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Geoff Rasmussen's Blog – December 2009 Archive (3)

How to create a "Google Alert" for your ancestor

We spend a lot of time looking for our ancestors. Wouldn't it be nice if they just showed up in our email's inbox? With the free tool, Google Alerts, this is possible.

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Added by Geoff Rasmussen on December 17, 2009 at 11:46am — No Comments

Technology Tip: How to create a font of your own handwriting

Writing a letter or typing an email just got personal again.



Reading a hand-typed letter from a loved one just does not have the personal touch of a handwritten letter. I have some beautifully-written love notes that my great-grandparents wrote to each other before they were married. Imagine if these notes were typed by a computer?



With this new technology, you can (almost) have the best of both worlds. FontCapture will turn your own handwriting into your personal font… Continue

Added by Geoff Rasmussen on December 11, 2009 at 11:56am — No Comments

Technology Tip: Google Goggles

Today I learned about new technology which will change the way we "Google". For years, to search for something on the Internet, we used a search engine, typed in our phrase, and were shown a list of search results. Google is once again revolutionizing the way we find things.

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Added by Geoff Rasmussen on December 8, 2009 at 10:26am — No Comments

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