COMPUTER - INTERNET - SOFTWARE: Genealogy Programs Support
Computer and Internet resources for the experienced computer user, genealogist,
family historian, or Newbie just beginning to learn about the Internet.

Family Genealogy & History
Internet Education Directory
SEARCH This Site
Associations & User Groups Company Contacts
Computer Hardware Computer Shopping & Comparison
Computer Software for Genealogists Downloads -  Freebies - Open Source
Education, Training & Support: Build PC Genealogy Webmaster & Webmasters
General Genealogical Resources Guides & Directories

Internet & Computer History

Internet Security

Music & Games

Photography & Digital Preservation

CURRENT INFORMATION IN RATINGS & TRENDS

MOBILE DEVICES: Mobile Devices
* PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries
  How the academic library is using PDA technologies:
  resources and sample projects.
  -
LAPTOP Magazine
    Authoritative voice on all things mobile.
  -
Mobile Libraries - Blog
  -
Mobile Search
  - Mobilizing to Support Mobile Users

NEWS and VIEWS: Internet Happenings, Events and Sources
Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant.
News, Media and Travel: Computer Magazines - Media Giants
* Ars Technica
 
Original news and reviews, analysis, expert
  advice on technology trends and  topics.
* CNE
T.com
* EContentMag.com
  Digital content strategies and resources.
* internet.com®
  Internet and IT network.
*
MyCE
*
Newslinx®
  Information technology web headlines.

*
 PC Magazine
PCWorld.com
*
SiliconValley.com
* Slashdot

* TechNews.com
*
Web Report
*
Wired News
* Wired Magazine
* ZDNet

  Tech news, blogs and white
  papers for IT professionals.

SEARCH ENGINES: Top Search Engines and Directories
Genealogy and family history Internet portals and browsers.
* CiteSeerX [Search for genealogy, family history, etc.]
  Digital library and search engine that focuses primarily
  on the literature in computer and information science.
*
Collecta
  Monitors the update streams of news sites, popular blogs
  and social media, showing results as they are happening.
*
WolframAlpha™
  Knowledge engine that generates powerful results
  and presents them with maximum clarity.

TRENDS: Industry Standard
Tech, finance, enterprise, IT, web 2.0, green, news and online futures.
*
Future Internet - MDPI
  International open access journal on Internet
  technologies and the information society.
*
Google™ Trends [ Google™ Trends ]
  Online research analysis and powerful tracking tool.
  - Google™ Trends: Genealogy
  - Google™ Trends: Family History
  - Surname search data information.  Google™ Trends
    allows research users to track genealogy, family history,
    surname and other interests of all Internet Google™ users,
    to gain additional data news sources and information about
    people searching, since A.D. 2004,  in related topics.   By using
    commas, comparison searches can be graphically presented,
    with volume subsets available by regions, cities and languages.
*
Internet Demographics and Statistics
* What's New in Genealogy and Family History Resources?
  - 50 Most Popular Genealogy Websites for 2009 - 2008 (pdf)
    - USING:
Alexa® - Compete™ - Quantcast - Ranking.com
  - AARP - Computers & Internet
- Family Matters - SeniorNet®
    Latest web site software, reviews and educational information.

  - Computer Science Department - Brigham Young University
    Conferences and Workshops: Family History and Genealogical Research
    - Computerized Genealogy Conference
      -
Family History Technology Workshop
        Archived Workshops:
        Year:
2009 -
2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001
    -
Conference on Family History and Genealogy
    - Digital Roots
    - FamilySearch™

    -
Modern Software Experience



 

ASSOCIATIONS and USER GROUPS: Internet - Portal:Internet
*
Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations: Digital Humanities
  - Companion to Digital Humanities
  - NINCH Guide to Good Practice
    Digital representation and management
    of cultural heritage materials.
* Association for Computing Machinery
  Advancing the skills of information technology
  professionals and students worldwide.
  - ACM Portal to Computing Literature and Digital Library
*
Association of Internet Researchers: AoirWiki
 
Students and scholars in any discipline
  in the field of of Internet studies.
  -
Internet Researchers - AoirWiki
* Association of Personal Computer User Groups
  - Cyndi's List - Societies & Groups
    Computer Interest Groups (CIGs).
  -
National Genealogical Society | NGS Gentech
   
Facilitates communication among persons
    interested in genealogy and technology.

