What happens if or when a web site goes down - YOU LOSE Recently, Google announced that Google+ was being dropped. Well, Googel+ has company. Over the years, there have been a number of apps and sites that have been sold or disappeared. Just recently Twile, a great family timeline app. was purchased by FindMyPast and FamilyTreeMaker was sold by Ancestry.
But what if the link disappears? What happens to your carefully researched sources that rely on the link. Your evidence for the source just disappeared.
One solution is creating an image file that can be downloaded to memories and then copied as a source. Digital photos or scans work well. Irfanview or snipping tool also create downloadable files. How many of your source citations rely on a link?
By the way, what happens if your computer crashes, and you haven't gotten around to worry about backups? YOU LOSE. Think about it. Is your computer backed up? How many places?
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