In a message dated 2/11/2007 2:32:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, ohlorain-request@rootsweb.com writes: Hello, Concerning publishing: here is one suggestion for the pile: how about a CD, or DVD of the book? This way you can have an inexpensive format, with photos as well. You can make alot of them, make the first one, then have copies made from that, and these could be shared with family, and also sold to researchers who happen to be interested and/or connected. A hard copy book is lovely, no question, but it is expensive. Just keep this new format in mind. Best regards, Lilly A CD is a great idea but just remember that copying it to another CD does not make it a lasting thing. CD and DVDs burned on a computer do not approach the life of a pressed Disk. The Commercial publishers in most cases use a pressing to copy the disks and that along with a protective coating helps make them last for quite awhile. In some cases the printed page will outlast the CD. Lots of information out there about this subject if anyone is interested. Tom Powell

I have chosen to share most information with siblings by dvd on which I have "the book" to date and the family pictures. But without some printed versions available which could last 200 year on good acid free paper, the dvds may be obsolete in a few years. No approach is perfect. Someone in the family needs to recognize the importance of updating to the next generation technology; Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: <NHBigRed@aol.com> To: <ohlorain@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] OHLORAIN Digest, Vol 2, Issue 52 > > In a message dated 2/11/2007 2:32:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, > ohlorain-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > Hello, > Concerning publishing: here is one suggestion for the pile: how about a > CD, > or DVD of the book? This way you can have an inexpensive format, with > photos as well. You can make alot of them, make the first one, then have > copies made from that, and these could be shared with family, and also > sold > to researchers who happen to be interested and/or connected. > > A hard copy book is lovely, no question, but it is expensive. Just keep > this new format in mind. > Best regards, > Lilly

Hi Margaret Microsoft Word has a Learn 2 PowerPoint ,Publisher & Visio . Did you try that yet? Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: MScheffler<mailto:mscheffl@twcny.rr.com> To: ohlorain@rootsweb.com<mailto:ohlorain@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 11:42 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Genealogy books I have chosen to share most information with siblings by dvd on which I have "the book" to date and the family pictures. But without some printed versions available which could last 200 year on good acid free paper, the dvds may be obsolete in a few years. No approach is perfect. Someone in the family needs to recognize the importance of updating to the next generation technology; Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: <NHBigRed@aol.com<mailto:NHBigRed@aol.com>> To: <ohlorain@rootsweb.com<mailto:ohlorain@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [OHLORAIN] OHLORAIN Digest, Vol 2, Issue 52 > > In a message dated 2/11/2007 2:32:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, > ohlorain-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ohlorain-request@rootsweb.com> writes: > > Hello, > Concerning publishing: here is one suggestion for the pile: how about a > CD, > or DVD of the book? This way you can have an inexpensive format, with > photos as well. You can make alot of them, make the first one, then have > copies made from that, and these could be shared with family, and also > sold > to researchers who happen to be interested and/or connected. > > A hard copy book is lovely, no question, but it is expensive. Just keep > this new format in mind. > Best regards, > Lilly ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message