*
IEEE Computer Society
  Worldwide organization
  for computing professionals.
*
IFIP:
Members
  International Federation
  for Information Processing.
* Internet Society (ISOC)
  Professional membership society with
  100 plus organizations and over 20,000
  individual members in over 180 countries.


COMPANY CONTACTS: Hi-Tech Companies
Hottest Tech Companies 2009: Infotech 100 for 2009
Ranked by BusinessWeek: on shareholder return,
return on equity, total revenues and revenue growth.
* Adobe Systems Incorporated
* Cisco Connection Online
   Worldwide leader in networking for the Internet.
*
Linux: Linux.com and Goggle™ Search <Linux>
  - ibiblio linux archive
*
Microsoft®: Microsoft® Corporation - Portal:Microsoft
 
Microsoft® Windows®:
Internet Explorer
  Leader in software and hardware or personal and business computing.
  - Microsoft® Small Business Center
    Services, resources and information for business.
  -
MyLifeBits - Microsoft Research
    Information about:
Saving Your Bits for Posterity.
    -
Bill Gates: Bill Gates: Chairman
      Background information and interests, transcripts of
      speeches; read essays and columns about the many
      ways technology is changing and improving our lives.
      -
Ancestry of Bill Gates: Gates Family
        - Parents: William H. Gates, Sr. and Mary (Maxwell) Gates
        - Wife and Family:
Melinda Ann (French) Gates 
          -
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  - Search Microsoft
®-related sites using Google™
*
Oracle® Software Powers the Internet™  and Oracle® Worldwide


COMPUTER HARDWARE: Computer Hardware: History of Computing Hardware
Computer Hardware by Company:
Personal Computer
* AnandTech -
PCStats.com - Tom's Hardware: News, Tests and Reviews (Global)
  Hardware analysis, guides, information, news and "stats".
* Computer Hardware Manufacturers
  -
Intel®
    Premier hardware technologies.
*
Computer System Manufacturers: Computing
  - Apple Inc. -
Portal:Apple Inc.
    - Apple Computer
    - Applelinks.com
    -
Apple Online Museum
    - EveryMac.com
    - Mactracker
    - Official Google™ Mac Blog:
Apple Bloog
    - ULTIMATE Macintosh
  - Dell Computer: Dell
  - Gateway®
  -
Hewlett-Packard: Hewlett Packard
    Information and support
    on computer products.
    -
Compaq US and Worldwide
  - IBM:
IBM - United States: About IBM - United States
    Leader in the creation, development
    and manufacture of the industry's most
    advanced information technologies.
  -
Sun® Microsystems: Sun® Microsystems
    The Network Is The Computer™
    --Take it to the nth degree.


COMPUTER SHOPPING and COMPARISON:
*
BUY.COM Inc.
  Computer software and hardware.
* Children's Technology Review
  Review of books, software, videos and toys, teacher and parent resources.
* Internet Service Provider: Category:Internet Service Providers by Country
  
- How To Evaluate Free Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | eHow.com
    - Free Internet Access Providers
    - United States and Canada: All Free ISP
  -
ISP-Planet®t
    Resources and information for ISPs,
    hosts, data centers, WISPs, and
    Internet access providers.
  - List® of ISPs
    Definitive Internet services buyer's guide.
    - MSTAR.NET
    - United® Online
      Services from Juno
® Online and NetZero® Online.
  -
Wireless Internet Service Provider
* Newegg.com
  Buy computer parts, PC components,
  laptop computers and digital cameras.
* OSNews™
  PriceGrabber.com shopping comparison.

