The Tech Savvy Genealogists’ Meme

1. Own an Android or Windows tablet or an iPad (Android)
2. Use a tablet or iPad for genealogy related purposes
3. Have used Skype to for genealogy purposes (great for planning trips etc, catching up with cousins)
4. Have used a camera to capture images in a library/archives/ancestor’s home
5. Use a genealogy software program on your computer to manage your family tree (The Master genealogist and Legacy, also Have Family Historian on computer)
6. Have a Twitter account (@HVSresearch)
7. Tweet daily
8. Have a genealogy blog
9. Have more then one genealogy blog
10. Have lectured/presented to a genealogy group on a technology topic
11. Currently an active member of Genealogy Wise (define active? Haven’t posted as much as I would like but have lurked often)
12. Have a Facebook Account
13. Have connected with genealogists via Facebook
14. Maintain a genealogy related Facebook Page  (maybe depends where Google+ ends up)
15. Maintain a blog or website for a genealogy society
16. Have submitted text corrections online to Ancestry, Trove or a similar site
17. Have registered a domain name
18. Post regularly to Google+
19. Have a blog listed on Geneabloggers
20. Have transcribed/indexed records for FamilySearch or a similar project
21. Own a Flip-Pal or hand-held scanner
22. Can code a webpage in .html (one day when I have some free time….)
23. Own a smartphone
24. Have a personal subscription to one or more paid genealogy databases
25. Use a digital voice recorder to record genealogy lectures
26. Have contributed to a genealogy blog carnival
27. Use Chrome as a Browser
28. Have participated in a genealogy webinar
29. Have taken a DNA test for genealogy purposes (waiting on the results)
30. Have a personal genealogy website (One day when I have some free time….)
31. Have found mention of an ancestor in an online newspaper archive
32. Have tweeted during a genealogy lecture
33. Have scanned your hardcopy genealogy files (some, more to follow)
34. Use an RSS Reader to follow genealogy news and blogs
35. Have uploaded a gedcom file to a site like Geni, MyHeritage or Ancestry
36. Own a netbook (have the Sony travelling laptop instead, it goes where I go)
37. Use a computer/tablet/smartphone to take genealogy lecture notes
38. Have a profile on LinkedIn that mentions your genealogy habit
39. Have developed a genealogy software program, app or widget
40. Have listened to a genealogy podcast online
41. Have downloaded genealogy podcasts for later listening
42. Backup your files to a portable hard drive
43. Have a copy of your genealogy files stored offsite
44. Know about Rootstech
45. Have listened to a Blogtalk radio session about genealogy
46. Use Dropbox, SugarSync or other service to save documents in the cloud (Dropbox for me. I have a paid subscription for 50GB and use it for work as well as my genealogy0
47. Schedule regular email backups (I have emails going back to 2002 due to this)
48. Have contributed to the Familysearch Wiki
49. Have scanned and tagged your genealogy photographs (Some have lots more to do)
50. Have published a genealogy book in an online/digital format
51. Have authored a genealogy podcast (one day in the not too distant future) 
52. Have authored a genealogy webinar (one day in the not too distant future) 
53. Use YouTube for genealogy (and lots of other things such as how to do something in Excel, craft etc)
54. Have collaborative documents in Dropbox for genealogy
55. Have a collaborative database in Dropbox for genealogy
56. Have more than three computers at home(plus scanners, film/slide scanner, Overhead projector, three printers (all in one, laser and a colour one for photos), digital notetaker, 2 x video cameras and a number of other toys. What can I say, I like my toys!
57. Take a powerboard away with you because of the electronics you take when you travel. (Laptop, tablet, phone, iPod Touch, digital projector (when I am speaking), digital camera)
58. Have more than 1TB of external storage. Hmmm, in fact, have 4TB of external storage at home and 2TB at work as a backup of my essential stuff.

And I am sure you will think of even more….


I think I officially qualify as a Nerd who likes her toys.