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Rootstech Sessions now online free

Posted on 8 April 2012 by Linda Elliott
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Rootstech is a family history & technology conference that takes place each February in Salt Lake City, Utah. A number of this year’s conference session are now available online free of charge. This is a conference that I have promised … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer & other technology, Miscellaneous | Tagged Family History, Genealogy, Rootstech, Salt Lake City | Leave a reply

Find My Past App

Posted on 2 April 2012 by Linda Elliott
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Genealogy and computer technology goes so well together, so I was pleased to see that FindMyPast has updated their app. The new version offers fully searchable BMD Indexes and census material. The app works on ipads, ipods & iphones. Go … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer & other technology, Find My Past, Getting Started, Miscellaneous | Tagged Apple, Apps, Family History, Findmypast, Genealogy, iPad | 3 Replies

Happy Christmas

Posted on 22 December 2011 by Linda Elliott
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Merry Christmas & a Peaceful New Year to all visitors to Madaboutgenealogy I’ll start posting again on 29 December, but if you need a family history fix before then there is always the archived postings … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Maker 2012

Posted on 18 November 2011 by Linda Elliott
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I’ve been sent the new Family Tree Maker 2012 by Ancestry to review  – lucky me . I’ve been using FTM for quite some years now so am familiar with the look and feel of the programme, I find it … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancestry.co.uk, Computer & other technology, Getting Started, Miscellaneous | Tagged Ancestry.co.uk, Family History, Family Tree Maker 2012, Genealogy | Leave a reply

Keeping Your Resaerch Safe !!

Posted on 15 November 2011 by Linda Elliott
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I am sure we have all had that heart stopping moment when we realise that our computer isn’t working properly and we might never see the contents of the hard drive ever again. Or perhaps the hard drive has become … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer & other technology, General, Miscellaneous | Tagged Dropbox, Family History, Genealogy | Leave a reply

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