Mac OS X Software and Information
It may seem odd that I mention this first, but I want to get this out of the way. Messages Beta is the first application released to the general public from Apple’s Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Messages replaces iChat, but retains iChat’s services/information. More importantly, it unifies instant … Read more
Back in December, a call for beta testers was posted on the GenSmarts website. For those of you who have come over from the world of Windows-based genealogy, you may be familiar with GenMarts. If you’ve been a Mac genealogist for a longtime, or have never used GenSmarts, GenSmarts is … Read more
Last week, Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 showed up on the Amazon UK website. Here in the US, it’s from Nova Development and supported through Ancestry.com. In the United Kingdom, it’s from Avanquest Software and supported through Ancestry.co.uk. Link: Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 – Amazon.co.UK The UK … Read more
If you are a Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard user and applied Apple’s update last week, Security Update 2012-001, and you are running applications under Rosetta that were written for the PowerPC architecture that used to power Apple’s laptops and desktops, you may have problems with those applications. Mac … Read more
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.7.3. You can update through the normal Software Update function of Mac OS X, or manually through the link below. Apple’s Safari 5.1.3 is also included in the update. At this time Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard does not include Apple Safari 5.1.3 … Read more
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 product page at Ancestry.com, you’ve probably seen this: Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 will begin shipping by mid-December 2011 Once it starts shipping, I’ll mention it on the website. I also have no idea when … Read more