CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 22 June: "Backing Up Your Genealogy Data" Webinar

The Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego (CGSSD) meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month (except for this June due to graduation, and December) from 9:00 a.m. to noon on the campus of UCSD, University of California, San Diego. See the web page www.cgssd.org  for directions.

The next meeting will be held on Saturday, 22 June 2013 from 9:00 am to noon. Here are the details:

9:00 - SIG: DNA Genealogy with Corlee Morris

9:00 - Discussion Group: “Best Practices in using Cloud Genealogy Applications,” moderator TBA

10:00 - Break

10:20 - Announcements followed by program: 

                                 Backing Up Your Genealogy Data - Live Webinar

by Thomas MacEntee

Have you ever experienced a data loss when it comes to your genealogy research? Not yet? Well if not, have you prepared for what might happen if your hard drive fails? What if your laptop is lost or stolen? Learn the basics of backing up all your genealogy data including identifying data. Learn common backup methods and how to use free online programs, such as DropBox, Google Docs, Picasa and more, to help you make sure your data will always be available! This will be a live webinar coming from Thomas’s base in Chicago directly to our facility.

Thomas MacEntee is a genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community. Utilizing over 25 years of experience in the information technology field, Thomas writes and lectures on the many ways blogs, Facebook and Twitter can be leveraged to add new dimensions to the genealogy experience. As the creator of GeneaBloggers he has organized and engaged a community of over 2,000 bloggers to document their own journeys in the search for ancestors.

We meet at the Robinson Auditorium complex on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla. From North Torrey Pines Road, turn at Pangea Drive into UCSD. Free parking is available in the parking garage on the left; use any space other than those specifically reserved for UCSD vehicles. Signs will mark directions to our meeting room. Please refer to our website www.cgssd.org; or the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies website (click here) for driving directions and a map.

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