I have always tried to write about genealogy and the underlying technology that is useful for genealogy research. I often write about computers, hardware, software, networks, scanners, photography, and other things that I think every genealogist with a computer should know. Along the way, I have often written about viruses because I always felt that virus knowledge is critical for all computer owners.
I used to write about the latest viruses once every few months. As time went by, I found... Read the rest of the story »
 The Linux Genealogy CD is a great way to take Linux for a "test drive" without changing anything on your PC. Once downloaded and stored properly on a CD-ROM disk, the Linux Genealogy CD can be used as a boot disk. You insert the CD into your PC's CD disk drive, boot directly from the CD, and load Linux. You can run Linux as long as you wish but it never writes anything to your hard drive (unless you specifically tell it to). When finished, you boot down, remove the CD, boot again,...
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CBS News has a heart warming story about a man in Canton, Ohio who helped others at the depths of the Great Depression in 1933. Ted Gup's 80 year-old mother handed him a suitcase labeled "Memoirs" filled with letters dated the same week in December 1933, all addressed to someone named Mr. B. Virdot. Rita Braver tells has the story of a mysterious benefactor who in the Great Depression, sent gifts to those in need.
There story has a bit of a genealogy connection as well, as Ted... Read the rest of the story »
Everyone has a story to tell and pass along. Someone out there will be interested, said Curt Hanson, an archivist who heads the Department of Special collections at the University of North Dakota's Chester Fritz Library.
For instance, letters written by people who lived through the Great Depression help tell the story of what life was like back then. The description of farming with horses would be priceless today. You can read a lot more in an article by Marilyn Hagerty in the Grand... Read the rest of the story »
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