Yesterday I received an email about a new website called Sirius Genealogy 2.0. The email said, in part: Sirius Genealogy 2.0 (SG2) is pleased to announce that we have completed our transformation from a simple blog, into a complete online community for Amateur & Professional Genealogists. The old blog has been shut down and a new membership site has been launched and is publicly available. Membership is FREE! In addition to the general community atmosphere, SG2 has developed numerous Google … [Read more...]
Meet the Challenge
5 June 2010 by 1 Comment
This post was originally posted as part of the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy Challenge in 2010. The challenge this week is: Come up with a personal genealogy challenge of your own. Each person has different research goals and experiences. Use this week to come up with your own challenge, and then take the steps to accomplish it. Haha, I thought. that one's easy! My biggest challenge is finding the time toget everything done that I need to do. So I've decided, for the sake of this … [Read more...]
Find-a-Grave
29 May 2010 by 2 Comments
Have you tried searching Find-a-Grave? I thought it was an American site, with only American graves, but I was wrong. I had a look around to see for myself. I searched the FAQ for 'international' to see if it covered countries other than USA, as I couldn't easily find this information on the homepage, and found that some fixes had been done to clean up the list of countries, including Australia. Woohoo! So I did a search for my usual test surname - Eason - and restricted the country to … [Read more...]
Find the book you need on WorldCat
4 February 2010 by 1 Comment
This post was originally posted as part of the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy Challenge in 2010. WorldCat is a catalogue of many, many libraries in the world. I've used it before and usually it has told me that the book I am looking for is in the State Library of NSW or the National Library of Australia, which is where I would have looked anyway. Unfortunately my genealogy society isn't part of WorldCat, but one day that will change. For the sake of this exercise I decided not to look for a … [Read more...]
When is a substandard photo a great photo?
9 January 2010 by 2 Comments
I've recently updated my Facebook photo from the Christmas version to my normal one. The normal one is taken from an unusual angle, and it's a bit fuzzy. I love it, though, because of the photographer and the circumstances in which it was taken. My niece turned 13 early last year, and for her birthday her parents had approved a mobile phone. This is no ordinary 13-year-old - she looks after her things amid the chaos of living in a small house full of teenage girls. So the day this photo was … [Read more...]
I love my new Toshiba mini notebook!
9 January 2010 by 2 Comments
Well, I was brave enough to take the risk! My new mini notebook is a Toshiba NB200, which arrived by courier yesterday. I broke the seal warning me that my new purchase may not function correctly and I've been playing with it ever since. So far I'm just installing the software I need and downloading and installing updates, and the battery has lasted very well. The keyboard feels solid and the major keys are much the same size as on my standalone keyboard, although of course all the other keys … [Read more...]
Thanks for buying, but your new mini notebook may not work
8 January 2010 by 3 Comments
I bought a new mini-notebook, to replace the piece of junk I bought a year and a half ago. It has just arrived, and the label stuck across the opening to the box states, in part: You must read and follow all set-up and usage instructions in the provided manuals and Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort. If you fail to do so, this product will not function properly and you may lose data or suffer other damage. EVEN IF YOU DO SO, TOSHIBA MAKES NO GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY THAT THIS PRODUCT WILL … [Read more...]
