Personal Ancestry Writer II Version 47 (14 Nov 2005)

Personal Ancestry Writer II (PAWriter II) version 47, was updated earlier this week. PAWriter II “combines most of the features of the LDS Personal Ancestral File program (PAF) for the Macintosh (for which all development stopped a few years ago after release 2.3.1), with additional features that generate web pages (in HTML), word processing files (in RTF for, e.g., AppleWorks) and desktop publishing files (in MML for FrameMaker). The generated report files include genealogical dictionaries, registers, ahnentafels and lineages—such as appear on this site—as well as some interesting text files and pedigree charts. It requires Mac OS 8.6/9.0, or Mac OS X.

Changes:
* Added state and country of birth and death to web site pedigrees.
* Added birth order to MML register entries.

MacFamilyTree 4.2.2

MacFamilyTree 4.2.2 is now available. One of the biggest changes is to the information window for person-related data. Improvements were made to the pedigree charts as well as status for LDS-events. It can be downloaded here. Requires Mac OS X 10.3.9+

Changes:
* Comprehensive revision of information window for more clarity and better overview of all person-related data. We are also currently checking whether or not an entered date is practical.
* Choice of status for LDS-events.
* Optional erasure of whole families from family list on sidebar.
* Minor improvements on pedigree chart.
* Elimination of minor problems and errors.

Metes and Bounds 1.3

Sandy Knoll Software’s Metes and Bounds 1.3 for Mac OS X 10.1.5+, is now available. Metes and Bounds is basically a land mapping applications that turns metes and bounds data into a plot map. Genealogists might be able to us it for plotting cemeteries, homesteads, etc.

Changes:
* Added the ability to create customizable labels.
* Now saves all of a drawing’s extended data (show calls, etc.) along with the plot data.
* Can now have multiple plots open at the same time.
* Added a delete last line button to the main data entry form.

Mellel 2.0.1

In an update to Mellel 2.0, a Mac OS X word processor ( read about it here), Mellel 2.0.1 addresses a problem with running on older versions of Mac OS X – Mellel 2.0.1 will run on Mac OS X 10.2.

MacFamilyTree Version 4.2.2 Beta

There is a new release (beta) of MacFamilyTree out. You can download the MacFamilyTree Version 4.2.2 Beta beta of this OS X genealogy application here. It requires Mac OS X 10.3.9. Among the changes, a major change in the information window concerning person-related data.

Changes:
* Comprehensive revision of information window for more clarity and better overview of all person-related data. We are also currently checking whether or not an entered date is practicable.
* Choice of status for LDS-events.
* Optional erasure of whole families from family list on sidebar.
* Minor improvements on pedigree chart.
* Elimination of minor problems and errors.

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