Simple Ways to Backup for Mac PC Computer

We get many requests by our clients regarding backing up their photos and videos

Besides the cloud storage, it's best to have your own backup of photos and videos:

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Icloud ISSUES - your data wiped out!

 I always recommend my clients and friends, to have several backups of your main archives.

This proves the importance of my point. Also, have one copy outside your house or business/office.

I have 3 archival copies + 4th one to edit and work with various files, specially the family photos and videos. 

Malware blamed for remotely wiping WD My Book Live users' disks

Hard drive maker recommends users disconnect the cloud storage devices from the internet to protect their data.

Steven Musil 

June 24, 2021 

... "Western Digital has determined that some My Book Live devices are being compromised by malicious software," the company wrote in an update to the forum thread. "In some cases, this compromise has led to a factory reset that appears to erase all data on the device. The My Book Live device received its final firmware update in 2015. We understand that our customers' data is very important. At this time, we recommend you disconnect your My Book Live from the Internet to protect your data on the device. We are actively investigating and we will provide updates to this thread when they are available."

Data Science

 Via Social Media

Information regarding Data Science:

Data Elixir

@dataelixir

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16m

How To Combat Shadow Data Management via

@BuiltIn

https://datalxr.com/2MZ6thf #DataScience

How to Combat Shadow Data Management

Data scientists and their IT counterparts must work together to develop data management strategies that work for both sides.

Peter Wang

Expert Contributor

Co-founder and CEO of Anaconda.

 

Social Media and Apps

 

https://socialmediaexplorer.com/social-media-marketing/heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-get-your-youtube-channel-up-and-running/

Here’s What You Need To Know To Get Your YouTube Channel Up And Running

by Christian Zilles | April 8, 2019

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5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Online PR Agency

https://www.contentfac.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-hiring-an-online-pr-agency/

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7 Secrets to Growing Your Facebook Live Show

By Sue Pinky Benson, RE/MAX Realty Team Agent and Social Media National Speaker

 to look into this if it's still relevant

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February 2021 update:

 

Why WhatsApp users are pushing

family members to Signal

A backlash movement against the messaging app is partly rooted in a distrust of its parent company, Facebook.

Queenie Feb 5, 2021

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Today got this info from someone regarding facebook and fact check:

GO TO YOUR FB SETTINGS,

GO TO SETTINGS,

GO TO BLOCKING,

TYPE IN FACT CHECK,

THEN BLOCK ALL OF THEM.

THESE ARE THE FB "BOTS" THAT KEEP REPORTING YOUR POSTS.

 

Jan 25, 2021

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WhatsApp Has Shared Your Data With Facebook for Years, Actually

A pop-up notification has alerted the messaging app's users to a practice that's been in place since 2016.

Official archives of Armenian diaspora genealogy resources

I came across this very important archival data list about Armenians and sharing here. This list is from the Facebook group Armenian Genealogy Հայկական Ծագումնաբանութիւն Haygagan Dzakumnapanutyun

Government Archives and other databases in various countries with Armenian immigration information
Tracy Rivest Keeney·Thursday, October 22, 2015·
The following sites have information about Armenian immigrants to their countries


Romania

http://www.negustorie.ro
http://www.negustorie.ro/lista-negustori-si-meseriasi/
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The French National Library (searchable publications including citizenship announcements)

http://gallica.bnf.fr/

Nassen Passports and other Armenian refugee documents:
https://archives.ofpra.gouv.fr

OFPRA (Asylum office in France) has opened a website for descendants of french asylum seekers : here is the link : https://archives.ofpra.gouv.fr/users/login . Since a lot of armenians transited to France via Marseille
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State Archives of Poland

http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en
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The State Archives of Ukraine

http://www.archives.gov.ua/Eng/
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The State Archives of Lithuania

http://www.archyvai.lt/en/archives/historicalarchives.html
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Lithuanian Genealogy Archives

http://www.genealogija.lt/
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Lithuanian Virtual Electronic Heritage System (claims to have largest online collection)
http://www.epaveldas.lt/home
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Immigration records for Latin America
http://cemla.com/
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CANADA -
to order Social Insurance (similar to US social security) application of your ancestor -
https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy.html?fbclid=iwar0gisppqaay-g9b5nbomdpam8vg44zhjt9bb5ockvejapmsl94hcpxyvlu

Ship Lists for Canada (some people entered the US via Canada, either immediately after their landing or several years later)

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/passenger-lists/passenger-lists-1865-1922/Pages/introduction.aspx

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/index.htm
https://www.pier21.ca/research/immigration-records/ship-arrival-search

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Documentation of Armenian Refugees to France
from The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons
----- original passports, certificates, photos and more. Database is new and NOT complete, records continually being added, keep checking back for updates

https://archives.ofpra.gouv.fr/users/login

If you know of any other resources of archival database about Armenians, please feel free to post.

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