Totem is an interesting idea. Basically software for creating biographies, a kind of multimedia genealogy program. Perhaps it is time we started looking to preserve our history in more efficient ways?

‘Totem transforms a personal computer and an inexpensive web-cam or video camera into an efficient system for conducting interviews and creating multimedia biographies…Now it’s easier than ever to document living history…all the tools you need to ask your loved ones the right questions, record their answers, and create multimedia collections of their stories.’