*
Price Comparisons by Google
* SmartKids™
  - Kids Educational Software For Preschoolers


COMPUTER SOFTWARE: Computer Software:
Overview of the History of the Software Industry
Computer Software by Company
* Computers & Software Genealogy - GenDir
* Cyndi's List - Software & Computers
*
Genealogical Software Guide
  Searching online for genealogy software.
* Genealogy Archives™ Blog
  - Commercial Services
  - Genealogy & Family History Resources

*
Google™ Directory - Society > Genealogy > Software
* History of Genealogy Software - Early Genealogy Software Programs
* Programs:
Genealogy Software Review 2009 - TopTenREVIEWS
  - Agelong Tree
  - Ages! Family Tree Database
  - Ancestral Author
  - Ancestral Quest™
  - Brother's Keeper
  -
Clooz: Electronic Filing Cabinet
  - Copernic - Cumberland
  - Custodian 3
  - DoroTree (Jewish) 
  - Family Historian
  - FamilyHistoryCD.com
  - Family Origins®
  - Family Tree Legends
  - FamilyTreeMaker®
    - Corporate Pedigree
: Ancestry.com
 
- Family Trees Downloads - Reviews
  - Genbox™ Family History
  - Genealogia (English)
  - Genealogy and Family Software
  -
Genealogy and Family Trees
  - Genealogy Software
  - Genealogy - Software Geek - 1
  - GenealogyJ
  -
Genealogical Software Report Card
  - Genealogy Software Reviews
  - GeneWeb
  - GenSmarts
  - GreatFamily 2.2 
(Shareware)
  - Heredis
  - Legacy Family Tree
  - [
MacGenealogist.com - MacGenealogy.org
    - Mac Genealogy Programs
    - OnlyMac Software
  -
ourFamily•ology
  - [PAF - Personal Ancestral File (Essential Tools)]
  -
PhpGedView - PGVWiki
  - Progeny Software
  - Reunion
  -
RootsMagic
  - Selected Software for Genealogists
  -
Software for Genealogists (archived)
  - Wholly Genes Software - The Master Genealogist
  -
ZDNet (Search "genealogy")


DOWNLOADS - FREEBIES - OPEN SOURCE:
* Adobe® - Downloads
  - Adobe® - Adobe Flash Player
  - Adobe® Reader Download
  - Adobe® - Adobe Shockwave Player
  - Online Conversion Tools for Adobe® PDF Documents
* Belarc Advisor
  Builds a detailed profile of your installed software
  and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus
  status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks,
  and displays the results in your Web browser.

*
CNET: download.com
  Free software downloads and software reviews.
*
Free Software: Portal:Free Software - Topic Outline of Free Software
  - Free & Open Source Software Portal
    Gateway to resources related to free software
    and open source technology movement
worldwide.
  -
OpenDEN
    Free, open source software, news, and resources.
  - Softpedia™
    Encyclopedia of free downloads software.

  - Software Geek
    Free software downloads and reviews
.

*
Freebie Marketing: Free Sample - Promotional Item
  -
Absolutely Freebies
  - FreeSite.com
    Free stuff, freebies, freeware, samples, downloads,
    email, games, software, fonts, webmaster freebies,
    MP3s, sweepstakes, contests, coupons, catalogs and food.

*
Freeware
  -
Open Directory - Computers: Software: Freeware
* Jumbo

  Free and shareware MP3 files, games,
  screen savers and computer software.
* Open Source Software Development: SourceForge.net: Software Map
  - Family History - Family History and Genealogy Open Source Software
  - freshmeat.net
    - freshmeat.net: Search results - +genealogy
  -
Open Source Windows
    Free, open-source software for Windows XP and Vista
.
  - SourceForge™.net
    - SourceForge.net: Search - genealogy

* Shareware
  -
CNET: Shareware.com
    Shareware programs and free software downloads.
*
Tucows
  Free software and shareware downloads.
*
VersionTracker
  Software updates and downloads.
* Web Site Hosting Providers
  Information for Genealogy Webmaster - Webmasters.
*
ZDNet Free Downloads | Shareware, Trialware, Evaluation Software
  Software directory is the web's largest library of software download,
  covering software for Windows, Mac, and Mobile systems.


