Here is some information about presentations I have made in the past.
| October 2016 | Understanding Digital Images |
| Most genealogist now encounter digital images on a routine basis. Yet most of us don’t know how a JPEG file differs from a TIFF file and whether or not that difference is important. This presentation will provide you with a basic understanding of how images are digitized and will familiarize you with some of the fundamental characteristics of digital image files. This knowledge will allow you to make informed decisions when acquiring and working with digitally formatted images from any source. | |
| September 5, 2015 | Recording & Publishing Software |
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| April 2, 2015 | De-Mystifying Digital Images |
Digital images are now a vital part of a genealogist’s life. We pay to access them on commercial web sites and we create our own using scanners and digital cameras. This session will help you understand some of the terminology and basic concepts surrounding digital images so you have a better understanding of how to manage your files.
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| February 5, 2015 | Understanding Your Smart Phone |
Is your wireless phone smarter than you are? Remember when a cell phone could only be used to make phone calls? Things have changed a lot. This session will help you understand how the wireless cellular network has evolved to provide amazingly high speed data connections directly to your smart phone. You will walk away with a better understanding of the technology which will allow you to take full advantage or your personal wireless devices and to make informed purchasing decisions.
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| January 8, 2015 | Security |
We are all becoming increasingly dependent on computers, tablets smart phones and wireless technologies. In this session well discuss how you can protect yourself and your information from identity theft or malicious damage.
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| December 4, 2014 | Archiving 2: Storage Methodologies |
While backing up your data is an important component of your archiving strategy there are several additional steps you need to take to preserve your data for the future. We will discuss the importance of using preservation file formats and review backup strategies and then discuss the importance of keeping multiples copies in many locations and the need to utilize archival quality media.
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| November 6, 2014 | Home Networking |
We will discuss the variety of wired and wireless options you now have to available to you to connect all of your computing devices to the internet in your home.
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| October 2, 2014 | Archiving 1: Organizing Your Files |
Personal archiving is a journey, not a destination. In this, the first of four presentations on the topic, we will examine how you can (and should!) name and organize your genealogical files, how to apply metadata.
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| September 4, 2014 | Backing up Your Data |
Determine what your priorities are and understand the alternatives you can choose from to protect your digital files, images and pictures.
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| November, 2013 | Communities & Societies: Crowdsourcing, Microdata, & Preservation |
| This was part of a presentation made at the Digital Frontiers 2013 conference held at the University of North Texas.
Microdata: What it is, How it is Used, Why it it Significant |