Follow Friday–Fab Finds for December 28, 2012

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order) -

1. Letters from Germany - The 90 Year Saga Continues by Braunhart Mania
2. Genealogy – more than names and dates by Cindy Freed's Genealogy Circle
3. My Top & Favorite Posts of 2012 AND Dear GeneaSanta, How About Some Research Help by GenBlog
4. Which #Hashtag is Right For Me, Revisited by Ancestral Breezes
5. A Year in Review by A Family Tapestry
6. Christmas Tree Decorations A Hundred Years Ago by A Hundred Years Ago
7. The Lives of Our Immigrant Ancestors by FamilySearch Blog
8. Dear Ancestry.com AND Review of Blog Stats for 2012 by Desperately Seeking Surnames
9. 2012 Genealogical Year in Review by Genealogy's Star
10. Top Ten Articles Shared in 2012 from Finding Forgotten Stories AND My Top Ten Blog Posts for 2012 on Finding Forgotten Stories by Finding Forgotten Stories

Thanks for Reading!


Copyright © Jana Last 2012

Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas

I'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

I'm so thankful for this time of year when we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

I hope you enjoy this special Christmas video.




Merry Christmas!

Jana


Copyright © Jana Last 2012

Follow Friday–Fab Finds for December 21, 2012

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order) -

1. An Eye for an Eye and an Ear for an Ear? by A Southern Sleuth
2. The Mobile App–What We’ve Learned AND Two National Conferences Merge For One Great Family History Event by FamilySearch Blog
3. 2 Google Plus Communities for Genealogy by 4 Your Family Story
4. Getting Involved in the Online Genealogy Community by The Armchair Genealogist
5. Wild Turkey Artist and the Fraktur — Treasure Chest Thursday by Finding Forgotten Stories
6. CHECK OUT THIS WEB SITE ON IRISH EMIGRATION! by Help!  The Faerie Folk Hid My Ancestors!

New Blog Discoveries

• Deborah A. Carder Mayes Genealogy & Family History
• Maybe someone should write that down...
• Roots & Stuff
• Unveiling My Past

Thanks for reading!


Copyright © Jana Last 2012

Follow Friday–Fab Finds for December 14, 2012

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order) -

1. An Example of a Record Found in the British Army Pensioners – Royal Hospital Kilmainham Collection at Findmypast.com by GenBlog
2. Viivo Adds Security to Saving Your Data in the Cloud by Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
3. Advent Calendar: Other Traditions by Jollett etc.
4. Not Everyone Is Hip by Larry Cragun Family And Genealogy Blog
5. What do I Need to Restore Damaged Photographs? Part One by FamilySearch Blog
6. Blogging for Cousins? How about blogging for help? by Desperately Seeking Surnames
7. 13 Easy & Free Ways To Watermark Photos by MakeUseOf (Thanks Thomas MacEntee for sharing this post on Facebook)
8. NARA’s Bill Mayer Speaks About Genealogists by The Ancestry Insider
9. Create Your Own Genealogy Blog Stock Images by Ancestral Breezes
10. Batch Download FamilySearch Documents With FastFilm and Decrease Your Genealogical Research Times by We are Cousins – South Texas And Northeastern Mexico Genealogy
11. Let’s Talk About Who’s Stealing Blog Content by Clue Wagon
12. Fab free resource by Android Genealogy
13. Invite an Ancestor for Christmas Dinner by The Olive Tree Genealogy
14. FamilySearch Forums Closing ~ 31 Dec 2012 by Family History With The Lineagekeeper

JUST A NOTE:

I’ve never mentioned one of my own blog posts in my weekly Fab Finds list before.  But I thought I’d go ahead and mention one today.  (And, no, I'm not saying my post is a Fab Find.)  It's a post I wrote this week about watermarking photos and is an alternative method to those listed in #7 above.

So, if you’re interested, here’s the link to my post:  Tech Tuesday ~ Watermarked Photos

Thanks for reading!


Copyright © Jana Last 2012

Tech Tuesday ~ Watermarked Photos

I’ve been asked recently about how I put a watermark on the photos I use within my blog.  And since more than one person has asked me this question, I thought I’d go ahead and write a blog post about how I do this.

One of the genealogy bloggers who contacted me said she’d had a couple of her photos “borrowed” from her blog. Hopefully using watermarks on your photos will help to stop this from happening.

The process I use is really very simple.  I use Windows Live Writer to compose my blog posts.  Windows Live Writer is part of the Windows Essentials suite.  I’m currently using Windows 7 and there was a rumor that Windows Live Writer was going to be discontinued with the Windows 8 update.  But happily, it looks like Live Writer has been continued in the new Windows Essentials 2012 Suite.

Windows Live Writer has a built-in watermark feature.  So, here’s how it works and what the program looks like:

This is what the start-up page looks like for my blog.  Your blog's settings and template will cause it to look different for you.

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When you are ready to add a photo to your blog post draft, click on the "Pictures" tab in the toolbar and insert your photo.

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Once you’ve added a photo to your blog post draft, just click the "Watermark" tab in the toolbar.

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The Watermark dialog box will appear.  Type your copyright statement in the Watermark text line.  As you can see, there are different options available:  font family, size, and position of your watermark.  Once you’ve created your watermark, press OK.  And here’s a nifty little feature.  When you press the "Set to default" tab, Windows Live Writer will automatically add the watermark you just created to each photo you upload in the future. 
 

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And here we are!  Your photo now has a watermark.  It’s just that simple!

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After completing your blog post draft, press the "Post draft to blog" tab in the toolbar.  Your blog post should then be sent over to your blog.  (Check first before exiting Windows Live Writer.)

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I use Blogger.  And when I write my blog posts, I will usually tweak them in Blogger once the draft has been transferred over from Windows Live Writer.

Of course, there are other ways to add watermarks to photos.  I’ve used Photoshop to add watermarks to the photos I’ve uploaded to Pinterest.  But for adding watermarks to my photos within my blog posts, I prefer the simplicity of Windows Live Writer.

Thanks for reading!

Jana


Copyright © Jana Last 2012