Yearning for a deep dive into Norwegian church records? Join expert genealogist, and President of Scandinavian Family Research, Torhild Shirley, for a virtual workshop on Feb 15, 10am PT. Hosted by the Victoria Genealogical Society for $21CAD (~$15US/Euro).

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I'm excited to offer 'Excel for Family Archivists' on Feb 22 - one of my favourite topics! If you have a hard time keeping track of the photos, documents, and heirlooms you hold for your extended family, this workshop will help you preserve them (and your sanity!).

victoriags.org/content.aspx...

Did Facebook just fall down, go boom?

OpenAI made programming easier today! ChatGPT can now create, edit, and run Python scripts—perfect for quick data cleanup or analysis tasks, without the need to setup a development environment.

#FamilyHistoryNerds will love this. Coding just got more accessible for everyone. #AI #CodingForAll

OpenAI just expanded the "Canvas" feature in ChatGPT. It now works with more models *and* integrates with CustomGPTs. It’s a game-changer for anyone using AI for research or writing support! Edit directly in a Canvas window—by prompt or by keyboard. Skip the copy-paste-a-palooza!

Skircle is an engagement diagramming tool I just heard about from @dearmyrtle.bsky.social . Reason number 452 that I love Bluesky is that it is open, so anyone can build a cool tool that benefits the community!

Skircle shows the people I have interacted with the most over the past 22 days.

Tremendous news that David Vance recently accepted the position of General Manager for FamilyTreeDNA. He will be a fantastic addition to the already great team of people that bring DNA testing tools to genealogists around the world.

blog.familytreedna.com/dave-vance-n...

Learn how to turn your family history facts into compelling stories! Join Prof. Andrea Kaston Tange for "Filling the Silences in Family Stories" - a virtual workshop on crafting family memoirs. Dec 7, 10am PT @ the Victoria Genealogical Society. Details & registration: victoriags.org/content.aspx...

Time to get back to podcast editing! Enough procrastinating!

Yesterday, I woke up to about 17.5 M users. At this rate, will break 19 M today and 20 M tomorrow.

Make sure to say a prayer of thanks to the BlueSky infrastructure team. They won't be getting much time with family and friends before the end of the year. #bluesky

Where is your AI Goldilocks zone?

List the tasks you frequently do and excel at, then compare them to those tedious, time-draining chores you have to slog through. The sweet spot between them? That's your AI Goldilocks zone - where AI frees you to focus on what you do best.

Off to the gym or take a peek at my DNA match list? Decisions, decisions.

@danielloftus.bsky.social , I saw you mention that BlueSky supports block lists on one of @digitalarchivst.bsky.social 's posts. Please, tell me (and us) more!