VGS News & Tips: 26 August 2015

Today: Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Brick Wall SIG Meeting

8:30 AM in the Nimitz and King Rooms of the EISENHOWER Recreation Center

Today: Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Summer Series Workshop

10:00 AM in the Nimitz and King Rooms of the EISENHOWER Recreation Center

Here’s What’s Different About Windows 10 for Windows 7 Users:
How-to-Geek
"Unlike Windows 8, Windows 10 actually feels designed for a PC with a keyboard and mouse. Windows 7 users will be much more at home with Windows 10, but there are still some big changes."
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Association of Genealogists & Researchers in Archives
AGRA
"When you are researching your ancestors there may be times when you need to use the services of a professional genealogist or a family history researcher. So how do you know where to find a good quality researcher? The best way is by using a Member of AGRA (Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives) for research in England and Wales."
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Inside Illumina’s Plans to Lure Consumers with an App Store for Genomes:
MIT Technology Review
"The head of the largest gene-sequencing company envisions holding your DNA, then selling it to you little by little."
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RootsMagic and Windows 10

While RootsMagic works great under Windows 10, apparently Microsoft snuck in a last-minute change that didn’t exist in earlier test versions and prevents the internal WebSearch from working, certain text appearing on some screens, and backing up to Dropbox and Google Drive.

If you are running RootsMagic 7 for Windows - Look for the "Update Available" indicator in the lower right corner of your RootsMagic 7 program screen, and click on it.

If you are running RootsMagic 4, 5, or 6

1. Download the .REG file from files.rootsmagic.com/RootsMagic-Win10-Browser-Fix.reg

2. Run the .REG file to add the necessary entries to your Windows registry. It will display several scary warnings. Just keep telling it that “yes”, you do want to make the change.  This registry fix is only needed if you are running RootsMagic 4, 5, or 6 under Windows 10.

This Day In History: August 26
1429: Joan of Arc makes a triumphant entry into Paris.
1789: The Constituent Assembly in Versailles, France, approves the final version of the Declaration of Human Rights.
1957: Ford Motor Company reveals the Edsel, its latest luxury car.
1910 Birthday: Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu), missionary, Nobel Prize laureate for her work in the slums of Calcutta.