The bug bit me, and I'm now addicted to tracing my family history.  If you're a total newbie at genealogy, you can find helpful advice at Cyndi's List or at FamilySearch, which is run by the Mormons and has not only useful how-to information but also a wealth of compiled data which you can use as clues when researching your own family lines.  You can get personal genealogy advice from a volunteer at your local Family History Center.  (And no, they won't try to convert you unless you want them to.  I know this because I'm not a Mormon.)

Personal Ancestral File is a free genealogy program, available here.  On this page, you'll find links to write-ups of some of my past classes for the Boise Personal Ancestral File Users Group at the Dorian Family History Center.

Dorian Family History Center
3676 West Dorian
Boise, Idaho, United States
Phone: 208-338-3811
Hours: M,T 9am-5pm; W-Th 9am-9pm; Sat 10am-2pm
Closed: Closed the last two weeks in December.

Here are notes from some of my past classes:

Why do I still use PAF 4 and not the latest PAF 5?  (This needs updated -- I finally switched!)

PAF is wonderful, but data entry just takes too long?  Here's how to speed up PAF.

Here are some other online classes for PAF:

The fine print:  I am not officially affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, their Family History Library, FamilySearch, or the Dorian Family History Center.  I am just an avid genealogist and a willing volunteer member of the Boise PAF Users Group.