A quick post this morning on a useful bit of command line magic that generates a list of everything in a folder on Windows and writes it to a file — this comes in useful for install/upgrade documentation and the like, or even just for project tracking and reporting.
Continue reading “Generating a List of Directory Contents on Windows”
Whenever I discover a new likely ancestor who was born, married, or died in a townland or parish I’ve not heard of before, I have to call my mum to ask whether it’s likely we had family living there. 9 times out of 10, she can tell in an instant that there’s no way we’d have people there, or that I’m on to a sure thing. And sometimes a place name that hasn’t come up before will bring out some forgotten family connections or names and relationships, opening up a treasure trove of research opportunity.
My mum knows the lie of the land like the back of her hand; I haven’t a clue, and just can’t seem to retain the information she patiently imparts, over and over and over again.
So, recently I decided to try Google before plaguing her once more on where such-and-such-a-place was in relation to such-another-place, where we definitely had family, and I came upon this wonderful resource: an interactive map of Irish counties, baronies, civil parishes and townlands!
I love a freebie, and similarly-minded Dublin-based folks with a commute that takes them through the city centre may be interested in the Arnotts Gifts app for iThings.
I’ve seen a few entertaining images floating around on FB and Twitter recently illustrating the consequences of a poor choice of font, so decided to assemble a few of them here.
It’s Black Friday week on Amazon again – already! I did very well on this last year once I got the hang of it, and I’ve been haunting the daily deals Mon-Weds year-round ever since. If you haven’t experienced Amazon’s Lightening Deals before, here’s a quick guide to help you make the most of them.
