The Tech Savvy Genealogists' Meme
The list should be annotated in the following manner:
Things you have already done or found: bold face type
Things you would like to do or find: italicize
Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type
Feel free to add extra comments in brackets after each item
Which of these apply to you?
- Own an Android or Windows tablet or an iPad
- Use a tablet or iPad for genealogy related purposes
- Have used Skype to for genealogy purposes - (I've used Skype but not for genealogical purposes)
- Have used a camera to capture images in a library/archives/ancestor's home
- Use a genealogy software program on your computer to manage your family tree - (right now RootsMagic 4 and Family Atlas; used to use Family Tree Builder and way back when, circa 1999, Family Tree Maker)
- Have a Twitter account - (I joined about five years ago. Still have the account but never use it)
- Tweet daily - (See above. Twitter and I just never clicked but if you like it, good for you)
- Have a genealogy blog
- Have more then one genealogy blog
- Have lectured/presented to a genealogy group on a technology topic
- Currently an active member of Genealogy Wise - (What do you mean by 'active?' I try to go on about once a month)
- Have a Facebook Account - (again, I joined Facebook way back when and loved it. Hardly ever on there though in the last two years or so, it is just way too cluttered for my tastes)
- Have connected with genealogists via Facebook
- Maintain a genealogy related Facebook Page
- Maintain a blog or website for a genealogy society
- Have submitted text corrections online to Ancestry, Trove or a similar site - (Thus far, the only corrections I've submitted are for people I'm related to)
- Have registered a domain name - (I manage a registered domain name, actually three, does that count?)
- Post regularly to Google+ (not very regularly but I love Google+ - it is like Facebook in the early days, only better)
- Have a blog listed on Geneabloggers
- Have transcribed/indexed records for FamilySearch or a similar project (Yes, and I've got an accuracy of 98% at FamilySearch Indexing, something I'm irrationally proud of)
- Own a Flip-Pal or hand-held scanner (Maybe some day, right now I'm happy using my camera and iPod Touch)
- Can code a webpage in .html - (Yes, and I can make CSS style sheets as well)
- Own a smartphone - (I've got an iPod Touch, that has to count for something, right?)
- Have a personal subscription to one or more paid genealogy databases - (Yes: Fold3, GenealogyBank and Ancestry. Luckily, they were all gifts, otherwise I'd have to get another job just to pay for them all...)
- Use a digital voice recorder to record genealogy lectures (I did once, but either never remember or always get denied permission)
- Have contributed to a genealogy blog carnival
- Use Chrome as a Browser
- Have participated in a genealogy webinar
- Have taken a DNA test for genealogy purposes - (Yes. My parents through 23andMe, myself through FamilyTreeDNA)
- Have a personal genealogy website
- Have found mention of an ancestor in an online newspaper archive
- Have tweeted during a genealogy lecture
- Have scanned your hard copy genealogy files
- Use an RSS Reader to follow genealogy news and blogs - (GoogleReader)
- Have uploaded a gedcom file to a site like Geni, MyHeritage or Ancestry (Yes, and I since regret doing it. I've since taken down what I had at Geni and made my Ancestry trees private )
- Own a netbook - (Use to want one, now I've got my eye on an iPad)
- Use a computer/tablet/smartphone to take genealogy lecture notes (I've used my iPod Touch and laptop, but prefer regular old pen and paper. However, I am a huge fan of the Dragon program and have it on all my devices - makes note taking much easier)
- Have a profile on LinkedIn that mentions your genealogy habit
- Have developed a genealogy software program, app or widget
- Have listened to a genealogy podcast online
- Have downloaded genealogy podcasts for later listening
- Backup your files to a portable hard drive
- Have a copy of your genealogy files stored offsite - (My parents have copies on flash drives, but I haven't updated those in quite awhile)
- Know about Rootstech
- Have listened to a Blogtalk radio session about genealogy
- Use Dropbox, SugarSync or other service to save documents in the cloud
- Schedule regular email backups - (Not as often as I'd like)
- Have contriibuted to the FamilySearch Wiki
- Have scanned and tagged your genealogy photographs - (Many I have, still have a ways to go though)
- Have published a genealogy book in an online/digital format - (It is a goal for 2012)
Clearly the social networking aspect is not my strong suit, mainly because I just don't have the time or desire to have a presence on all the sites. If I ever become a professional or speaker, I'd invest more into it.
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