MapMemo 2.5
March 10, 2006 by admin · Leave a Comment
For a genealogist, it could be very useful if you wanted to look at migrations or locations, and wanted to associate files with a certain geographic location. As far as maps, you can use your own, maps off the internet, an exported map (such as Route 66), historical maps, etc.
Requires: Mac OS X 10.3+
Changes:
* Universal Application and also runs on Intel-Macs in native mode.
* MapMemo files can now be browsed by Apple’s Spotlight search.
* There are new layer-functionalities and also some bug-fixes.
Google Earth for Mac
January 11, 2006 by admin · Leave a Comment
FINALLY! 
Google Earth: Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in — Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips. Fly from space to your neighborhood. Type in an address and zoom right in. Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions. Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings. Save and share your searches and favorites. Even add your own annotations.
It is free for personal use. Of great use to genealogists, either just researching where their ancestors lived, or mapping our directions to a cemetery. Not all parts of the earth are shown in high resolution, but enough are that it can be a neat tool to use. There are online websites with mapping (including Google Maps and Yahoo Maps), but Google Earth is different – I can’t really explain it – you’ll just have to try it out if you get the chance.
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Metes and Bounds 1.3
November 17, 2005 by admin · Leave a Comment
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.
Update: MapMemo 2.02
August 4, 2005 by admin · Comments Off
Mapmemo 2.02 has been released. Mapmemo Allows you to drag a file or folder onto maps, charts, photos, and other graphic files, and then associates that file/folder with that place/location on the graphic file by creating an alias. When executed, that alias will launch the proper application associated with that file.
Useful if you were tracking family migrations/locations or wanted a look at everybody that lived in a certain geographic location. You can use your own maps, maps off the internet, or export from other programs (the authors mention Route 66 as one possible application).
Requires: OS X 10.3+ or 10.4+ only
Changes:
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Text-Memo: – If you double-click on a Text-Memo and your Info-Window is closed, it will now open so you can see and read the according text. This was important for users which came new to the application: they often didn’t understand what a Text Memo was, because they couldn’t see anything happening.
Safari and IE-only Genealogy Sites, Todo X, Camino,
July 20, 2005 by admin · Comments Off
Find yourself at a genealogy website that only accepts Windows “Internet Explorer? eFritz.net has a simple trick to enable the “debug” menu in Safari, which lets you select the user agent – i.e., you can select “Windows Internet Explorer” and any site you browse after that will think your using Windows Internet Explorer (until you change it back). A surprising number of sites can be fooled this way. The only time you may have problems are sites using plug-ins that are not supported on Mac OS X.
Todo X 1.9 has been released. It’s a simple to-do list with some iPod and iCal functionality.
Camino 0.9a2 is out. Although it’s alpha, it’s Camino 0.9 is shaping up to be a good rival to Safari (Camino is based on Firefox).
Novacell Technologies offers historic USGS topographic maps.
