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Issue 38.13 Part 2 Last week’s article has brought requests for additional acronyms from the computer world. I always work to respond to my readers. Here are a few more. I.S.P – Internet Service Provider. This is the company from which you get your internet. D.N.S. – Domain Name System. This system allows you to […] Issue 38.13 Searching for records from within an ancestor page in FamilySearch Family Tree is a great new way to find historical records you may not have found in your previous searching. Dennis Brimhall, the CEO of FamilySearch is trying to make things easier. Give it a try! Login to FamilySearch.org, and go to Family […] Issue 38.13 The other day I went to my bank and they said that I am not just a number to them . . . I am actually two numbers, a dash, three more numbers, another dash, and another number. Do you ever feel like you’re just a number? Well at Rescue Alert you are […] Issue 38.13 Getting divorced in 1975 wasn’t as common as it is nowadays. Then it was looked upon as a failure regardless of the reason for the divorce. I remember sitting in church and overhearing an older woman saying, No one should ever get divorced. While I agreed with her that divorce is a major […] Issue 38.13 Music is important to humans from the cradle to the grave. Time in the military is no exception. From our first days in the military, we sang songs. On a long march was an especially good time to sing. Anyone in a flight or platoon could start singing and all of the rest […] Issue 38.13 Summertime is over, and it’s time to face the fall. Hopefully, your family has enjoyed a nice vacation and you’ve had your share of fun in the sun. You may even reminisce about the popular song, “See You in September,” which was written by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards and made memorable by […] Issue 38.13 Amblyopia, or what is commonly referred to as lazy eye, is a neurological condition where clear vision has not been “seen”, or imprinted in the brain. This vision development occurs early in life, from birth up to 6-9 years of age. If normal vision has not been experienced enough, the brain is unable […] Issue 38.13 A common source of fighting when someone passes away is having a surviving child on a joint account. The problem can arise because under Utah law, a joint account belongs to the survivor, regardless of a Will or trust provision that might say otherwise. In other words, a joint account trumps Will and […] Issue 37.13 Corneal disease consists of a wide ranging spectrum of problems that can affect this very important structure of the eye. The clear protective layer of the front of the eye, the cornea, is responsible for focusing light entering the eye and producing a sharp image on the retina. Think of it like a […] Issue 37.13 I am often asked what a series of letters stands for when it comes to technology. Usually I know and remember, but occasionally I am stumped and have to look it up. I figured readers would like to have a short glossary of the most used acronyms so here goes. I.P. address– Internet […] |
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