EDUCATION, TRAINING and SUPPORT SERVICES:
Information Technology: Portal:Information Technology - Topic Outline of Information Technology
* Blue Skyways: Train Station
  Learn the basics of computers and the Internet
.
* BUILD YOUR OWN COMPUTER: Build Computer
  Everything you need to build your own PC.
  - BuildYourOwnComputer.Net
  -
Build Your Own PC | PCMech
  -
Build Your Own PC - Step by Step Building Guide
  -
HardwareCentral® - Build Your Own PC
  - How To Assemble A Desktop PC
  - Low Cost Computer Guide
    Appropedia: The sustainability wiki
.
*
CD-ROM: CD-ROM
  -
Cyndi's List - CD-ROMs
* Code Beach
  Free and open source code and tutorials.

* Computer Hope™
  Free computer help for everyone.
*
Computer Science Department Web Servers
 
Servers of computer science (and related)
  departments at universities throughout the net.
* Computers: General
  - Domain Names
  - Networking
  - Programming
    -
Stack Overflow: Stack Overflow
      Programming Q & A site that's free.
  -
Windows

* Education For Computers Search
  Free computer education and training search.
*
File Transfer: Uploading and Downloading
  - File Transfer Protocol - FTP:
Comparison of FTP Client Software
    -
WS_FTP
      -
Secure FTP software and FTP Server with WS_FTP and MOVEit
* Free Online Training at Beginners.co.uk
*
IGI Global
  International publishing company specializing
  in high-quality research publications in the fields
  of information science, technology, and management.
*
Individual Software
  Personal productivity and computer training software
.
* Intelligentedu.com
  Computer training, education, and tutorial resources.
* Introduction to Computers - A Guide for Beginners
*
Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101
* Maran Illustrated™ Computer Books
  Visual grammar that combines images and words
  to convey complex information in a manner that is
  at once comprehensive and easy-to-follow.
* NetLingo
® - The Internet Dictionary
  Online dictionary of computer and Internet
  terms, acronyms, text messaging and smileys.
*
New User Tutorial
  Designed to help people who have
  never used a computer before.
* OldVersion.com
  Because newer is
  not always better.
*
O'Reilly® Media
  Technology books, tech
  conferences, IT courses and news.
  - Safari Books Online:
Browse the Safari Library
    Electronic reference library for
    programmers and IT professionals.
* PC Mechanic
  PC assembly, hardware
  and software tutorials.
* PC Pitstop
  Free PC diagnostics
  and tuneups.
*
PCShowAndTell™   
  Answers on the "Fly".
* TechTutorials
  Free computer reference.
*
Virtual Dr® Forums
  Community where computing
  problems get solved.

*
TechWeb: TechEncyclopedia and WhatIs.com
  IT encyclopedias and learning centers.
*
Webopedia™
  Online computer dictionary for computer
  and Internet terms and definitions.



GENERAL GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES: Research Tools, Articles & Forms
* Computer-Mediated Communication
  -
Computing/Internet Resources Mailing Lists
    - Discussions - soc.genealogy.computing | Google™ Groups
    -
RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Genealogical Computing
  -
Genealogical Computing Archive
  - Genealogy and the Semantic Web (archived)

    Guide for family historians and amateur genealogists.
  - Genealogy Webmaster - Webmasters: General Information

*
GEDCOM and XML
  -
Cyndi's List - GEDCOM
    GEnealogical Data COMmunications.

