Save Your Gmail to Your Computer

Did you know?  If you have Gmail, you can back up your Gmail email to your own hard drive.  That way you can delete your online mail leaving nothing for hackers to find.  You can also use it to free up space in your account.  

UpSafe is a simple and free Windows program that will back up what you have, and automatically back up your future Gmail activity.  I was very pleased that I could clear my email and still retain an archive on my computer. It can be found at
 http://www.upsafe.com/free-gmail-backup/

Website that posts your home address -- Do you want it too?

Website that posts your home address -- 

Do you want it available so easily?

A new family tree website is up and running.  It is called Family Tree Now.  The most unique factor that sets Family Tree Now apart from other people search sites is the fact that all of the information here is available for free in one place, no registration required. Anyone who has just a first and last name is able to dig up anything: cell phone numbers, work information, relative’s addresses, and a whole host of other information. This information is publicly available if you’re willing to dig in and search for it at a variety of different sites, but Family Tree Now takes it quite a few steps further, putting it all in one place for free. 

According to Kim Komando, you would be able to opt out of having your personal information on this site as well as others.  Read this link for more information.  http://www.komando.com/tips/391215/how-to-opt-out-of-the-most-popular-people-search-sites

Another link that explains it more fully is at LifeWire.  https://www.lifewire.com/family-tree-now-4129031?utm_campaign=todaysl&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=9067687&utm_term=bouncex15

While it may be good for your search for relatives, you may want to think about what can be found out about you.  Ancestry and other family tree sites do not provide information on living people to the general public.