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 tips[0] = "DON&#146;T include your home address or phone numbers in your e-mails. As a smart user of the Internet, you want to protect your privacy.<br>";
 tips[1] = "DON&#146;T reveal your age, phone number, or address to people you get to know through a chat room or instant-message discussion.<br>";
 tips[2] = "NEVER agree to meet anyone you&#146;ve communicated with only on the Internet&#151;unless your parents agree to come along with you.<br> ";
 tips[3] = "TRY more than one spelling of an ancestor&#146;s name when you search a database. Databases often include misspelled names. By using other, related spellings, you may find a long-lost ancestor.<br>";
 tips[4] = "USE the &quot;Bookmark&quot; or &quot;Favorites&quot; tool in your web browser. That will make it much easier to find your way back to a useful web page.<br>";
 tips[5] = "IF you didn&#146;t bookmark a website but want to return to the same page, check your browser&#146;s history page. It may help you track down the site.<br>";
 tips[6] = "WHEN you use a search engine, use terms that are as specific as possible. &quot;New York Banks&quot; returns close to a million choices. But &quot;Italian Immigrant Banks Downtown Manhattan&quot; returns about a hundred.";
 tips[7] = "PRINT copies of any documents or abstracts of documents that you find online. Place the copies in a file folder of that branch of the family&#146;s documents.<br> ";
 tips[8] = "IF you find your ancestor in an index or abstract of records, look for information about where to write for copies of the original document. Write and mail your request. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.";
 tips[9] = "LIMIT the amount of time you spend surfing the web. After no more than an hour, step away from the computer for a while. Shake out your limbs, get a snack, do something else for a while.<br> ";
 tips[10] = "BEFORE you go online, put by your side any important information about the ancestor you&#146;re researching. It will help you when it&#146;s time to check facts with what you find.<br>";
 tips[11] = "DON&#146;T believe something&#146;s true just because you found it online. The Internet is full of inaccurate information. Look for other sources that back up your findings.<br> ";
 tips[12] = "SEARCHING for a surname? Make sure it is original. If you&#146;re looking for &quot;Small&quot; and the name was originally &quot;Smulewitz,&quot; you may not find much of value.<br>";
 tips[13] = "SET up a research calendar. Write down what you&#146;ve looked for and what you&#146;ve found. This should keep you from repeating the same search and save you a lot of time.<br>";
 tips[14] = "MAKE back-up copies of all important information on. Print out important records, and make electronic copies of your files, too. If you have a computer problem, you don&#146;t want to lose information!";
 tips[15] = "SAVE your work often when you work on the computer. Try to save every five minutes or so. Many computers allow you to enable the automatic save feature and adjust the time between saves.<br>";
 tips[16] = "SHARE what you find out about your family with relatives and friends. They may be able to add to your discoveries.<br>";
 tips[17] = "ALWAYS thank people who help you with your research. Write a follow up note or e-mail. Doing so will make it easier to ask them for help the next time.<br>";
 tips[18] = "TYPE up your notes from any interviews as soon as you can. That way, you won&#146;t forget what they say. Ask the relatives you interviewed to review the notes and correct or add to them.<br>";
 tips[19] = "TRY the family tree software at www.ancestry.com, <br> www.genealogy.com, or another website. Download a genealogy program, or look into buying one.";

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