Personal Tech: Record and Share Your Family History in 5 Steps

Tips to optimize the tech in your life. View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Wednesday, November 21, 2018 [NYTimes.com/PersonalTech »]( Each week, the Personal Tech newsletter rounds up the best stories about technology and how we use it in our everyday lives. That includes tips about troubleshooting devices, advice on being a smarter shopper and news stories about the tech companies that make your gadgets and apps. [Microphones and equipment in a recording studio in Audible’s studios in Newark.]( Microphones and equipment in a recording studio in Audible’s studios in Newark. Cole Wilson for The New York Times [Tech Tip]( [Record and Share Your Family History in 5 Steps]( By J. D. BIERSDORFER Holiday gatherings offer a great time to create a multimedia digital archive of interviews with your relatives so they can share their memories with the current — and future — branches of the tree. ADVERTISEMENT [How to Get the Most Out of Black Friday (Even if You’re Not Into Tech)]( By WIRECUTTER STAFF Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be known for hot gadgets and electronics, but there are great deals on other things, too. Here are a few to watch out for. [Missed Connection or Canceled Flight? 6 Tips for Getting What You Want From an Airline]( By JONATHAN WOLFE Tips for using social media effectively when you are trying to resolve a travel disaster, from a canceled flight to a missed connection. [Want Faster Airline Customer Service? Try Tweeting]( By JONATHAN WOLFE Tired of endless phone trees and long hold times? You may find that using social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook is a better way to get attention from the airlines. [From Gene Editing to A.I., How Will Technology Transform Humanity?]( By REGINA BARZILAY, GEORGE CHURCH, JENNIFER EGAN, CATHERINE MOHR AND SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE Five big thinkers — Regina Barzilay, George Church, Jennifer Egan, Catherine Mohr and Siddhartha Mukherjee — puzzle over the future of the future. [Proteomics Might Have Saved My Mother’s Life. And It May Yet Save Mine.]( By MICHAEL BEHAR The 20,000 or so known proteins in each human body might soon be used as an early warning system for disease. 11 Things We’d Really Like to Know [How Will We Outsmart A.I. Liars?]( By CADE METZ For better and worse, humans are only improving their ability to deceive themselves with technology. [Finally, a Machine That Can Finish Your Sentence]( By CADE METZ Completing someone else’s thought is not an easy trick for A.I. But new systems are starting to crack the code of natural language. Tech We’re Using [You Don’t Have to Be a Journalist to Want to Keep Chats Private]( By KATE CONGER It’s easy to leave behind digital evidence when talking to sources — or to friends. Here’s how Kate Conger, a tech reporter, reduces that exposure. [Real Estate Technology: Try, Try Again]( By STEFANOS CHEN Stackable apartments. Robotic valets. Infrared spas. The future has arrived, haltingly, and this time will be different. Maybe. HOW ARE WE DOING? We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to [personaltech_newsletter@nytimes.com](mailto:personaltech_newsletter@nytimes.com?subject=Personal Tech Newsletter%20Feedback). Snapchat Co-Founder on Finding Balance in the Digital Era December 4 in Washington, DC Explore digital overload with Snapchat cofounder Evan Spiegel, Representative Tim Ryan, author of “A Mindful Nation” and Danah Boyd, principal researcher at Microsoft Research and the founder of the Data & Society research institute. The conversation will be moderated by Katie Benner of The New York Times. Buy tickets [here](. We’ve got more newsletters! You might like Bits.  Get the latest technology news and buzz from around the web. [Sign up for the Bits newsletter.](  ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW NYTimes [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Personal Tech newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2018 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018