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Here you are, working from home or just stuck at home, but not alone. The kids are going wild and raising hell. The dog just weed on the kitchen floor and the wife has got a headache. What to do?

Hunt for bargains. Find online dealers and go through their stock but start with the items longest in stock, not just the new stuff like you usually do. If you find something cool, call or email them as ask for their best price on the item. You might just get a deal.

Take inventory. That inventory you've been thinking for a few years about doing ? Charge up your camera and take good pictures of your collection. Then write it up, put on a disk or memory stick, and put that somewhere safe. If you got the time, post one or three of the pics here

Genealogy. Never mind the family legends, get the real info. I have used FamilySearch for about 10 years and it is very good and FREE. Run by the Later Day Saints (aka Mormons) but you never get any religious email and no one shows up at the door. The have lots of info and separate collection and add stuff all the time. Like arriving immigrant ship?s passenger list

https://www.familysearch.org

Also very useful

https://www.findagrave.com/
http://www.censusfinder.com/


Dig through the old,old posts. Click on any forum ... go to the bottom of the page .... Change "ascending" to "descending" .... then click on the "change" button on the right. Time warp !

Anybody else got suggestions ?

Dave

That is a great suggestion. Lost all of my pictures. Instead of retaking all my pictures over. I wish I could gather them from this site and print them that would save me a tremendous amount of time.Is it possible?

Easy, Mikee

1. Create a folder and maybe sub folders on your desktop
2. open GDC
3. Click on your name on the upper right of the main page
4. click on the option to see your own posts. Go through them.
5. Each image you find that you want, right click on it then 'save as' ... you pick the folder on the desktop.
6. Repeat for next image

I will give it a try. Thanks Dave.

The only posts I find start in 2005 Where can I find posts starting in 2003? Those I need. Thanks Dave!

Bad news, Mikee. I don't think they exist anymore.

I have put all my pictures on Dropbox. That way, if I lose my hard drive, which I just did 3 months ago, I always have my pictures.

I organize my collection by type (Heer, Luft, SA, etc) then by maker. Each item has an entry with its pictures and a text file that contains who I bought from a description, date of purchase and the price paid.

Dropbox is accessible from my computer, smartphone and tablet. As long as I have an internet connection.

John

It's ok Dave,things happen. Johnz great idea,thankyou

Yea, back up is great.

Separate storage hard drives or memory sticks are not that expensive anymore.