{"id":90,"date":"2021-02-17T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvmug.org\/blog\/?p=90"},"modified":"2025-10-14T18:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T18:38:53","slug":"take-control-of-your-digital-legacy-dvmug-zoom-meeting-on-on-youtube-2-17-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dvmug.org\/blog\/?p=90","title":{"rendered":"Take Control of Your Digital Legacy, DVMUG Zoom Meeting on on YouTube 2-17-21"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/dvmug.org\">DVMUG Home Page<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meeting length: 1hr 17min<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uOQrPu1vIIU\">Watch here<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Joe Kissell<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"179\" class=\"wp-image-344\" src=\"https:\/\/dvmug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Joe-Kissell.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Kissell\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Take Control Books<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" class=\"wp-image-432\" src=\"https:\/\/dvmug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/take_control_logo_2-300x180-1.png\" alt=\"Take Control\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take Control publisher Joe Kissell has written more than 60 books about technology, including many popular Take Control books.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.takecontrolbooks.com\/digital-legacy\">https:\/\/www.takecontrolbooks.com\/digital-legacy<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-451\" src=\"https:\/\/dvmug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Take-Control-of-Your-Digital-Legacy-Cover-300x388-1-232x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do you want to be remembered by future generations? You can make a will to handle your physical possessions, but what about your digital life\u2014photos, videos, email, documents, and the like? This ebook, written by tech expert Joe Kissell, covers many aspects of preserving such electronic ephemera as part of your digital legacy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re not at the stage of life where you can think about this for yourself, consider that you may have to do so for your parents or other relatives. It\u2019s not all about posterity either, since following Joe\u2019s advice will also help loved ones access your key accounts and important info if you\u2019re incapacitated, which can happen at any time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book will help you with these essential tasks:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Identify your key digital assets: online accounts, photos, audio files, videos, passwords, documents, email, and more.<br \/>\u2022 Plan for each type of digital asset based on your priorities for today, for shortly after you are no longer around, and for posterity. Joe explains the ideal file formats to use, how to deal with social media sites, the best ways to digitize paper documents and photos, and strategies for sharing passwords with family members, among much else.<br \/>\u2022 Communicate your wishes in a \u201cdigital will\u201d and designate someone to be its \u201cdigital executor.\u201d The book includes a template document that you can develop into a personalized digital will.<br \/>\u2022 Preserve your data for the future. You\u2019ll consider types of archival storage media, cloud-based storage services, backups, and what instructions to provide about maintaining your data as file formats and storage media types evolve.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you just want to ensure that your heirs get copies of your favorite family photos and a few key documents or you want to catalog and preserve tens of thousands of digital items, this book helps you make smart decisions about your digital legacy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions answered include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 What strategies can I use for sorting and preserving email?<br \/>\u2022 How can I ensure that my email account will be available to those wrapping up my estate?<br \/>\u2022 What if I have digital data that should be destroyed when I die?<br \/>\u2022 What should I do with my huge photo collection (both digital and paper)?<br \/>\u2022 How can I make my passwords available to those who will need them\u2014but keep them private for now?<br \/>\u2022 What should I think about when handing down purchased audio and video files?<br \/>\u2022 What should happen to my Facebook account when I\u2019m no longer around?<br \/>\u2022 What choices are available for keeping my digital archive available and backed up?<br \/>\u2022 How long should I expect archival media to last?<br \/>\u2022 Should I write an autobituary?<br \/>\u2022 Are online digital legacy services any good?<br \/>\u2022 How will organizing all this stuff benefit me while I\u2019m alive?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/f52d17db1d43a9e005109a6c2\/images\/dd50d5f7-45d1-41e6-a658-84525c23dca1.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous DVMUG Zoom Meetings at,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2K77TRF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DVMUG YouTube Channel<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DVMUG Home Page Meeting length: 1hr 17min Watch here Joe Kissell Take Control Books Take Control publisher Joe Kissell has written more than 60 books about technology, including many popular Take Control books. https:\/\/www.takecontrolbooks.com\/digital-legacy How do you want to be remembered by future generations? 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