Genealogy - Technology Links for 10 Aug 2012

© Copyright 2012 Caroline M. Pointer

Okay. Here are today's Genealogy - Technology Links for this Friday, 10 Aug 2012. I may have tweeted some of them, but then again maybe not. {Follow me on Twitter: @FamilyStories }No matter because I've picked the best here in this curated-just-for-you list of tech-related posts that I think have some kind of value in the genealogy and family history research world.

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• PhoneClean: iPhone Cleaner by Masshal Saif on geekchunk.com ~ I SO need to do this! Yes, I'm one of the goobers who bought a 16GB iPhone, and I'm quickly running out of room for all these fun apps. LOL. Read on to learn how to clean off your idevice.
• Doit.im Brings Powerful Yet Intuitive GTD Management to The Web and Mobile Devices by Melanie Panola on lifehacker.com ~ I told y'all yesterday that I'm addicted to productivity apps, and I wasn't kidding. Here's another ~ Doit.im. It's been around a while, but they've upgraded it making it pretty robust. So, check it out.
• Desktop Arsenal: 10 Tools We Can't Live Without by Jocelyn K. Glei on 99u.com ~ I use some of these. Now? I'm going to have to try the rest. Which ones do you use?
• The simplest productivity feature in Evernote I didn’t know by Christopher S. Penn on christopherspenn.com ~ Now. I was kind of proud that I already knew this one. In fact, I use it when I'm sharing a genealogy check-off form that I've created in OneNote for y'all. {You know, those free forms *some* people think I shouldn't give away for free? Yeah. Those.} Anywho, if you didn't know how to do this, then after you read this post, you will.
• CEO Friday: Why we made some recent mobile changes by David Barrett on blog.Expensify.com ~ I've been using the Expensify app for a while now and I've suggested it to a few folks. It's great for genealogy professionals who need to keep careful track of expenses. And? Now they've made some updates to their app. So check out their site, their app, and their newest update if you're a genealogy professional who needs a clean interface to keep up with their expenses.
• St. Louis couple launches genealogy app for iPhone by Greta Weiderman on bizjournals.com ~ This free app allows you to save private audio recordings told by family members and then upload them to their site. With a freemium based platform, they have a plan to suit everyone's needs.
• Get “REEL” About Your Home Movie Legacy Before It’s Too Late, Part I AND Get “REEL” About Your Home Movie Legacy: Fun Things to Do Your Movies, Part II by Rhonda Vigeant on appoblogs.com ~ Rhonda gives some excellent advice about preservation of home movies. Read both blog posts. You won't regret it.
• Office Web Apps: First Take by Simon Bisson on zdnet.com ~ I might've already mentioned {Okay. I already did mention...} about how excited I am about the new MS Office and its imminent launch. Here's a blog post dedicated to their web apps and what they'll look like in their newer state. In one word? Awesome.

Okay, folks. That's it for today. I'm still on vacay, but look for the Genea-Tech Newsletter this weekend which will include ~among many other things~ some more Genealogy-Technology Links. 

Picked just for you. 

By me. 

A fellow researcher.

Who just happens to love playing with tech.

~Caroline

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