Posted in Internet Services on Mar 24th, 2008 No Comments »
OK, so this isn’t genealogy related but I just thought I would post this one. For all of us who use WordPress for our blogs this tool is invaluable!
I’ve been using the Akismet spam plug-in since I started this blog. It’s only been about 10 months but it has already eliminated about 2, 400 spam [...]
Posted in Internet Services on Mar 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
Hmm, I wonder what this post will be about?
I’m still going through a lot of the sites I discovered and rediscovered during the last Carnival of Genealogy. One of those sites that I have discovered is Find A Grave. I played around with it for a while and found a few things that [...]
Posted in Internet Services on Mar 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Just a quick update. My earlier post stated that I had received 10 emails from Footnote wanting me to sign up for a yearly subscription with a discount of $10. I was frustrated that they just kept coming and coming. Well, I just checked my email and had an apology email from Footnote. Here’s [...]
Posted in Internet Services on Mar 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Just a quick post to gripe about Footnote. I loved their service while I used it. I recently completed a 7 day trial and canceled it afterwards because I really don’t have the time to mess with it right now.
Today, I’ve gotten 10 messages so far that keep saying “It’s not too late!” and saying [...]
Posted in Internet Services on Feb 9th, 2008 No Comments »
OK, I know I have been blogging for about 9 months now (with a 2 month hiatus in the midsection of it all!) but I have just recently discovered the joy of Bloglines!
I have to confess that the last several months I have visited sites here and there but never really was able to keep [...]
Posted in Internet Services on Aug 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Well, I’m not sure who uses GenCircles or Family Tree Legends. Apparently I have, but I don’t remember!
Today I got an email that states the following:
We have a very exciting announcement to share with you! Pearl Street Software, maker of GenCircles and Family Tree Legends, has merged with MyHeritage.com. In [...]
Posted in Internet Services on Jun 26th, 2007 2 Comments »
Recently, I wrote a post about getting serious about preserving the items I have been entrusted with. In that post I mentioned I was trying a site called SnapFish. I thought it would be to my advantage to try out an on-line photo site instead of spending so much money on ink and photo paper. [...]
Posted in Internet Services on Jun 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Well, today I wanted to let everyone in on my secret. Ssshh! Don’t let everyone know!
No, this is not something everyone will go crazy over but it is something that I thought was neat. I just wanted to share a tool that I use to find some of my living relatives that I [...]
Posted in Internet Services on May 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Wow! I am so thankful for all the folks who volunteer at Random Acts Of Genealogical Kindness! Thanks to a volunteer in Louisiana, I have finally found a copy of my maternal grandparents marriage!
Not only did Susan find a copy, she also emailed me a copy as an attachment. It was so awesome to finally [...]
Posted in Internet Services on May 26th, 2007 No Comments »
For those of you who don’t know, Ancestry.com has announced a huge new Military Release and it is currently FREE! I believe it is until June 6 (D-Day). You should hop over there and check it out!
While there, be sure to check out the FREE e-book download of Military Records On Ancestry.com. I never shun [...]