  - Dan Pidcock's gedcomToHTML.pl
  - FamilySearch - Gedcom
  - GED2HTML: A GEDCOM to HTML Translator
  - GEDCOM 101
  - GEDCOM Explained
  -
GEDCOM In and Out
  -
GEDCOM Primer
  - GEDCOM XML Specification, Release 6.0 (pdf)
  - GEDitCOM: Macintosh Genealogy Software
  -
GEDmark™
  - Gedpage - GEDCOM to HTML Genealogy Webpage Builder
  - GedTree - Family Tree Website Generator
  -
GenServe - Genealogical Server Information
    Surname searches and GEDCOM files.  Example "TINNEY"

  -
GNTP - Genealogy Network Transfer Protocol
  - Instructions for Creating a GEDCOM File - GenCircles
    -
Ancestral Quest
    -
Ancestry Family Tree
    -
Ancestry's Online Family Tree
    - Brother's Keeper
    -
Cumberland Family Tree
    -
Family Origins
    - Family Tree Legends
    -
Family Tree Maker
    -
Family Tree SuperTools
    - Family Trees Quick & Easy
    -
Genbox
    -
Generations Family Tree
    - GenoPro
    -
Great Family
    -
Heredis
    -
Legacy Family Tree
    - Master Genealogist
    - OneGreatFamily.com
    -
Personal Ancestral File
    -
Reunion
   
- RootsMagic
    -
Ultimate Family Tree
  -
RootsLink Search Results
    Descendant - pedigree charts: Gedcoms.

  -
WorldConnect Project
    Connecting the world one GEDCOM at a time.
  -
XML From the Inside Out
    XML development, XML resources, XML specifications.

    - Cover Pages
     
Comprehensive, online reference collection supporting
      the XML family of markup language standards, XML
      vocabularies, and related structured information standards.
      - Genealogical Data and XML
      - List of XML Markup Languages

    -
LDS Family and Church History Department Adopts XML Standard
      - Clarification of the Use of GEDCOM/XML
    - XML Standard
    -
XML Version of GEDCOM
    -
XML - White Papers and Technology Research
* Mobile Device: Mobile Web
  - ACCESS™
    Software solutions for mobile and beyond PC.
  -
Comparison of Netbooks
  - Comparison of Portable Media Players
  -
mLearning
  - Mobile Genealogy
    Genealogy software, iPhones, PDAs and netbooks.
    - CE My Family 2.0 Windows Mobile Pocket PC
    - Cyndi's List - PDAs & Handhelds
      - portable-computing
    - GHCS Products
      Doing genealogical research in conjunction
      with a PC-based genealogy application.
      - Other Platforms
    - Mobile Genealogy?
  
    For Palm Pilot & IBM WorkPad users interested
      in researching their genealogy on the Internet.
    -
MobileTree
      iPhone, iPod Touch genealogy software
.
    - My Roots: The Genealogist's Notepad
    -
PDA Genealogy Software
    - Pocket Genealogist by Northern Hills Software LLC
  - Mobile Phone
    - Cell Phone Facts
      How to compare, rate and
      choose the best cell phone.
    - Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine
      -
Comparison of Smartphones
  - Palm (PDA) [Personal Digital Assistant]: PalmOS Guide
    -
Palm, Inc.: Palm USA
      Mobile products for consumers,
      professionals and businesses
.
    -
Pocket PC: List of Pocket PC Devices
  -
Podcast: Podcasting Toolbox
    70+ podcasting tools and resources.
    - Cyndi's List - Podcasts for Genealogy
    -
Genealogy Gems Podcast
      Resources and research strategies
.
    - Genealogy Guys Podcast
    - Genealogy Tech Podcast
    - Podcast Software List
      Many platforms, including Windows, Macintosh and Linux
.
  -
ViewLikeUs
    Check sites in various resolutions.


GUIDES and DIRECTORIES:
Computer Science:
Portal:Computer Science - Topic Outline of Computer Science
*
ACRL - Internet Resources: Internet Resources Wiki - ACRLwiki
* BotSpot®
  Bot is a software tool for digging through data.
* Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies
* CompInfo
  Computer information center.
*
Computer Index
  Websites all about computers
.
* Computer Science: Internet Resources
  - Computer Science Directory
* Computing and Computer Science
  WWW Virtual Library.
*
HCI Bibliography : Human-Computer Interaction / User Interface Usability
  Design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems
  for human use and the study of major phenomena surrounding them.

