by Catherine Desmarais, CG | Feb 12, 2014 | Genetic Genealogy, News, Technology and Genealogy
If you are a genealogy geek like me, then you’ll want to tune into NPR’s On Point radio show tomorrow (Thursday, 2/13). The show is titled “Crowdsourcing and the New Genealogy Boom.” It was spurred by A.J. Jacobs’ recent article in the...
by Catherine Desmarais, CG | Oct 29, 2012 | Technology and Genealogy
I love my Mac, but I’ve never warmed up to Reunion or Family Tree Maker for Mac, or any of the other Mac-native genealogy database software. I prefer RootsMagic, which is a Windows-based program. I know I am not alone in that regard. RootsMagic eventually will...
by Catherine Desmarais, CG | May 20, 2012 | iPad, professional genealogy, Technology and Genealogy
More and more, I am finding that my iPad is becoming an indispensable research tool. When I first started using it, I was wowed by all the cool apps I could use. But I’m surprised to discover that one of the things I love most about it is the way I can view...
