I haven’t used Evernote in awhile, so imagine my surprise this morning to receive an email that someone with a Mac in India signed on to my account 7 hours earlier. Definitely wasn’t me or anyone I know! Being somewhat paranoid, I tend to not click on links sent to me in emails. Instead, I … Continue reading “Evernote Info to Keep Your Info Safe”
Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com on 4 Feb 2016. Back from my trip and I’m happy to report the first two generations of my Kinship Determination Project (KDP) is in draft form. Do you use Evernote? I use it on my Kindle to take notes at meetings but I’ve never used it while researching or for … Continue reading “Evernote…Ever so helpful”
Welcome back to another year of Genealogy at Heart. Here’s hoping your holidays were quiet, safe and delightful! I’m longing for the comfort of ritual traditions that were discarded last year due to all the chaos. In keeping with how I have started every past January blog, here’s my review of the top 10 Genealogy … Continue reading “Top Genealogy At Heart Posts from 2020”
Last week I blogged about my Evernote account being hacked. I reached out to some tech savvy colleagues for advice and wanted to share something with you that might be helpful. An IT engineer recommended that I check my email accounts for hacks by visiting https://haveibeenpwned.com That’s not a typo – it is pwned and not … Continue reading “More Tech Safety Suggestion”
It’s been a slow week genealogywise for me as I’ve been consumed with the house renovations and an increased workload at my educator job. I thought I’d have difficulty coming up with a blog but instead I’m bursting with lessons learned from those situations that apply to genealogy. With renovations, there is a lot of … Continue reading “Musing About Life Lessons Learned That Apply to Genealogy”
Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com on 28 Aug 2016 Please check out my earlier blogs about my recent adventures researching in Pennsylvania. At this point in my travels, I had one afternoon and one morning left in the area and hadn’t really found much. To recap: No will at the courthouse – only the index of … Continue reading “Making the Most of Your Research Trip – Part 6”
Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com on 30 Jul 2016. I spent the past two weeks researching in several states. Each archive I visited had different policies and procedures but there were commonalities that helped me use my limited time efficiently. On a visit to one of the libraries I had a co-worker tag along and she … Continue reading “Research Tips”
Originally published on genealogyatheart.blogspot.com on 18 May 2016. Found a new tool that could help you immensely with your research notes, to do lists, and anything else you want to write and remember. From Google, it’s entitled Keep and with just one click, you can save your work and be able to retrieve it from any … Continue reading “A FREE Research Assistant – Google Keep”
