_Greetings,

Schelly and I are in chilly Salt Lake City where the 2d RootsTech conference begins tomorrow. Over 3,000 attendees have already registered!

You don't need to be in Salt Lake City to attend some of the programs! Some sessions of RootsTech can be viewed live, for free.

Here's the announcement from RootsTech:
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RootsTech Live Streaming Can't make it to Salt Lake City this week for RootsTech 2012? No worries! We'll be streaming 14 sessions live and free of charge. No registration is required to view these videos.

All you have to do is tune in here on the homepage during the event this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Our homepage will transform into RootsTech Live, giving you a live look into what's going on at the conference, right on our homepage. You just have to come here and press play.

Thursday, February 2 8:30-10:00 am, Inventing the Future, as a Community (Keynote Address) by Jay L. Verkler

11:00 am-12:00 pm, Do I Trust the Cloud? by D. Joshua Taylor  

1:45-2:45 pm, Effective Database Search Tactics by Kory Meyerink     

3:00-4:00 pm, Twitter – It’s Not Just “What I Had for Breakfast” Anymore by Thomas MacEntee  

4:15-5:15 pm, Eleven Layers of Online Searches by Barbara Renick

Friday, February 3 8:30-9:30 am, Exabyte Social Clouds and Other Monstrosities (Keynote Address) by Josh Coates

9:45-10:45 am, Publish Your Genealogy Online by Laura G. Prescott     

11:00 am-12:00 pm, Optimize Your Site for Search Engines by Robert Gardner.


1:45-2:45 pm, Genealogists “Go Mobile” by Sandra Crowly  

3:00-4:00 pm, Google’s Toolbar and Genealogy by Dave Barney.

Saturday, February 4 8:30-9:30 am, Making the Most of Technology to Further the Family History Industry (Keynote Address) by Tim Sullivan and Ancestry.com Panel

9:45-10:45 am Genealogy Podcasts and Blogs 101 by Lisa Louise Cooke    

11:00 am-12:00 pm, Future of FamilySearch Family Tree by Ron Tanner

1:45-2:45 pm, Privacy in a Collaborative Environment by Noah Tatuk.

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The manufacturer of the Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner is having a Cyber Monday -- and Tuesday -- sale. Special offers are good December 5-6, 2011 when ordered on the shop page.

Disclaimer: Neither the Sandoval Co. Genealogical Society nor the author of this blog post have received any consideration from any of the company mentioned in this post.

Magnabrite® Light Gathering Magnifiers (2 inch and 2.5 inch) were among the "tools for genealogists" demonstrated at the Sandoval Co. Genealogical Society meeting on 3 Dec 2011.

You can find additional information about Magnabrite® Magnifiers on the company's website.

Magnabrite® Magnifiers are also available from the Legacy Family Tree online store.

• The Legacy store offers free shipping on orders of $75 or more -- offer expires 31 Dec 2011. If you plan to purchase a Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner (before 6 Dec 2011) at the webinar price ($139.95) from the Legacy online store and also want to purchase Magnabrite® Magnifiers, your entire order would have no shipping charges. See previous blog post about the Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner for additional information. http://scnmgs.weebly.com/1/post/2011/12/new-genealogy-technology-flip-pal-mobile-scanner.html

Disclaimer: Neither the Sandoval Co. Genealogical Society nor the author of this blog post have received any consideration from any of the companies mentioned in this post.

The Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner was one of the "tech tools for genealogists" demonstrated at the Sandoval Co. Genealogical Society's meeting on 3 Dec 2011.

Here are links to additional information about the Flip-Pal™:

Flip-Pal™ website 

• The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) may be helpful.
• The News page also has links to additional information.
• Current price of Flip-Pal™ when purchased online from the company is $149.99
  

Flip-Pal™ webinar (free; approx. 75 mins)

• Download this and other free webinars at the Legacy Family Tree Webinars web page
  

Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner page at the Legacy Family Tree online store

• Webinar sale through Dec 5, 2011, discounted price is $134.99. You save $15.00.
• The Legacy store also offers free shipping on orders of $75 or more -- offer expires 31 Dec 2011
• If you decide to purchase a Flip-Pal™ Mobile Scanner at the webinar price (before 6 Dec 2011) and you are also interested in purchasing a Magnabrite magnifier, the Legacy Family Tree online store also offers the Magnabrites and you would have no shipping charges for your entire order. NOTE: Further information on Magnabrite magnifiers will be in the next blog post.

Disclaimer: Neither the Sandoval Co. Genealogical Society nor the author of this blog post have received any consideration from any of the companies mentioned in this post.