Today I learned of a new iPhone app and service called BillionGraves.com. I don’t have an iPhone, but I am excited by the potential. My first reaction was “oh no – we already have Find-A-Grave. Why would they compete with them?” But, in looking at the BillionGraves site, the function is quite different and is […]
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I just can’t do anything with it. Inspired by RootsTech I finally decided to further investigate something I’ve been curious about – how to go about creating apps for Android & iPhone. I am so not a programmer/developer but I’ve heard of programs that allow non-developers to create apps and tried a few of them.
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Yesterday I posted details on how to follow along to the Tools of Change in Publishing conference hosted by O’Reilly Media. Books + technology is their focus. Well, I realized last night that there is another conference I wish to keep my eye on – Educause. This group is about Education + technology. EDUCAUSE is
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Over the weekend, many of us were busy online tweeting & blogging about (as well as following along) to all the events at RootsTech. I personally spent hours reading about all the great things going on. On Tuesday, another conference starts that some of my geneabuddies & library friends may be interested in – the
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Do you have an iPad? Do you use Flipboard? If not, you are missing out! Flipboard turns content from various resources from basic streams into a visual smorgasbord. Today, I realized I should add a section on my Flipboard for showing my @taneya/genealogy list I have through Twitter. How cool is this? Browsing is as
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Happy New Year everyone! If you read this in a feed reader – click through – my blog has a new look. For my 1st post of the 2011, I am sharing my new blog design. In January 2010 I also updated the look of my blog. At the time, I was aiming for a
The upcoming RootsTech conference is beginning to get blogged & tweeted about quite a bit. Official RootsTech bloggers have been announced and I’m looking forward to following along in the conversation. However, what do I do when I have to work all day and can’t follow along the Twitter feed like I hope? I
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The first annual RootsTech conference is scheduled to take place February 10-12, 2011 in Salt Lake City. The conference is sponsored by multiple partners, including Brigham Young University, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Federation of Genealogical Societies and more. As described on the website, the conference will be a gathering of both family history enthusiasts and
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In my last post, I expressed my desire for a Find-A-Grave app for my smartphone and outlined several specific features I wished to see in the app. After posting and sharing the link, I learned from Thomas that there was an ongoing discussion on the Find-A-Grave forums, and then someone posted a link to a
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A couple of months ago I read an article about a Vanderbilt Engineering student named Ben Gotow and his work developing iPhone apps. He developed an iPhone app for artists that has sold more than 20,000 units to date, an app for a Vanderbilt informatics group that allows anesthesiologists to view what’s going on in
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