Family Tech: Technology tips for genealogists and family historians

I am very excited about a new web site created by FamilySearch. This one is is called "Family Tech" and can be found at http://familytech.familysearch.org/  It focuses on sharing technology tips for genealogists and covers a wide variety of topics. With technology becoming more important to genealogists, these articles are useful to assist us in keeping up with the many gadgets, programs and resources available. The articles are written by a variety of authors sharing their knowledge and expertise. I hope you will take time to browse this new resource, as I am sure you will find something of interest to you.
 

If you scroll to the bottom of the page you can find article series covering topics such as:

ABCs of GPS

Camera Basics

Genealogist's View of Memory Cards

Digital Photography for the Genealogist

Restore Damaged Photographs

Here is a sampling of recent posts:

 

How To’s and Tips

Capturing Better Photos
Tips for Social Networking Safety
Yes, You Can Use Your Mac to do Your Genealogy
Mobile genealogy on Android made easy
Safety Resources for Families
Genealogist’s Viewpoint — Choosing a Browser

 

Learn About

GPS and Image Tagging Part 6: How to Geocode using a data logger or tracking program on a smart phone
How Facebook opens the door to history
GPS and Image Tagging Part 5: Sanity Check – how to preserve your privacy
GPS and Image Tagging Part 4: Using a camera/cell phone with the capability built-in
GPS and Image Tagging Part 3: IPTC, EXIF and Meta Tags
Twitter Basics
GPS and Image Tagging Part 2: Brief Introduction to GPS

Helpful Apps and Tools

Yes, You Can Use Your Mac to do Your Genealogy
Mobile genealogy on Android made easy
Using DropBox to backup and share your important files – or why I don’t bother carrying a flash drive anymore
GPS and Image Tagging Part 6: How to Geocode using a data logger or tracking program on a smart phone
Unified Bookmarks
GPS and Image Tagging Part 4: Using a camera/cell phone with the capability built-in
Add your latest Tweet, blog post, and more to your E-mail
Print only what you want on a web page
Ways to Use Twitter for Genealogy
Saving Photos: Amateur Photo Restoration

Learn How To Buy

Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Camera Lenses Part Four
Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Camera Lenses Part Three
Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Camera lenses Part Two
Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Camera Lenses Part One
Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Pros and Cons of Backup Storage Devices
Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Buying a Printer

Viewpoint

Genealogist’s Viewpoint — Choosing a Browser
Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Buying a Printer
Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Scanners
Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Hard Drives
To Share or not to Share? That is the Question
Genealogist’s View—What’s New in Technology
Genealogist’s Viewpoint–Storage Devices and where to keep a backup
Genealogist’s View–OCR and Voice Recognition
Using a Laptop for Genealogy
Moving Data—Genealogist’s View of Memory Cards