Silly Me!

I set the Six Feet Under Downunder site up in February and then took off to a genealogy conference, Rootstech,  in the United States. I came home for a couple of weeks and then took a cruise around China, South Korea and Japan.

The site is a listing of Australian Burial and Cremation indexes and records available online. I hope that the many generous genies around Australia who know of such indexes of  memorials, headstones and burial sites will share them with me so they can be loaded on the site. I will initially only link to free sites that are available online, sites that one can visit via the internet.

Now that I am home for a few more weeks I thought I would see how the site stats were going and add a few more resources to the pages. I was flabbergasted, there were absolutely no visitors, not one person had accidentally stumbled on my site!!

I fired up a different browser from the one in which I usually work and pasted in the URL to find that this site was Private and I could not access!

The site settings have now been changed so that YOU can now access my site, https://6feetunderdownunder.wordpress.com/

Getting Conference Ready - Pockets and Purses

I saw a comment somewhere today from a lady enquiring whether she should take her Flip-Pal scanner to Salt Lake City for use in The Family History Library. Someone else suggested that, for security, one would need to carry it around. That's not a problem at that Library as one is allowed to take bags into the building. However in some of the repositories you visit you can't take big bags into the research areas.

This conversation got me thinking about conferences like Rootstech and AFFHO Congress and the essential stuff one needs to get one through a conference day. One of the things I try to do is wear trousers with deep pockets  and a jacket or vest with more pockets.

These pockets relieve the strain on the bag I carry around at conferences and, in repositories, allow me to take more bits and pieces in than I would otherwise be able to do. My camera and smartphone are reasonably safe in my deep trouser pockets.

A Moneybelt just like mine

Additionally, if my hotel doesn't have a safe, I just carry a small amount of cash on me in a little purse and keep the rest with my passport in a moneybelt. If you don't have a moneybelt it's a good idea to purchase one with a RFID pocket so nasty people can't skim your credit card details.

While I am on the security bandwagon the handbags I travel with are Pacsafe antitheft bags, they are expensive but have lots of security. I find the Citysafe 200 is ideal for everyday use, it takes all the gear I need for a day out at a conference.

Safer Internet Day

Today is Safer Internet Day. An annual event coordinated by Insafe a European organisation which works to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world, Tuesday 8th February has been designated Safer Internet Day 2011. The day supported in Australia by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Although the day is targetted at young people we genealogists could use the day to stop  and review our practices. We need to ensure that our personal data is protected from hackers and identity fraud.

How secure are your passwords?

Genealogists, how easy would your passwords be to crack by a dedicated man or machine?

A new video from Commoncraft, Secure Passwords Explained by Common Craft, presents ideas for selecting strong and easy to remember passwords. It additionally highlights some security issues in our online world..

Protect Your Home Wireless Network to Avoid Copyright Infringement

Genealogists - is your wireless network secure?

Read this cautionary tale.

Protect Your Home Wireless Network to Avoid Copyright Infringement

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Passwords: please try harder | Technology | guardian.co.uk

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Are you complacent with passwords? Is yours easy to crack?

Passwords: please try harder | Technology | guardian.co.uk

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How to Backup your Photos Online - Preserve Your Digital Memories Forever

Another of Amit's informative articles with relevance to genealogists from the Digital Inspiration Blog

How to Backup your Photos Online - Preserve Your Digital Memories Forever

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One in five fall victim to ID theft | Australian IT

Genealogists - be wary of sharing personal information on the web, remember to supress details of living persons on your family sites.

One in five fall victim to ID theft | Australian IT

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Privacy Fears Raised Over Genealogy Application on Facebook

A Cautionary message for users of Facebook application, We're Related.

From Genealogy in Time

National E-security Awareness Week 2009

It's easy to be complacent about passwords and online security. National E-security Awareness Week 2009 is being held this week in Australia. Our government hosts this week to to raise awareness about the importance of e-security among Australians.

Details of activities and suggestions for improving personal online security can be found at the Week's website.

Genealogists, it is time to evaluate and change your passwords now.

Tips for Online Safety

Tips for Online Safety

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Today is Safer Internet Day. Google, as a partner in this event, has published this page of tips for users.