The things I miss

when I am in an exam. Someone told me that a really interesting show came on last night right before Frontline. She only caught a small part of it, but it seemed to have been about genetics and maybe some kind of ancestral genetic determination. My curiosity sent me straight to the listings. It was this [...]

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press release from TGN

The Generations Network published a press release today regarding Spectrum Equity’s buyout. TGN CEO Tim Sullivan is quoted:
“Spectrum Equity has been an incredibly supportive and strategic-minded investor in our company for several years, so I am thrilled to have them acquire this majority interest in The Generations Network,” said Tim Sullivan, company President and CEO. [...]

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Family Tree Maker 2008 continued

It has been one week since I installed Family Tree Maker 2008 from the replacement disks they sent me and things appear to be going much more smoothly. A couple of things need tweaking but my computer no longer runs like molasses on a cold day with it installed.
I was comforted to see the message installing Family Tree Maker [...]

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10 things I wish I knew in the beginning

I was tag surfing yesterday and came across this post at the weblog of Will Woods. It made me think about how enthusiastic I was when I was beginning my research and how quickly I became disappointed at my slow progress. (It was really slow.) So I wrote a little encouraging letter to the me that was [...]

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