* IFLA Electronic Collections:
Internet & Networking
  - Indexes, Directories and Finding Aids
  -
Internet and Library Software Archive
  -
Technology Standards and Organizations
* Martindale's The Reference Desk: Internet
  Cyberinfrastructure, clusters, computers, Internet,
  intranet, internetworking and supercomputing center.
*
Robotics Institute: Projects
 
Integrating robotic technologies into everyday life.
  State-of-the-art in a diversity of robotics-related fields,
  including space-robotics, computer graphics, medical robotics,
  computer vision, artificial intelligence and many others.
  -
Robotics Institute: Face Detection
  -
Robotics Institute: WebMate

* SmartComputing.com®
  Find answers, directory of web sites, find products,
  computing dictionary, Q & A and chat rooms.

* Virtual Computer Library
  University of Texas VCL collection of links
  to information about computers and computing.
* Voice of the Shuttle: Net Tools Page
  General Information about the Internet, guides to
  the Internet, utilities, web page tools, web browsers
  (and helper applications), connecting to the web.
  -
Cyberculture (VOS: Voice of the Shuttle)
* World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
  Develops interoperable technologies
  (specifications, guidelines, software and tools)
  to lead the Web to its full potential as a forum
  for information, commerce, communication
  and collective understanding.

* Yahoo! Computers & Internet Software


INTERNET & COMPUTER HISTORY:
History of the Internet and Histories of the Internet
* Charles Babbage Institute
  Preserving the history of information technology
  and promoting and conducting research in the field.
  -
Research Collections at Other Institutions and Related Web Sites
  -
Vintage Computer Sources

* Chip History Center
   Virtual museum covering the history
  of the semiconductor industry.

*
Computer History Museum - Timeline of Computer History
* Computing History Museum - Virtual Tour
* Global Networking Timeline: 1000-1799
  Provides a timeline for three types
  of developments and milestones:
  (1) advances in long distance
       person-to-person communication;
  (2) advances in storage, replication,
       cataloguing, finding, and retrieval
       of data;
  (3) standardization of concepts and
       tools for long distance interaction.
  - Global Networking Timeline: 1800-1899
  - Global Networking Timeline: 1900-1959
  - Global Networking Timeline: 1960-1989
  - Global Networking Timeline: 1990-1999
  - Global Networking Timeline: 2000-2009
* History of Computing: History of Computing
* Internet: Portal:Internet - Topic Outline of the Internet
  - 03b Networks
    Connecting the other three (3) billion,
    by making the Internet accessible and
    affordable to everyone on the planet.
  -
CCIRN
    Coordinating Committee for
    Intercontinental Research Networking.
    -
Related Websites
      To achieve interoperable networking services
      between participating entities (Africa, Asia-Pacific,
      Europe, Latin America, and North America) to support
      open research and scholarly pursuit.
      - Internet2®
        Consortium being led by over 200 universities working
        in partnership with industry & government to develop
        and deploy advanced network applications and technologies.
  - Global Internet Usage:
List of Countries by Number of Internet Users
    - Alexa® Top 500 Global Sites
      Most popular sites on the web, updated daily.

    -
ClickZ Stats
    -
comScore® Networks (Media Metrix)
    -
Internet Demographics Subject Tracer Information Blog
    - Internet Statistics and Resources — Infoplease®
      - Top 15 Countries in PCs-in-Use
    - Internet Usage World Stats - Internet and Population Statistics
     
- World Internet Usage Statistics and Population Stats
    - Netcraft Ltd: Most Visited Web Sites
      Internet research, anti-phishing and PCI security services.
    -
Nielsen | Nielsen NetRatings

*
IT History Society
  Historical resources links
.
* LivingInternet.com
  Elegantly organized tour of the Internet.
* World Wide Web: CERN - Where the Web was Born


