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Saving Internet Information Handout

Saving Information found on the Internet and placing it in our personal records – presented May 8, 2013 by Stan Follis.

See photos on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151492603894877.1073741836.147872869876&type=3

A really useful tip I forgot to mention during the presentation, but use a lot, is if you accidentally close a browser tab you meant to keep open, the keyboard shortcut – Ctrl + Shift + “T” key will reopen the last tab closed. [June 6, 2013]

Here are some related hyperlinks you may find useful.

  1. ACGSI.org: http://www.acgsi.org/
  2. ACGSI Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/pin/446208275550878374/
  3. Allen INGenWeb: http://www.acgsi.org/genweb/
  4. New responsive Allen INGenWeb  – Not Yet Ready For Prime Time!: http://www.acgsi.org/genweb/index.html
  5. Main web browsers in the United States:
    1. Internet Explorer for Windows 7 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/download-ie
    2. Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/
    3. Google Chrome http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/
    4. Apple Safari for Windows http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1531
    5. Opera http://www.opera.com/
  6. StatCounter: http://gs.statcounter.com/
  7. Keyboard Shortcuts:
    1. Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449
    2. Microsoft Products: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/keyboard.aspx
    3. FTM 2012: http://ftm.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5422/~/keyboard-shortcuts-in-family-tree-maker-2012
    4. Keyboard image: http://digitalunite.com/guides/computer-basics/how-to-use-a-computer-keyboard
  8. Browser Shortcuts:
    1. Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306832
    2. 47 Keyboard Shortcuts That Work in all Browsers: http://www.howtogeek.com/114518/47-keyboard-shortcuts-that-work-in-all-web-browsers/
  9. Evidence Explained – Elizabeth Shown Mills http://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-15-plagiarism—five-copywrongs-historical-writing
  10. OneNote – EverNote –
    1. Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner – http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031818/google-keep-vs-onenote-vs-evernote-we-name-the-note-app-winner.html
    2. Get started with OneNote 2013 – http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/getting-started-with-onenote-2013-FX102828001.aspx
    3. Evernote – http://evernote.com/
  11. Wayback Machine – http://archive.org/
  12. Using Windows Explorer – http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/app_win_explorer.mspx?mfr=true
  13. Snipping Tool – http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/use-snipping-tool-to-capture-screen-shots
  14. Adobe Photoshop Elements – Organizer – http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
  15. Google Picasa – http://picasa.google.com/
  16. Adobe Bridge – http://www.adobe.com/products/bridge.html
  17. Adobe TV for Photoshop Elements http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop-elements/episode/featured/playlist/
  18. Labeling Digital Photos  – http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/labelling.html
  19. How to Stop People From Swiping Your Online Photos – https://mashable.com/2013/05/03/stop-people-from-stealing-photos/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss
  20. Allen INGenWeb Copyright page ­http://www.acgsi.org/genweb/genweb/copyright.html
  21. Find-A-Grave Copyright Policy – http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=listFaqs#69
  22. Genealogical Privacy.org – http://www.genealogicalprivacy.org/
  23. The Legal Genealogist – http://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/category/copyright/
  24. Creative Commons ­- http://creativecommons.org/
  25. Protecting Your Images on the Web and Tracking Down Infringement – Artlink presentation: Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 – 8:30 pm – Cost $ http://www.artlinkfw.com/index.php/category/classes-workshops/  – UPDATE: May 23, 2013 presenter Kevin Mullett posted his slide show here: http://www.kevinmullett.com/protecting-your-images-on-the-web-and-tracking-down-infringement/
  26. UPDATE: May 10, 2013 “How to Save Web Pages from your iPad as a PDF File while using Chrome” – Dick Eastman’s Newsletter: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2013/05/how-to-save-web-pages-from-your-ipad-as-a-pdf-file-while-using-chrome-.html
  27. UPDATE: August 1, 2013 “How I Use OneNote to Organize My Genealogy” on Elyse’s Genealogy Blog
  28. UPDATE: January 8, 2014 – “How to Add Source Information to Digital Image Files” shows how to add metadata on Windows 7 computers on the genealogy decoded blog.