Jill's 50 items are great but I took the liberty of adding one more... my final count? 45/50 on Jill's Meme, 46/51 on mine
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 (colour optional)
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
- 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
- Have a Twitter account
- Tweet daily
- Have a genealogy blog
- Have more then one genealogy blog
- Have lectured/presented to a genealogy group on a technology topic (I have done this TWICE in public and many times over the internet. I hate speaking in public so turn down more requests than I accept)
- Currently an active member of Genealogy Wise
- Have a Facebook Account
- 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
- Have registered a domain name
- Post regularly to Google+
- Have a blog listed on Geneabloggers
- Have transcribed/indexed records for FamilySearch or a similar project (aha, a trick question! I've transcribed hundreds of old records for OliveTreeGenealogy.com website. I guess that counts as a YES?)
- Own a Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner or hand-held scanner
- Can code a webpage in .html
- Own a smartphone
- Have a personal subscription to one or more paid genealogy databases
- Use a digital voice recorder to record genealogy lectures
- Have contributed to a genealogy blog carnival
- Use Chrome as a Browser (I've used Chrome but prefer Firefox)
- Have participated in a genealogy webinar
- Have taken a DNA test for genealogy purposes
- 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 hardcopy genealogy files (this would take a lifetime to scan everything! I have scanned documents but not my written work)
- Use an RSS Reader to follow genealogy news and blogs
- Have uploaded a gedcom file to a site like Geni, MyHeritage or Ancestry (Sorry, I'll never do this. I know how but I won't do it)
- Own a netbook (Hmmm since we have 2 iPads, 2 iPhones, a MacBookAir, an HP laptop, and 3 computers in the house I don't think I need a netbook!)
- Use a computer/tablet/smartphone to take genealogy lecture notes
- Have a profile on LinkedIn that mentions your genealogy habit
- Have developed a genealogy software program, app or widget (I wish I knew how!)
- 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
- Know about Rootstech (yep I was an official blogger for RootsTech2011 and was invited again for 2012)
- 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
- Have contriibuted to the Familysearch Wiki
- Have scanned and tagged your genealogy photographs
- Have published a genealogy book in an online/digital format (I've published many genealogy books but not in online or digital format and have no plans to do so in the future)
51. Have tried and reviewed iPhone or iPad apps at the developers' request
Tech Grannies rule!
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating, Lorine. Look forward to seeing you at Rootstech 2012.
When I was working I was "Granny the IT guy".
Forgot to say - I'm with you on your response to number 35.
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