Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc. Computers & Genealogy
		The forms listed below may be in any of several different formats, most commonly in HyperText Markup Language or HTML. Each entry below is given as: Title (Format) [Source]. If no format is given, the form or article is in HTML format. See File Formats & Downloads for information on downloading and viewing these files. Internet Genealogy Website Creation Computer Technology Software GEDCOMs & Tiny Tafels CDs & Microforms See also Genealogy Programs & Utilities, Reviews
Internet Genealogy		Standards for Technology in Genealogy Now This Won't Hurt a Bit - The Internet for Family History by Mark Howells Around the World in 239 Domains by Drew Smith [Ancestry] The Vocabulary of the Internet by Drew Smith [Ancestry] The Future of Internet Genealogy:­ Twelve Predictions by Mark Howells New Year, New Technology? by Rhonda McClure [Family Tree Finders] Genealogy and Online Auctions by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Using Materials Found on the Internet by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Networking Through Email, Chat, Queries, & Message Boards Chat Live - Genealogy Chatrooms & Help [About.com] Effective Postings on Message Boards by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] TalkSpot: A New Way to Chat by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Mailing Lists Mailing Lists - The Genealogist's Most Powerful Internet Tool by Mark Howells Networking with Other Genealogists by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Mailing Lists: Thanks, but No Thanks by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Newsletters Free E-mail Genealogy Newsletters by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Email Newsletters - Daily & Weekly [About.com] Genealogy Mailing Lists & Newsletters [About.com] Books The Dank, Musty Bookshops of the Web by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Searching, Search Engines, & Portals Leaving Breadcrumbs on the Web (search engines) by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Organize Your Internet Experience with a Portal by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Genealogy Portals by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Genealogy Search Engines & Directories [About.com] Surname Search: Genealogy Surname Resources [About.com] Favorite Bookmarks Organizing Your Internet Genealogy Bookmarks by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Pretty Pictures by Mark Howells Dynamite Sites by Mark Howells More Dynamite Sites by Mark Howells The Best Genealogy Websites by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Guides for Research on the Internet by Kip Sperry [Ancestry] Non-Traditional Sources for Online Genealogy by Mark Howells National Archives Information Locator (NAIL) by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Finding Living People Using the Internet by Kip Sperry [Ancestry] Keeping Track of the Living by Drew Smith [Ancestry] The Best of the Online Phone Books by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Tools for Locating People Online by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Finding People - Lost Family & Friends [About.com] Starting with Yourself, Digitally (vital records) by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Genealogical Miscellany 2: FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service by Kip Sperry [Ancestry] Automate Your Holiday Greetings by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Land Records Online by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Have You Looked at RootsWeb Lately? by Rhonda McClure [Family Tree Finders] German Research on the Internet by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Issues & Concerns Facts About Viruses and Hackers by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Watch Out for Viruses! by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Example of Getting Permission: "Adding Your Name To My Charts" The Ethics and Etiquette of Sharing by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Link Rot in Your Family Tree? - A Case Study in the Dynamics of Internet Genealogy by Mark Howells Share and Beware - Sharing Genealogy in the Information Age by Mark Howells Plagiarism in the Digital World by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Spammed! by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry]
Website Creation		NGS Standards: Guidelines for Web Publishing by Mark Howells [Ancestry] Creating Your Genealogy Home Page by Sharon L. Brevoort Personal Genealogy Web Pages by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] Transforming Your GEDCOM Files Into Web Pages by Mark Howells Genealogy Graphics & Clip Art [About.com] OurTimeLines
Computer Technology		Hardware & Peripheral Devices No Preaching to the Digital Choir by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Buying Hardware? Ask a Thousand Friends! by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Protect Your Tree from Lightning by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Putting Your Mouse on the Radio by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Lost? Get a GPS by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Genealogy Gadgets & Cool Tools [About.com] Laptops Laptop Travel for the Road Warrior by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Laptop Accessories for the Road Warrior by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] International Laptop Travel by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] International Laptop Travel Revisited by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] International Laptop Travel Post Mortem by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Palm Pilots Pint-Sized Pedigrees - Palm Pilots for Genealogy by Mark Howells Holding Genealogy in Your Hand by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Digital Images, Scanners, & Digital Cameras Digitizing Your Research Bit by Bit (Scanning) by Mark Howells The Digitization of Genealogical Data by George G. Morgan [Ancestry] A First Look at the ImageMouse Plus by Datagraphix by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Using Technology to Frame the Past: Electronic Scrapbooking by Mark Howells Scrapbooking the Technology Way by Rhonda McClure [Family Tree Finders] High Tech in the '90s - The 1890 Census by Mark Howells A Review of the Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Y2K Got a Date for the Millennium? - What Genealogists should know about the Year 2000 by Mark Howells How Genealogy Helped Solve the Year 2000 Problem - in 1958! by Mark Howells What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? by Mark Howells
Software		Software Basics Operating Systems for the Non-Emotional by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Your Software Toolbox by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Upgrading Software 101 by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Upgrading Software 102 by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Protect Your Computer with InCtrl5 by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Free Lunch? No. Free Software? Yes. by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Love Bugs, Avatars, and Our World of New Computer Terms by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Software Products The Debut of Netscape 6 by Drew Smith [Ancestry] Using PowerPoint 2000 for Teaching Family History, Part 1 by Kip Sperry [Ancestry] Using PowerPoint 2000 for Teaching Family History, Part 2 by Kip Sperry [Ancestry] Language Translations Don’t Have To Be Difficult by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] MAXimize Your Last-minute Shopping by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Easy As Pulling Teeth: Extracting Dentists from the 1881 Census CD-ROMs or Drilling into data which the LDS doesn't let you search for (using Folio Views 4.2 software) by Mark Howells Genealogy Software [About.com]
GEDCOMs & Tiny Tafels		Transforming Your GEDCOM Files Into Web Pages by Mark Howells GEDCOM Files - Information & HowTos [About.com] Tiny Tafel Tutor from Roots & Branches What is a Tiny Tafel? What is an ahnentafel? Go to Genealogy File Libraries from Rootsforum. Select "Information Files". Search on file keyword "Tiny Tafel".
CDs & Microforms		Creating Your Own CDs No CD Burner? Create Your Own CDs Anyway by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Update on ItsMyCD.com by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Review of FlipAlbum CD Maker™ 1.0 by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Commercially Available CDs Cheap and Easy CD-ROMs, article by Mark Howells CR-ROM And Internet Content For Research Map Libraries historic map libraries on CD from Gold Bug Early American Gazetteer 1833 and 1853, on CD from Gold Bug AGLL/Heritage Quest (microforms for members to rent or buy) The Family History Library Catalog on CD-ROM by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] Genealogy Questions and Answers (FHL Catalog & MMI) by Kip Sperry [Ancestry] CD Review: Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760 by Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens [Ancestry] End of Year Bargains for Genealogists (Census CDs/Census Index CDs) by Rhonda McClure [Family Tree Finders]
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