Announcements

MacUser Magazine Closing After 30 Years

by

MacUser Magazine MacUser magazine will be shutting down as the February 2015 issue is released. It was started in the UK in 1985 by Felix Dennis (who passed away last year), and was a magazine that I enjoyed, at least the UK version, as it had quite a few articles about using Photoshop, retouching photos, etc.

If you’ve seen the mouse-style ratings used in Macworld, well those were licensed from MacUser.

If you are wondering about whether this is the same as the US version of MacUser, it’s not – that publication ceased in 1997 (after a 12-year run), and was merged with Macworld.

Read more

Apple Event: 12pm Central, 10am Pacific

by

Just a reminder – In about 40 minutes, 1pm Easter, 12pm Central, 10am Pacific, Apple will be holding a major event/announcement, expected to focus on the following: iPhone 6 (including larger screen) Possible new iPads iOS 8 (Apple.com) OS X 10.10 Yosemite iCloud Possible new products (including the fabled iWatch) … Read more

Heredis for Mac 2.0 Released (And iOS Versions)

by

Back in March, I mentioned an upcoming upgrade for Heredis for Mac (what I called Heredis for Mac 2012). I included a Heredis for Mac gallery as well from screenshots posted on the Heredis site.

Well the upgrade is finally here, and really it’s a completely new version of Heredis for Mac. They’ve not only released Heredis for Mac 2.0 today, they’ve also simultaneously released Free iOS versions of Heredis for both iPhone/iPod touch, and the iPad in Apple’s iTunes store (links at the bottom of the article). A PC version that synchronizes with the Mac and iOS versions will be available July 4, 2012.

There is a trial version available for download at Heredis.com.

Those of you who received the recent July/August issue of Family Tree Magazine could not have missed the full page ad on the back of the magazine:

Their goals with this new version of Heredis are very ambitious:

Our objective is to offer to genealogists a software program which is very different to what already exists. This version is based on the principle that Heredis should always be easy to pick up and use. Our motto has been “Genealogy made easy” for many years.

Read more

Reminder: WWDC 2012 Today, New Hardware Expected

by

Apple’s 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference is today, and there are lots of exciting things for Mac and iOS users expected to be revealed today. We should hear about the following: – OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (with a nearing release date) – iOS 6 – An upgrade to most of … Read more

MacGenealogy.org – Forums, Anonymous Comments

by

Anonymous Comments You no longer have to have an account here or be logged in to post comments. They may not show up immediately, to keep the spammers out, but legitimate comments will show up without the need for an account. Privacy We won’t share your email address with anybody. … Read more

Heredis for iOS – Calling for Volunteer Beta Testers

by

A few weeks ago I mentioned some new details and screenshots about the upcoming Heredis for Mac. Sometime this month they should be going into beta testing of the new Heredis. What I did not realize, was that they were also moving into iOS genealogy apps with new Heredis. This … Read more