Fall is here. Lovely things will soon be floating through the air. Beautifully colored leaves. The scent of pumpkin pie. The flu virus.

Ewwwww. We hate the flu. Don't you? As fun as it is to watch Seinfeld reruns while wrapped up in 14 layers of clothes and blankets, we'd rather spend our days here at Socket.

So we unleash the power of our favorite secret weapon. The Internet.  

Our inboxes are flooded with emails these days.

And we've all got that one person in our address book who sends us completely useless (and often untrue) chain emails, forwards and jokes.

Don't wait for one of your recipients to hit "reply all" and tell all your friends how wrong you were. Learn to sort fact from fiction when it comes to email forwards.

Wouldn't it be neat to know if your great-great-great grandfather was a painter, a farmer or a jazz musician?

Welcome to the age of the Internet. You can find tons of cool info about your ancestors online.

Before you get started, look through your paperwork for all the documents you can find. Wills, death certificates, birth certificates, family Bibles - they'll all give you an idea of names, dates and other important facts.