Scan your snapshots from the reunion into the ‘photo album’ instead of making reprints for everyone
The handy inbox feature keeps track of all the new activity in each of your circles
Bookmark this web page, genealogy buffs. FamilySearch.org, launched by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the largest online genealogical database in the world. The Mormons, for whom ancestral identity is a strong component of their faith, have put online some 320 million records and nearly 400 million names from their collection at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The site is most useful if your ancestors are from the British Isles, North America or Finland, but by the end of the year the church plans to have 200 million more names from around the world. If you manage to exhaust FamilySearch’s resources, you can link to dozens of other genealogy sites, search for vital records and collaborate with other people also looking for kin. The service is free, and you don’t have to be Mormon to use it.
MUSICCan You Name That Tune?
Ever hear a catchy new tune on the radio and then fail to catch its name? It’s a common frustration that a new service from Comcast Cellular hopes to eradicate. Philadelphia residents can now dial *23 on their mobile phones to find out the name of a song currently playing on any of 12 local radio stations. (For this to work, you must be a Comcast Cellular customer and know the frequency of the station you’re listening to.) A computerized female voice tells you the name of the song that just blared through your radio speaker, who sang it and the title of the album it’s on. The technology, from a company called ConneXus, tracks about 50,000 new songs. You can even purchase the CD directly through your mobile phone to be delivered in the mail. Stay tuned: Boston and New York are next.
