Moultrie Creek Online Historical Society

Sitting on the Moon

Denise Olson — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:01:37 +0000

Carl Austen and Mary Barker

Denise at Moultrie Creek Gazette provides a look at the St. Augustine post war art scene with this article about a local artist close to her family.

Filed under: Network

Conference Apps: Keynote Tweet

Denise Olson — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:00:14 +0000

Send tweets during your presentation? You can if you’re using Keynote with the free Keynote Tweet script.

Filed under: Network, Tools Tagged: Keynote, Keynote Tweets

Connect at conferences with Lanyrd

Denise Olson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:00:50 +0000

Lanyrd gives conference organizers an affordable platform that supports management, promotion, scheduling and even networking before, during and after the event.

Filed under: Network, Tools Tagged: app, Conference, Lanyrd

Affordable Design Tools

Denise Olson — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:00:03 +0000

Is your society looking at expensive updates to your current publishing tools? Here are some very affordable options that still provide the professional quality you need.

Filed under: Tools Tagged: GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus

Mobile payments with PayPal

Denise Olson — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:48:17 +0000

Recently I spent a lovely Saturday morning wandering through one of the better arts and crafts shows in our area. I had no plans to buy anything and only had enough cash for lunch. Even if I was considering a purchase I don’t like carrying large amounts of cash with me. As it happened, I found something that would have been a perfect gift for my husband – except that the artist didn’t take credit cards.

Filed under: Tools Tagged: PayPal

Collaborate with Posterous Groups

Denise Olson — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:49:27 +0000

Combine function with free and easy and you have a great collaboration tool. That’s Posterous Groups.

Filed under: Tools Tagged: collaboration, groups, Posterous

Mailing List Management

Denise Olson — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:32:54 +0000

View this document on Scribd

Filed under: Membership Tagged: mailing list, newsletter

The Future is HTML

Denise Olson — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:40:32 +0000

The online world is in the process of moving to an updated version of HTML called HTML5. It offers a lot of great things for those of us who create content and we are excited about these new opportunities. BUT! We’re not all there yet. Get the scoop at the Gazette.

Filed under: Publishing Tagged: HTML

Introducing The Future of Memories

Denise Olson — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:46:17 +0000

What are you doing with your family memories? Are you looking for new and creative ways to share your family history research with others? The Future of Memories is an idea book showing you how you can put the applications you already have to work with new and affordable services to share your family history. Electronic publishing isn’t confined to text and images. It covers a wide range of options from printed books to multimedia presentations with video and voice.

This primer introduces you to these new technologies and shows you how to take advantage of the opportunities they offer to produce quality histories at a reasonable price. It discusses the skills needed to create production-ready projects and suggests resources to help you get started. The project section is full of ideas and examples.

Stop by the Book Notes pages here at the Gazette where you’ll find links to resources and articles supporting the book.

You’re welcome to download a free sample of the book. The book is for sale at the Gazette’s Bookstore and at Scribd.

Filed under: Featured, Publishing Tagged: books, bookstore

The Society Weekly

Denise Olson — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:30:38 +0000

Can you publish a daily or weekly online genealogy newspaper for your society full of news and fascinating articles at no cost and with little effort? You betcha! Here’s how.

Filed under: Projects Tagged: newspaper, paper.li