This is my “rant of the month”. Whenever you sign up for most of the commercial genealogy data sites, like ancestry, find-my-past and so on, unless you buy a full subscription you have to buy “credits” that allow you to view a few pages. Often you have to buy minimum amounts, perhaps more than you … Continue reading →

The next area to tackle in this “Taking the plunge” series is the expense of putting your family history information on the web. It’s worth noting right away that there is really no way to completely avoid SOME expense if you are going to use the web. The closest you might get to “free” would … Continue reading →

The third item on my list of reasons why you might be reluctant to put your family history on the web is security. Closely linked to privacy but in some ways even more worrying. Certainly in my experience this area is far more annoying, and chiefly involves two particularly nasty groups of “people” (in quotes … Continue reading →

Continuing from my previous article, lets take a look at the issues related to privacy. Its right that this is probably the single most important concern any of us have about putting our family history on the web. It raises the risk of identity theft; stealing or copying your expensive research; and can actually break … Continue reading →

Well, kiwitrees is now fully operational, so time for me to "take the plunge" and start blogging…. I'm pleased with that title, because "taking the plunge" is something I want to talk about here. I'm referring to that moment when you, the family historian, starts wondering if you should risk that scary place, the world-wide-web, … Continue reading →