Okay, I’m game. (Yep – So what else is new?)
Geniaus has posted a Meme titled “So you think you’re a Tech Savvy Genealogist?” … and here I am… my eyes are half closed from exhaustion but as usual I can’t resist.
The list should be annotated in the following manner:
Things you have already done or found: bold face type
Things you would like to do or find: italicize (colour optional)
Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type
Feel free to add extra comments in brackets after each item
Which of these apply to you?
- Own an Android or Windows tablet or an iPad
- Use a tablet or iPad for genealogy related purposes
- Have used Skype to for genealogy purposes (Can anyone tell me why I should bother?)
- Have used a camera to capture images in a library/archives/ancestor’s home
- Use a genealogy software program on your computer to manage your family tree
- Have a Twitter account
- Tweet daily (almost – and as long as there’s power or access to 3G!)
- Have a genealogy blog
- Have more then one genealogy blog (sort of – I write a blog about my family history, and a separate one about my family history-in-the-making).
- Have lectured/presented to a genealogy group on a technology topic (does blogging count? Probably not…)
- Currently an active member of Genealogy Wise (I need to do better at the ‘active’ part).
- Have a Facebook Account
- Have connected with genealogists via Facebook
- Maintain a genealogy related Facebook Page
- Maintain a blog or website for a genealogy society
- Have submitted text corrections online to Ancestry, Trove or a similar site
- Have registered a domain name
- Post regularly to Google+ (although I could do better at this one too)
- Have a blog listed on Geneabloggers
- Have transcribed/indexed records for FamilySearch or a similar project (darn Macs).
- Own a Flip-Pal or hand-held scanner
- Can code a webpage in .html
- Own a smartphone
- Have a personal subscription to one or more paid genealogy databases
- Use a digital voice recorder to record genealogy lectures
- Have contributed to a genealogy blog carnival
- Use Chrome as a Browser
- Have participated in a genealogy webinar
- Have taken a DNA test for genealogy purposes
- Have a personal genealogy website
- Have found mention of an ancestor in an online newspaper archive
- Have tweeted during a genealogy lecture
- Have scanned your hardcopy genealogy files
- Use an RSS Reader to follow genealogy news and blogs
- Have uploaded a gedcom file to a site like Geni, MyHeritage or Ancestry
- Own a netbook
- Use a computer/tablet/smartphone to take genealogy lecture notes (Evernote rocks!)
- Have a profile on LinkedIn that mentions your genealogy habit (I had to check this one – but it’s there!)
- Have developed a genealogy software program, app or widget
- Have listened to a genealogy podcast online
- Have downloaded genealogy podcasts for later listening
- Backup your files to a portable hard drive
- Have a copy of your genealogy files stored offsite
- Know about Rootstech
- Have listened to a Blogtalk radio session about genealogy
- Use Dropbox, SugarSync or other service to save documents in the cloud
- Schedule regular email backups
- Have contriibuted to the Familysearch Wiki
- Have scanned and tagged your genealogy photographs (scanned not tagged)
- Have published a genealogy book in an online/digital format
So it seems I have 7 out of 50 that I still need to tackle, plus I need to up my game on another 3. Not too shabby, for now.










Thanks for taking up the meme challenge. So pleased you couldn’t resist.
It was a fun one – thanks for creating it!
I purchased a new computer, it was shiny and black. I set up my Skype program and all was going well, but I could not visualize myself in the set up. I could not see my husband. Then I discovered that my new 2011 HP did not have a video camera…..I thought it did. I suppose I am not as tech savvy as I thought.
I love your list
LOL Too funny. I thought all computers would come with cameras nowadays. Shows you what I know!
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