GeneaBlogger Games: Days 1 and 2

DAY 1

Sadly, Day 1 was a bust for me. I was mostly out of commission due to pulling a few muscles in my back and shoulder on Thursday. I spent the majority of Saturday flat on my back on a heating pad.

In between muscle relaxants and sleep, I thought about participating. That should count for something, right?

DAY 2

Day 2 was slow getting out of the gate, but I finally did get going. Here are my stats for Day 2:

1. Go Back and Cite Your Sources

Tasks completed = 0.

Admittedly, not my favorite area of participation. My brand-new copy of Evidence Explained is sitting on the floor next to my bed just begging to have its spine cracked. Maybe tomorrow.

2. Back Up Your Data

Tasks completed = 1 (task C)

I spent most of the afternoon backing up files onto my two external drives.

My poor, ailing laptop is in desperate need of a trip to the spa, the main reason being that it overheats to the point of causing 2nd degree burns on your legs, and the cheap, plastic casing around the monitor has split down the side, and monitor guts are spilling out. So my purpose in getting everything backed up isn't just for genealogy or the GB Games; I've got to get this baby out the door before the warranty expires!

Additionally, I have an account with Mozy, the online back-up service, but I have never been successful in getting my initial back-up finished. The main reason is that it's a mind-numbingly slow process, and if I let my computer run for the 2.5 weeks that Mozy estimates it will take to complete the back-up, my computer will probably melt into a puddle of metal and plastic. But I'm working on it.

Tomorrow I plan to purchase a box of DVDs so I can make recovery disks.

3. Organize Your Research

Tasks completed = 0

Prior to backing up, I moved, deleted, and organized quite a few files between 3 different hard drives. Unfortunately, none of this falls into any of the categories for this event.

4. Write, Write, Write

Tasks completed = 1 (task B)

I submitted an entry for the 4th Edition, Smile for the Camera - A Carnival of Images blog carnival.

5. Reach Out & Perform Genealogical Acts of Kindness

Tasks completed = 3 (tasks A, B, and C)

I left a comment on Melody's The Research Journal, a blog that I stumbled across today.

I also joined the Facebook blog networks of I Dream of Genea(logy), Forensic Genealogy Blog, iPentimento, Shades of the Departed, and DNA - Genealem's Genetic Genealogy.

Finally, I invited two genealogist friends of mine to join Facebook. They haven't taken me up on the invitation - yet. Do they actually have to sign up in order for me to qualify in this event? Perhaps I need to be more pushy?

Copyright © 2008 by Elizabeth O'Neal

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