Genealogy - Technology Links for 14 Aug 2012

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Gen-Tech Links for Tuesday, 14 Aug 2012

Today has been a very busy day personally. Funny how life and living family members, um, interrupt your plans to research and write about, um, non-living family members. {Can I get an amen?}

Despite the major interruption to my entire morning, I managed to find a whole new list of blog post links to technology that might be able to help you in your research of your non-living family members. {That is, when the living members are quite done with their drama for the day...}

Anywho, here is the list:

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• Maniana To Do List Task List Android App Review by AndroidTapp.com by Paul Wilks on androidtapp.com ~ I know. Another to-do listing app. What can I say? We all have many things to do and apparently we need lots of help to remember what it is exactly we need to do. Unlike some of the others I've mentioned previously, this one is for the Android folks, and it seems to be a pretty simple list maker similar to the Clear app {which I reviewed previously}, and it looks pretty. Or at least I think so. I mean, that *is* important, right? LOL. This app seems perfect for making those quick to-do lists on the fly. You know like when you need to add to the top of your to-do list, "Help family member with their drama all morning long." Yeah. So, check it out. =)
• Manage That Big Bunch Of Physical Books By Winning A Copy Of BookBuddy For iPhone by Casey Tschida on appadvice.com ~ Okay. I've noticed lately a few people in the gen world have been talking about their libraries. {These are probably folks who are in the ProGen class 'cause there's a whole lesson in taking inventory of your gen books. At least, this would be my educated guess. I could be wrong.} So. When I saw this app today being reviewed, I thought it was *way* cool, and you might be interested. I've downloaded the free version onto my iPhone, and I'm going to take it for a spin. Definitely an app worth looking at when we have all those *heavy* genealgoy reference books on the shelves, and this app can make cataloging them and keeping up with that sizable library a lot easier. {And who doesn't love easier?}
• 360 Panoramic for iPad and iPhone Review by Michael Baturin on everythingicafe.com ~ Maybe you're lucky enough to be able to walk through an historic house your ancestors lived in. Wouldn't it be cool to be able to take a panoramic picture of the rooms in that house? Well, this app review that Michael writes makes the 360 Panoramic app seem likes it capable of doing the job very well and very easily. I included the video below, but also take a look at his written review that also includes screenshots.

• WebDisk Provides The Easiest Way To Share Files Between iPhone & Desktop by Hamza on addictivetips.com ~ I can't tell you, exactly, why I don't like using The iTunes for sharing files. I just don't. So when I saw this review, I thought to myself, "How handy handy!" You can use WebDisk to share files between your iOS device and your desktop or laptop computer without ever having to launch The iTunes. So read these instructions on how to do it. I know I can't wait to try this!
• 10 ways to help improve your Android battery life by Mapesy on community.sprint.com ~ I don't have an Android phone {I did root my Nook Tablet to make it an Android device however.} and whenever I do app reviews, their done using my iPhone. But? Just to show my readers with Android devices that I do really and truly appreciate y'all here's a list of 10 ways to get a little more juice out of your batteries.
• Google Updates New Orleans Street View Imagery by Matt McGee on searchengineland.com ~ If you do New Orleans research, you might want to take a look at the Google updates for its street views for maps. The images of the damage that was left in the wake of Katrina have finally been replaced, and NOLA is looking a lot better. Check it out.
• Google beefs up patent search library with European patents by Rachel King on zdnet.com ~ This might be helpful for all you researchers. By now, many of us have heard of that handy {and, indeed, dandy} research tip to take a look at Google Patents for glimpses of our American ancestors. As of today, though, European patents have been added. Ready, set, go...{Wait! Read the rest of my list first. Then goooo.}
• Google Now pushes itinerary and travel notifications, and Google Translate translates text in photos by Sean O'neill on tnooz.com ~ I think the title kinda says it all, no? If not, then how about this: Google Translate can now translate text in photos. {Um, yeah.} Of course, this isn't written text, but still...if you're a traveling genealogist in a place where you're not exactly fluent in that country's language, well, The Google Now is looking pretty good, oui?
• How Can I Migrate My Google Data from One Account to Another? by Adam Dachis on Lifehacker.com ~ Are your multiple Google accounts giving you the Sybil blues? Would you like to combine all of your Google Lives together? Look no further. Adam's got this for you. 
• Everyday.me Is a Journaling App for iPhone That Writes Itself by Melanie Pinola on Lifehacker.com ~ This looks cool. And easy. {Love easy.} I think I could actually update my everyday-stuff-in-a-journal-just-for-my-eyes-like-when-a-family-member-draws-me-into-their-drama in a journal that's this easy to use. I think my descendants would like to read about that kind of stuff about me. Just from my viewpoint. {I *know* I'd love to read stuff like that about my ancestors. Or yours. I'm not picky.}  I'm gonna try it. Who else is in on this one?

Okay. That's it for today, folks. Hope you find something here that can help you out with your genealogy and family history research in some way. =)

Happy Researching!

~Caroline