For technology to evolve, sometimes the metaphor needs to change. Think of the 90s when most of us switched from text based computing (DOS) to windows based graphical computing. Even now, that interface is evolving again into an ‘app’ centric model. I have no doubt that the computing user interface will change many times in my life. What about the genealogy metaphor? Read More »
One of the most disconcerting things I heard today is that genealogy should wait for technology to come along and just ride on its coattails. I may be paraphrasing a bit. Genealogy has been waiting for the right tech to come along, that’s true, but should it? Because we wait, we adopt slowly and we adapt to tools that were not meant specifically for genealogy. Read More »
I have to admit that I have some biases. I’m a techhead. When I think of technology, I think of science fiction. What does the future have in store for genealogy? Read More »
It's nearly the end of December, and as we are heading into the New Year, we at IDG are sharing YOUR favorites! Read More »
It's been a fun - and amazing! - year at The In-Depth Genealogist. To celebrate, we're sharing our top three articles, blog posts, and guest blog posts of 2012. Read More »
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