YOUR QUESTIONS
©2012 by Donald R. Snow
This page was last updated 2012-03-20.
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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
- Instructors are Donald R. and Diane M. Snow ( snowd@math.byu.edu
and dmsnow34@gmail.com ) of
Provo, Utah and St. George, Utah.
- These notes with the active Internet links are posted on http://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html
. You can put an icon on your desktop to go to it immediately.
- Tip: holding down the Control Key while clicking on a link opens the
link in a new window, so you don't lose your place where you were.
- Announcements
- FH Update classes - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 1-2:30 PM, Morningside
Stake Center, RS Room - next class will be on 4 Apr about Freeware
for FH.
- Register for an LDS account -- go to https://apps.lds.org/sign-in/go/login.jsf
-- Same user name and password can be used at FS, nFS, FS
Indexing, and ward and stake websites at http://www.lds.org
.
- With an LDS account you can make a helpful 9-Generation Pedigree
Fan Chart of your FS data -- http://www.createfan.com/
-- Can generate fan charts for anyone in FS by going to http://www.treeseek.com
, logging in with your LDS account, and entering their PID (their FS
Personal Identifier number) in the box
- With an LDS account you can sign up for the new interface for
Family Tree through FamilySearch
- Go to https://familysearch.org/invite/familytree_tab
and register there with your LDS account. This is in addition to
registering for an LDS Account.
- Once registered you now see a new tab on https://www.familysearch.org
(Note the "s" after http and the www before FamilySearch)
when you log in with your LDS account (upper right hand
corner) -- new tab "Family Tree", next to the FS logo,
takes you to the new interface for your
data in nFS
- This Family Tree interface will be used by everyone by
the end of 2012 and only the Summary data for each person in
nFS https://new.familysearch.org/
will be carried over, so if we get the Summary data for each
person in nFS as correct as possible now, we won't have so
much to change later after it's carried over.
- With your LDS Account you can sign up to help index the 1940 US
Census -- Many stakes have set indexing goals (Morningside
Stake has goal of indexing 600,000 records this calendar year -
see Thermometer Charts on ward bulletin boards) -- Sign
up at
http://the1940census.com/?cid=fsHomeT1940Plt -- Link of how to
find people in 1940 Census before the index is finished --
http://genealogy.about.com/b/2012/02/28/how-to-find-granddad-in-the-1940-u-s-census.htm
.
- LDS Tech conference next week on Thursday and Friday before
General Conference at Riverton Church Office Building --
https://tech.lds.org/wiki/LDSTech_Conference .
- Today's class is your chance to ask technology or family history
questions; if we can't answer them, we may at least be able to point
you in the right direction. The questions below are to "prime
the pump" and we can discuss these or any other questions you have.
GENEALOGY
- Where can I find a list of Affiliate Programs that the LDS FH Dept
has approved and what they do?
- How do I attach an image to a source in a genealogy program?
- What genealogy programs have the feature that ... ?
- How do I use the British Civil Registration website Free BMD
(Births, Marriages, and Deaths)?
- What does "3rd Cousin 2 times Removed" mean and how do I determine
such relationships?
WINDOWS TIPS AND TRICKS
- How do I set a bookmark in a browser?
- How do I make an icon on the desktop to go to a file, folder, or
website?
- Is there a program that allows me to store more than one item on
the computer clipboard?
- What are some helpful Windows shortcuts?
- How can I name files so they are findable and yet descriptive of
their contents?
- How do I set up Dropbox on different computers and how do I
access it remotely?
- How do I use Xmarks so I can use all my browser bookmarks on any
computer?
- What should I be doing to keep my computer running smoothly?
FILE MAINTENANCE
- How can I change the name of a file?
- What programs help with file copying and moving? (Q-Dir)
- What programs are helpful to find and eliminate duplicate files,
photos, etc.?
- What are some helpful file management techniques to use on my
computer to move files to the correct folders, find lost files,
rename files so they are easier to find, etc.?
- What does defragging my computer mean and how do I do it?
- What's taking up so much space on my computer?
THE LDS CHURCH WEBSITES
- How do I register for an LDS account?
- How do I download and/or read the Ensign, Melchisedek Priesthood /
Relief Society manuals, General Conference talks, etc., from the
Church website?
- How do I use the LDS Church ward and stake websites? (Directories,
photos, leadership lists, calendars)
IMAGES
- How can I get FastStone Capture v 5.3 to capture a scrolling
window?
- Is there a freeware program that will allow me to edit a pdf file
so I can fill in a pdf form or annotate the text of a pdf file?
- How do I download photos from my camera?
- How can I OCR (Optical Character Recognition) a text file?
- What are the differences between image formats and which ones
should I use?
AUDIO
- How do I rip (copy) a CD to my hard drive?
- How can I record audio with my computer?
- How do I transfer cassette tapes to digital format on my computer?
- How can I edit an audio file?
- Is there a program that will convert my voice to text on the
computer?
EMAIL AND EMAIL ADDRESSES
- Where can I get an email address that I can use anywhere and
never have to change?
- How can I email attachments - photos, documents,
slideshows, etc.?
- What is a good email program to use?
FREEWARE
- Is there a good freeware programs to keep my notes in? (Evernote)
- What are some good freeware programs to do ... ?
- What freeware program does the same as ... (commercial
program)?
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