tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post7744970905545191174..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Can I Ever Tame (even manage?) my Genea-Monster?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-31797635537318754522011-10-02T18:22:29.909-07:002011-10-02T18:22:29.909-07:00NOT a formal way towards progress, still I have a ...NOT a formal way towards progress, still I have a rule that clears some things up fairly quickly when I apply it.<br /><br />Grab a handful of papers from the unsorted "to-do" pile, and work on the first one until you have TRULY processed it; i.e., write it up, enter it in the program, and or file it; or discover it's a duplicate and discard it; you get the picture. If less than 15 minutes have passed go to the next one. At the end of that short time span, put the rest of the papers back on the pile, do DO THIS EVERY DAY (certain vital exceptions may be made). That stack WILL BE SMALLER by the end of the month (unless you go on research and add to the bottom of the pile in the meantime). Still the ORIGINAL stack has shrunk, you had achieved some organization, and you still have time for fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551274264418341175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-26785033550137574562011-09-28T20:54:21.641-07:002011-09-28T20:54:21.641-07:00I was very surprised to discover that you didn'...I was very surprised to discover that you didn't us the to-do list feature of your genealogy program. I've found it enormously helpful and have blogged about it at <a href="http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com/2011/09/using-to-do-lists-in-genealogical.html" rel="nofollow">Hayes & Greene family history: Using to-do lists in genealogical research</a>. It can save a lot of time.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-90922322801534694222011-09-27T12:24:37.933-07:002011-09-27T12:24:37.933-07:00This post raises my bugaboo that today's stand...This post raises my bugaboo that today's standard genealogy software needs to progress from being little more than a pretty interface layered on top of a family tree database to being a more-robust research tool. The To-Do list only barely qualifies as a research tool - the potential is so much greater.<br /><br />Ideally, genealogy software should include tools for managing, tracking, and prioritizing research tasks. These tools should be integrated within the application so that the tools can suggest research tasks (such as documenting relationships and events where evidence is missing or insufficient), and so that updating an entry resulting from a research task will also update the task. Recording source materials used in research should also allow creation of references made from those source materials.<br /><br />Some of this functionality could be provided through an add-on or external tool, but the benefits of an integrated toolset would probably be diminished.<br /><br />Beyond that, I typically use spreadsheets to record my research and store them in my free SkyDrive account so that I can reference them wherever I am.Aylarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440947193830946558noreply@blogger.com