Hi Bev, I sit next to the wood stove and type in between throwing logs on the fire. It's a balmy 80 and I love it. Typing also makes me relaxed. Since I'm copying another interment book for the cemetery of about 380 pages, it's good that that relaxing thing goes on. I should be almost catatonic by spring. I have heard about the websites that save things for you. You are the first person I ever heard feedback from using one. Is it difficult to upgrade? I am happy with my external hard drive. I saved files from an old computer on disks (remember those little colored square things?) but now the newest computer won't read them or some of the old CDs. So my work files are gone that I created for my old job, but I still have hard copies in the file cabinet. I thought computers were supposed to help with this stuff. So much for planned obsolescence. Diane -----Original Message----- From: paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Beverly Morris Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 8:33 PM To: paallegh@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALL] winter days Hello Diane, Believe it or not, it's very chilly and yucky here in my part of California, too. We have the heater set at 71 and I'm still bundled up in my fleece lounge/pajamas with a robe on top. I usually do genealogy every day... snopping around and finding new info. I have a tribalpages website. They back it up for me and it only costs about $29 a year, I think. You can get a free one, too, and I slowly upgraded it, so I'd have more space. Everything I have is there, so all I have to do is look when someone wants something. Luckily, I like to type; it relaxes me. If you'd like to take a look, it's http://osman.tribalpages.com I usually get a hit from someone now and then and that's the most fun for me! ~Blessings, Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Nichols" <150atf@salsgiver.com> To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 5:13 PM Subject: [ALL] winter days > Hi Listers, > > > > The list has been kind of quiet. Since the winter days are keeping a lot > of > us at home between necessary visits to work, school and grocery stores, > what > is everyone doing for genealogical fun? > > > > I have been going over my paper files, checking that all my notes are on > my > computer somewhere. And I don't mean my on-line family tree, but in > family > files on my hard drive that I can back up. Those of us who depend on > Ancestry, etc for on-line research may forget an occasional census record, > military record or a possible date or name we need to confirm. It's so > easy > to download it and forget to make a copy. > > > > I have had multiple computer crashes because of an accidental button > pushed > by a grandchild that deleted a part of a program (how I never figured out) > and it was just fortunate that I have a month old backup on a separate > drive. It has made me paranoid ever since. This periodical checking > makes > me feel better and occasionally reveals something that sets the light bulb > in my head off like a beacon. > > > > I have also developed a paper for each of my contacts. I copy the e-mails > between us and hold them under the last name in a "Family Research File". > My memory ain't what it used to be and I always had trouble with it > anyway, > so these e-mail copies are necessary when someone mails back a year later > asking if I uncovered anything new. I would have no idea without the > mailings kept, but want my e-mail file restrained within reason. > > > > So tell us all what you are doing. > > > > Diane > > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message