Our home was heavily damaged by a tornado several years ago, and it’s not an experience we’re likely to forget.
Fortunately, a few things worked in our favor. We live in a densely populated area, and our electricity was restored in a miraculously short amount of time – less than 24 hours.
This came as a surprise given the number of downed trees and power lines in the area.…
Computer security hit the mainstream long ago, with regular media attention on high-profile security breaches and ransomware attacks.
A ransomware attack that hit the city of Atlanta had far-reaching effects on city services such as the court system, police reporting and online payment of water and sewer bills.
Unfortunately, you can’t protect your data that’s in the hands of other companies from incidents like what happened at Equifax.…
Police in California believe that they’ve cracked a decades-old case involving multiple rapes and murders in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Finding their suspect involved more than just the modern ability to extract DNA from crime scene samples. Since the DNA didn’t match anyone in their law enforcement databases, police turned to a free online database of DNA called GEDMATCH.
On GEDMATCH, people researching their genealogy voluntarily post their ancestral DNA profiles to help in building their family trees.…
After your kids are long past the baby stage, you might find yourself with a bunch of baby stuff that’s taking up oodles of space in your garage, basement, attic or closets.
What’s great about some of your unwanted baby gear is that you can sell it. For smaller, shippable items, research past sales on eBay to get a feel for what you should list your own items for.…
Ancestry DNA is on sale for $59 (regularly $99)! This price is only good through April 29, 2018, at 9:00 p.m. PDT.
The promotion commemorates National DNA Day, April 25, to celebrate how Ancestry DNA can enrich your genealogy research.
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Get Ancestry DNA for $59 at the lowest price of the year.…
Google knows a lot about your ancestors if you know how to search for it. These 5 tips will help you get the most out of your Google genealogy research.
A word of caution, though – take care when you find other people’s family trees. It’s best to avoid copying information from other people’s genealogy unless they cite reliable sources. Otherwise, you have no way of verifying that the information is correct.…
Nonstick cookware is so common and so much a part of our lives that we probably think very little about how to properly use and care for our pots and pans.
Unfortunately, you’re probably doing some things that can shorten the lifespan of your pots and pans. Here are 10 ways you might be inadvertently damaging your nonstick pots and pans.…
Ancestry.com offers a mindblowing array of genealogy records, but you might be surprised to learn that not all of those records show up in a normal search.
The site also contains a large number of records that haven’t been indexed into the standard search function. These “browse-only” collections are mostly invisible to the average Ancestry user.
Some of these collections have been around for years, while others are new to the site.…
You may not think you’re paying anything for using Facebook, but you are.
You’re giving up gobs and gobs of personal information, often without even realizing it.
Facebook is once again in hot water for playing fast and loose with your personal information, regardless of your privacy settings. A company named Cambridge Analytica is at the center of the latest firestorm.…
Founded in 1995, eBay has become a household name. The site has changed with the times and remains a vibrant, active marketplace with 1 billion live listings, 170 million active buyers and 391 app downloads.
Despite the site’s popularity, many folks really don’t know much about eBay. Before you buy or sell on eBay, either again or for the first time, check out this list of eBay myths that stubbornly persist in many people’s minds.…