by Rayanne B. Melick

Are you being overrun with photos on your computer? Do your relatives want copies but you don't know how to keep track of who gets what? With digital cameras so easy and accessible these days, it is easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer volume of photos.  My relatives are still waiting for the pictures I took on my anniversary trip last year! Reason? Sheer volume! Hence my post about this!

Geoff Rasmussen of Legacy Family Tree shares his information on a newly recorded webinar from yesterday. It will be available for at least 10 days for free and then after that it may be purchased. I am a great fan of webinars as I learn so much about so many different topics. I am an even greater fan of webinars from Legacy Family Tree because they are so clear, concise, and organized! When you click on the webinars link above it will take you to the webinars page. Here you can view all of the webinars now scheduled through November 2012. Scroll down to the archived presentations and the "Organize and Share Digital Images" presentation will be the first one showing in the archives.  Have a look if you have never attended a webinar before. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!