INTERNET SECURITY: Internet Security
*
Computer Insecurity

  - Computer Virus
    - Antivirus Software
      -
IBM - Rational
        Security and compliance
.
      - McAfee
        Antivirus software and intrusion
        prevention solutions.
      - Symantec™:
Site Map - Symantec Corp.
        Internet security technology, including
        Norton AntiVirus™ product information,
        news and reviews, downloads and services.
        -
Enterprise Training - Symantec Corp.
      -
ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Software
        Global Internet security, firewall,
        antivirus, and antispyware
.
    -
Computer Virus Tutorial Introduction
  -
Hoax: Virus Hoax
    -
purportal.com
      Hoax, fraud, scam, phishing
      and misinformation resources.
    - Snopes
      Folklore, myths and urban legends.

* Computer Security - Portal:Computer Security
  -
Der Keiler: Latest Security News
  - Internet Security Zone Blog
  -
McAfee® Threat Center
  -
SANS Internet Storm Center: Internet Security
  - Stay Safe Online (USA)
    National cyber security alliance.
  - StopBadware.org
    Partnership between top academic institutions,
    technology industry leaders and volunteers
    committed to protecting Internet and computer
    users from threats to their privacy and security
    caused by bad software.
  -
Threat Explorer - Symantec™
    Comprehensive resource for daily, accurate
    and up-to-date information on the latest threats,
    risks and vulnerabilities.
  From spyware and adware,
    dialers, hack tools, hoaxes and other risks.
  -
WiredSafety
    World's largest Internet safety and help group
   
for victims of cyberabuse, ranging from online
    fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking
    and malicious code attacks.
* Consumer Reports WebWatch
  Investigative reporting on
  credibility and trust online.
  - TRUSTe
    Make privacy your choice™
*
Data Recovery
  - IntelliRecovery
    Global data recovery services.
  -
Ontrack® Data Recovery
    Data recovery services, software and solutions.



MUSIC and GAMES: Computer Music and History of Video Games
The answer to generating popular genealogy and family history interest by teenagers,
youth and active adults, appears in the creation of interesting computer games --
technology that can be used by individuals, as well as for group interaction in shopping
mall arcades, or other religious and educational meeting locations.  Participation will occur,
by the adoption of genealogy and family history learning tools that conform actual research
methodology with popular culture: the instant personal gratification obtained in game action
time frame transitions.  Individuals or groups thus achieve positive goal orientations, through
interactive associations with the great lives of men and women, adults and children, in past
and present history; or, in the projected future lives of civilizations yet born and unknown.
From
Civilization, to computer game
Civilization, to the restoration and re-creation of valid
Ancient and Modern Genealogies.  The benefit of this open interaction with other people,
is the restoration of bonding between common ancestors and other researchers in real life;
experiencing in
Virtual Reality (Second Life
®), how different personalities react under
similar conditions.

* Art, Dance, Music and Theater: Music

* audioCrawler.com
  Free music, videos,
  lyrics, tabs and downloads.
*
Buzznet
  Music community, band photos,
  music, videos, journals and interviews.
*
ClassicalMusicAmerica.com
  Classical music radio online and
  streaming classical music Internet radio.

* Fun Stuff and Games
  - Sports Goods and Toys
*
Live Roots in Second Life (an outpost for Genealogists)
  - Locate all of the available SL genealogy (related) areas,
    and get information about a variety of database
    companies in the upcoming exhibitor area.
* MP3.com
  Premier Music Service Provider (MSP)
  allows consumers to instantly discover,
  purchase, listen to, store and organize
  their music collection from anywhere,
  at any time, using any Internet device.
* Personal Computer Game:
Video Game

  -
Lists of Video Games
    - Christian Video Game
    -
Educational Game
    - Nonviolent Video Game

* Real.com Home and International
  Download and listen to entertainment.
* Sony Online
  Music, movies and TV, electronics, Playstation,
  online games and go shop.  Use JavaScript.


