Use Spotlight as a Database

macosxhints has an article about using Spotlight as a Database:

….since Spotlight will index the contents of files on your hard drive, we can leverage this in a brute-force kluge to get some information on our interesting documents….

Could be very useful if you take what they are discussing and apply it to your genealogy documents.

Reunion Source Usage Report -> FileMaker, Text

Tom Robinson released two AppleScript applications last month that deal with Reunion’s Source Usage Report, and converting it into either a text file that can be read into other applications, or importing it into a FileMaker databse.

This AppleScript populates a FileMaker database with Reunion’s Source Usage Report.

This AppleScript converts the report to tab delimited text file (for import into a spreadsheet).

iData 2.1.2

iData 2.1.2 has been released. iData 2 is a “freeform database application with optional fields”. Basically, if you have a lot of misc. information to store, you might want to take a look at it. It requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later, and sells for $69.95. You can download it here and use it as a demo for 30 days of use (actual use, not 30 days from the time you first use it).

Changes:

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Pedigree-Draw 6.0

Pedigree-Draw 6.0 has been released.

Pedigree-Draw is a Macintosh OS X application that provides for creation, editing and drawing of pedigrees (also called family trees, or genograms) of human or non-human extended family lineages. It was developed originally for use in analyzing population data gathered for biomedical and genetic research projects, and to aid the management of captive animal colonies. It’s been applied to other fields as well, including genetic counseling and life science education. Although not designed as a genealogical database per se, the program can be used to collect and edit biographical data found in the course of family history research, including pictures of family members, and display or print those data in standard hierarchical diagrams suitable for publication. Output may also be saved in Portable Document Format (PDF) for electronic distribution, or posting on websites.

A screenshot can be viewed here, and a 15-day trial version can be obtained here.

Requires: PowerPC G3+ Macintosh, running OS X 10.3+. Cost: $85

Pedigree/Draw 5.1, a MacOS 9 Application, is still free-of-charge here

Records Manager 1.4

Records Manager v1.4 is now available. Records Manager is MacOS X software that allows you to collect important records in a database and allow for easy addition of new records, easy access to existing records, and optional automatic backup of the database. Think of it as a replacement for a file cabinet but with easier filing and retrieval.

Shareware, $24 USD, with a 60-day trial (future updates are included in the registration).

Version 1.4 was a feature enhancement – the ability to zoom and rotate images was added.

Requires: Mac OS X 10.2.8 and higher.

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