Reunion 9.03

Reunion 9.03 is available for download (download here (LeisterPro.com)). Version 9.03 of the genealogy application includes fixes when transferring files back and forth between PowerPC and Intel-based Macs, improvements in Citations, last name handling, fixes/changes in editing, as well as many other changes.

Changes:
* Editing in Lists – added a button to disable editing in lists. This is a global preference and is located in the Index Preferences window.
* Cross Platform issues – fixed endian problems when moving files from PPC to Intel or vice versa.
* Citations – Citations in text of note fields are copied/pasted, and can be dragged/dropped.
* Clipboard – fixed problems removing and deleting people from the Clipboard.
* Index – single quote is ignored when determining prefix words (so a surname like O’Reilly will be considered one word.
* Last Name UPPERCASE button – McDee will be converted to McDEE.
* Initial Caps button – will ignore quotation marks in fields.
* GEDCOM Export window – the “GEDCOM character set” popup menu setting is remembered (this is not a global preference).
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ohmiGene 1.49.51

ohmiGene 1.49.51 was released to address a bug introduced in 1.49.45. It can be downloaded here (ohmi.celeonet.fr)

Fixed
* Fixed a bug introduced in 1.49.45: recorded unions (marriages, etc.), could be broken if a GEDCOM was imported into an already existing record. This update is mandatory before importing a GEDCOM into an already existing record.

ohmiGene 1.49.50

ohmiGene 1.49.50 has been released. ohmiGene is a cross-platform (Windows and Linux as well) genealogy application, that is designed to “respect a GEDCOM file at import (and export).” This consists mainly of bug fixes and improvements (User Interface, etc.). There has been one new feature added. There is a full list of changes in the Addendum (PDF file, French only for now).

It can be downloaded here (ohmi.celeonet.fr)

Changes through 1.49.50:
- Bug fixes
- Improvements (User Interface, saving, etc.)
- Added: You can now export lists to GeneaNet.

Mac OS X – 6th Birthday (March 24, 2001)

MacDailyNews mentions that today, March 24, 2007, is Mac OS X’s 6th birthday. They’ve posted the original press release online.

“CUPERTINO, California—March 21, 2001—Apple® today announced that beginning this Saturday, March 24, customers can buy Mac® OS X in retail stores around the world. Mac OS X is the world’s most advanced operating system, combining the power and openness of UNIX with the legendary ease of use and broad applications base of Macintosh®.

“Mac OS X is the most important software from Apple since the original Macintosh operating system in 1984 that revolutionized the entire industry,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We can’t wait for Mac users around the globe to experience its stability, power and elegance.”

Rest of press release at MacDailyNews

Osk 4.5

Osk 4.5 has been released. It’s a genealogy application for Mac OS X (Universal Binary) that focuses on making it easy to handle difficult genealogy data, including same-sex couples, adoptions, multiple marriages, etc. It has a component to export your family tree to the web, as well as working with location-based genealog information.

Changes:
* Italian translation added
* No limit on familytree sizes
* Internal components updated
* Internal improvements

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