Friday, October 2, 2009

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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Thursday, October 1, 2009

What’s On at the Immigration Museum October to November 2009 – impulsegamer.com

What’s On at the Immigration Museum October to November 2009 – impulsegamer.com

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Media Convergence

I have retired my old Smartphone and am now the proud owner of a new HTC Touch Pro2 from which I can read the newspaper, access my mail, my genealogy data and a plethora of online information. I remember my first mobile phone in 1993 - it cost a fortune and was so heavy that I had difficulty carrying it in my handbag, I also carried one of the early PDAs and a camera that used film!!! Now I just carry the one little multifunction device.

This video about the convergence of media, although it has a US bias, makes me wonder what we Australian Genealogists will be carrying in another 15 years time.

Perform OCR with Google Docs - Turn Scanned Images Into Editable Documents

My keyboarding skills are woeful. In the olden days I had a secretary to do my typing and I have never mastered that skill.

The OCR on my flatbed scanner is not the best and I don't always take my scanner along when I go travelling so I was pleased to hear this news from Google Docs.

Perform OCR with Google Docs - Turn Scanned Images Into Editable Documents

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