PHOTOGRAPHY and DIGITAL PRESERVATION:
Photography: Portal:Photography - Topic Outline of Photography
Picturing the Family - LearningSpace - OpenLearn - The Open University

* Beginnings of Photography
  -
Daguerreotype - History
* CLIP ART:
  -
Classroom Clipart
   
Free clipart, clip art
    illustrations and photographs.
  -
Genealogy Clip Art and Banners
  - Genealogy Clip Art ~ Graphics
  -
GoGraph.com and Animation Factory
    Ultimate sources of web graphics, giving
    the user icons, photos, and clip art, with
    access to several thousand animated GIF's.
  - History Clipart, Illustrations and Photographs

*
Digital Camera Reviews & News
  Digital photography review,
  forums, glossary and FAQ.

*
Google™  Video (Beta): Upload and Share Your Videos
  Whether you produce hundreds of titles a year
  or just a few, you can give your videos the
  recognition and visibility they deserve by
  promoting them on Google™ - for free.
*
Image Collections - UniSA Library
  - Bing™ Images - Google™ Image Search -
Yahoo!® Image Search
    Comprehensive image search on the web produces links to all sites,
    with pictures according to surnames entered.  Examples: Quibell - Tinney.
  - Finding Images on the Web
  - Image Searc
h and Online Image Editor at MyImageSearch.com
  -
JISC Digital Media
    Still images, moving images and sound advice
.
    -
Cross-Media Advice
      Advice documents covering issues
      relating to all digital media resources
.
      -
Creating New Digital Media
      -
Digitising Analogue Media
      - Finding and Using Digital Media
        -
Links to Video, Image and Audio Resources
      -
Managing a Project
      - Managing Your Digital Resources
  - Metropolitan Museum of Art - Educational Online Resources: Photographs
  - Sourcing Images on the Web
*
Luminous Landscape
  Art of landscape, nature and
  documentary photography.

*
Photo Sharing Websites
 
Online notable photo sharing sites.
  C
reate and share free web photo albums.
  -
Flickr® - Photo Sharing
  - ImageStation by Sony
  -
KODAK: Picture the Possibilities (KODAK Gallery)
  - PBase by Slug
  -
Photobucket: Blog
  - PictureTrail
  -
Shutterfly
    Photo books, cards, stationery
    and photo share sites.
  - Snapfish
*
Photographic Libraries
 
Directory offers access to photographic
  - video collections, film archives and digital
  photo library archives, media fashion images
  and historical photo archive collections.
* Photography and Genealogy
  -
AncientFaces
  - City Gallery
  -
Cyndi's List - Photographs & Memories
  - Dead Fred
  - Digital Cameras and Genealogy
  - Digital Memories
  - Face Recognition - MyHeritage.com
 
  Apply free advanced face recognition
    technology to personal photos and family history.

  - Family Old Photos
  -
Family Photography Tips
  - Totem-Software
  - When They Were Young
    Photographic retrospective of childhood.
* Photoshop Tutorials & Photoshop Pluggins
  Free Photoshop tutorials and links to free
  Photoshop brushes, plugins and resources.
  Also offers a blog with the latest Photoshop news.
*
Picasa™

 
Free photo editing software from Google™.
  - Picasa Web Albums Features
*
Preservation and Restoration of Physical Records: The Practical Archivist

  -
Film Forever
  
  Simple guidelines for preserving motion
    picture film materials outside of specialized
    archives, with a focus on storage at home.

  -
Motion Picture Film Preservation
  -
Preserving and Handling Photographic Images
  -
Preserving Personal Papers and Photographs: General Guidelines

  - Restoring Old Photographs
  - Scanning Basics 101 - All about Digital Images
* Prints & Photographs Reading Room
  Library of Congress - USA.
*
Travel Photography Tips
  Fodor's focus on travel photography
.
* Tutorial: 8mm and 16mm film to video and DVD

* WeRelate:Images - Genealogy (
Help:FAQ - Genealogy)
  Load and annotate family pictures ( example ) and
  documents ( example ).  When the cursor is dragged
  across an annotated image, names and information pops up.
 

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