Less than a year after the initial release of Flock 1.0, we are proud to release Flock 2.0. Flock 2.0 has been through three beta cycles, enjoyed tremendous feedback from our community of users and is a significant step forward in capability and quality. And, this final release of Flock 2.0 has some great new capabilities that have not been made available in any prior 2.0 beta release. Let me take a moment to tell ...

Our world seems to be increasingly toxic. And while I feel rather confident that switching to a vegan diet has eliminated the most harmful offenders from my daily intake, I am aware that pesticides are something I can’t escape in my every day life. I recently came across a website that’s worth sharing… The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has compiled some information about pesticides and produce. The produce ranking was developed by analysts at the ...

In addition to all the other great tools for annotating and bookmarking web pages, Diigo has some awesome features for sharing those sites you’ve discovered. For bloggers, the Send to Blog feature is a especially useful. Once you’ve set up your blog, you can easily create a post from any web page you’re visiting. Assuming you’ve already installed the Diigo toolbar in your browser, here’s everything you need to know to get blogging with Diigo. ...

In this post, Geni guest blogger and avid genealogist Lisa Alzo explains the steps you should take after you interview family members. If you missed Lisa's first two posts in this series, Interview Your Relatives and Oral History Obstacles, you may want to read those first. You’ve just returned from a visit with your Aunt Betty where you recorded several hours of video (or audio) tape of her telling you about her childhood, your maternal ...

We just launched a very exciting new feature: now you can add your status for books you are currently reading. Adding your reading progress has been a top requested feature, and we think the implications of this one are huge. Similar to Twitter or Facebook, which both pose the question "What are you doing right now?", we are asking "What page are you on right now?". Members can micro-blog their thoughts about books as they ...

A compiled genealogy is never done, as additional information will mostassuredly come to light.DearREADERS,This blog entry is not only about "correcting mistakes" but about "strange coincidences".THE BACK STORYAt the NGS Conference last May in Kansas City, Ol' Myrt here picked up a book & CD with nearly a thousand cutsie Victorian clip art designs. That's where I found the drawing of this eraser -- the upgrade version of the 3" x 1" pink one I ...

What is Skype?Skype is a form of voice over internet protocol (VOIP) which allows you to speak to other people over the Internet from your computer. The most popular version of VOIP is Vonage which utilizes a telephone handset. Please see the links above for more basic information about Skype.Skype is free in its basic form which suffices for most users. This means you can only connect with other Skype users. There are other premium ...

We’ve recently received several emails from people telling us they’re new to veganism and it occurs to me that it might be time to review a few strategies for new vegans. So here are a few things we recommend: Set a date, this allows you to clean out your kitchen without wasting food, and also allows you to mentally prepare for your new way of eating. Borrow a few cookbooks and books on veganism from ...

Though their choices are limited, vegetarians can find some decent food at the airport. Vegans have it a little tougher.

RootsMagic has always been heads and shoulders above the competition when it comes to custom reports, but we have found ways to make them even better in RootsMagic 4. Easier Design Screen Anyone who has designed a custom report in RootsMagic knows that it takes special concentration and good hand-eye coordination to get fields to line up the way you want. RootsMagic 4’s new custom report designer makes it easy for anyone to create professional ...

Did you have pen pals when you were young? Both parents and teachers encouraged us to get to know other children from across the country and around the world - and maybe improve our composition and penmanship in the process. I actually had some very interesting pen pals - including Martha Anne in Toronto. I was amazed she had never been to the beach and she couldn’t believe I’d never seen snow. Times and conversations ...

by Terry Thorntonemail: hillcountrymonroe... Thomas MacEntee, Administrator of the GeneaBlogger Group, requested that I post a "how to" explaining the steps required for adding audio files to a blog. I had requested help on the group's discussion board specifically requesting names of an audio hosting site to use. As no sites were recommended by group members, I went to Blogger Editor and followed the steps recommended there which enabled me to add the audio file ...