Going Green with Your Research: Episode 28

We’ve got a roundup of portable scanners, advice on going green with your research and a look at the new FamilySearch Beta website.



Ep. 28: September 2010





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In this episode:







The Editor’s Desk with Allison Stacy



Allison gives us some ideas on ways to go green with your research.







News from the Blogosphere with Diane Haddad



Diane gives us an update on the new FamilySearch Beta website. All the digitized records from Pilot are on Beta, and it’s open to the public. According to Diane it’s “the place to go to search FamilySearch records.”







Top Tips: Wide Open Spaces



Rick Crume gives you some space saving ideas from his article “Wide Open Spaces” in the November issue of Family Tree Magazine.







Best Websites: Digital Library of Georgia



Lisa takes a look at the Digital Library of Georgia website.







Family Tree University Crash Course



Nancy Hendrickson provides you with tips for digital photography from her FTU class Digital Photography Essentials. Visit Family Tree University to register for more online classes and webinars.







Safe Keeping: Portable Scanners



Grace Dobush talks about new scanners that are small enough to take on your next research trip.



PlanOn DocuPen X seriesPrice: $299-$399Weight: 2.5 oz.Power source: Battery rechargeable through USB cableStorage method: Uses an SD memory cardOperating systems: Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7, Mac 10.5 and 10.6Features: pen style; scans to JPG and TIFF; 150-1200 dpi; freescans.



VuPoint Magic WandPrice: $99.99Weight: 7.5 oz.Power source: 2 AA batteriesStorage method: uses a Micro SD card up to 32GBOperating systems: Windows XP and Vista, Mac 10.4 and aboveFeatures: pen style; scans to JPG; 300-600 dpi; 10 inches long; freescans.



IrisPen 6 (Express, Executive or Translator)Price: $129-$199Weight: 1.8 oz.Power source: Powered by USBStorage method: no built-in memory; must be connected to a computerOperating systems: Windows XP, Vista or 7; Mac 10.3.9 or newer; requires USB portFeatures: pen style; scans text in black and white; exports text to any application you can type in; OCR (that’s optical character recognition) for 128 languages; Translator version works in six languages.



IRIScan Anywhere 2Price: $199Weight: 1 lb.Power source: Battery rechargeable through USB cableStorage method: 512MB flash memory and a 1 GB SD card is includedOperating s...