Remember

The virtue of a person is measured not by his outstanding efforts, but by his everyday behavior. (Blaise Pascal in A Calendar Of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy, 21 November)

When you remember me,

• It means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. 
• It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us. 
• It means that if we meet again, you will know me.  
• It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.
• For as long as you remember me, I am never entirely lost. ...
• If you forget me, one of the ways I remember who I am will be gone.
• If you forget me, part of who I am will be gone.

(Frederick Buechner, Listening To Your Life, 16 January)

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Yesterday I installed the third of three Serif programs I recently purchased, PhotoPlus X4.  This is a photo editor similar to Adobe Photoshop.

I found and downloaded a 21-page PDF titled, Working With Rootsweb FreePages Accounts by Patricia Geary.  I believe this document has all of the information I will need to start setting up my FreePages website on Ancestry.com. The Ancestry help pages leave a lot to be desired. It's very important to understand the folder structure on the host before starting.

Mr. Dickie
16 January 2013

Holistic Health

There are a few [medical practitioners] who are beginning to look seriously at the prospects for behavioral medicine and methods of teaching people to think, feel, and behave in healthy ways, from the very beginning of their lives. (Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, The Sky's The Limit, p. 27) 15 January 2013

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Serif

Yesterday I installed the Serif program, WebPlus X5 on my computer.  I purchased the prior version at a discount from Serif.  This is a WYSIWYG HTML editor used to create and maintain web pages.

RootsWeb/FreePages

I received notification from RootsWeb that my request for FreePages web space has been approved.  My goal is to learn how to use this hosted genealogy space to post some of my genealogy data that was available on AOL prior to the fall of 2008.

Goals

My goals for 2013 are ambitious and the learning curve may be steep.

1. Master the use of the following programs:

• RootsMagic 5
• PhotoPlus X4
• PagePlus X5
• WebPlus X5

    2.  Create a website in the RootsWeb FreePages space.

Mr. Dickie

15 January 2013

Change

Things can change when the person experiencing the effects of the problem takes the initiative to resolve it. (Cloud & Townsend, Boundaries Face To Face, p. 16)

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Serif had a good software sale, on older versions of their programs, at the end of the year.  One of the computer club members sent a heads-up Email.  I couldn't make up my mind whether I wanted to spend the money or not.  I waited until the last minute before deciding to order three programs for $15.00 each.

I purchased and downloaded:

• PagePlus X5 - installed on 12 January 2013
• WebPlus X5
• PhotoPlus X4

I'll be very busy in 2013 if I intend to master these three programs.  Stay tuned.

Mr. Dickie

13 January 2013