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Twitter for genealogists. Experiment and learn.
It’s the only way.
Instagram is not nearly so obvious as a
genealogical tool. If you have a genealogy busi-
ness, it’s a way to promote it. Which in turn
means if you are interested in a certain busi-
ness, it might be a way to learn more about it.
One thing that makes Instagram different, is a
picture must be posted. Words can be attached,
but the photo is a must. Genealogists put their
pictures up on Instagram, too. So, you can find
the # there also.
I left LinkedIn last because of well-known
social networks, it is probably the least useful for
the average researcher. It is primarily a business
networking site. If you have a genealogy busi-
ness, join LinkedIn. If you are seeking a job in
the genealogical industry, it is a good choice. It
also can be useful to make connections and get
and give recommendations.
Compiled by Jasmine D’Katz
Universal Serial Bus (USB) was developed in
the 90s in an effort to simplify the connection be-
tween peripheral devices. It has become widely
popular due to the compatibility with many plat-
forms and operating systems. It’s low cost of
implementations, and its ease to use. Most com-
puter that are build today come with several
USB ports, and USB is the interface of choice
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for most
home and
office pe-
ripherals
including
printers,
modems,
and porta-
ble storage
devices.
USB stand-
ard are de-
veloped
and maintained by an instructor body called the
USB Implementers Form (USB-IF). In its original
specification, USB defined only two connectors
Type A and B. Revisions to the specifications
and demands on manufacturers have expanded
the breadth of connectors used for USB device,
but majority USB products still use theses A and
B connector interface. Buy more recently the
Type 3 USB had been created to supple the
faster transfer rate of the USB 3.0 devices.
Hopefully the enclosed chart will help you identi-
fy the type of USB connector you are using.
What your Smartphone?
By Phil Sorrentino, Newsletter Contributor, Sarasota
Technology Users Group, FL
June 2016 issue, STUGMonitor
www.thestug.org
Philsorr.wordpress.com
philsorr (at) yahoo.com
How would you like to show all the pictures
that are on your phone, on your big screen
TV? HDMI comes to mind as an obvious solu-
tion; just get an HDMI cable, connect it up,
and sit back and watch. But unfortunately,
most phones don’t have an HDMI output port.
(Most laptops have an HDMI output, so you
may already be doing this with your laptop, an
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