Genealogy Software

MacFamilyTree 5.7.5 Released, iPad Version Coming

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MacFamilyTree, a Mac OS X genealogy application from Synium Software, was released today. Just like with version 5.7.4, this is mainly targeted towards MobileFamilyTree users. It’s also recommended for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger users. The update mentions that there is an upcoming MobileFamilyTree release for the iPad, which is … Read more

More Details About Family Tree Maker Mac 2010

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Family Tree Maker - Mac Last week, I mentioned that after a long drought, Ancestry.com would be bringing Family Tree Maker for Mac back to the Mac world, and that they would try to match the Windows version of Family Tree Maker 2010.

Since then, they’ve posted some more information along with screenshots (link). Here then, in no particular order, are my notes/thoughts on what they’ve posted since the initial press release. Keep in mind I’m not familiar with the Windows version and am looking at it from the perspective of a Mac user.

* Mention is made that it will be available later in 2010 at “major retailers.” If this means (in the USA) Best Buy, Office Max, Target, Wal-Mart, etc., then it’s great for Mac users no matter what genealogy software you use. Right now if somebody is looking at buying a Mac and they check for genealogy software in a retail store, unless they are in an Apple Store, they are not going to find any. The Apple Stores near me carry MacFamilyTree and Reunion, but good luck at finding either of those two at a retail store that isn’t run by Apple. It may not seem like a big deal to a lot of us who are used to finding our genealogy software online, but there are plenty of people who buy their software at retail stores.

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MacFamilyTree 5.7.4 Released

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Synium Software has released a new version of the Mac OS X genealogy application MacFamilyTree, version 5.7.4. Nothing new has been added, but if you are using the iPhone/iPod Touch of MacFamilyTree (MobileFamilyTree 2), this is definitely an upgrade you’ll want to grab as it fixes several sync problems people … Read more

GEDitCOM II 1.4 Build 1

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GEDitCOM II, a Mac OS X genealogy program (requires OS X 10.4) has just received a massive upgrade. It’s now at version 1.4, Build 1 (Version 1.3 came out in January of this year) and there are quite a few major changes and additions that were made. I’m looking forward to checking it out.

It now allows for thumbnail creation for multimedia objects. It also has a new format that allows you to display your genealogy data with a look similar to Wikipedia. There are a lot of other changes and improvments, but a major one is that GEDitCOM II is now a free data reader for GEDCOM files.

Release Notes/Changes:
* GEDitCOM II is now free to use as a GEDCOM file reader. Thus, you can send your data to a relative with a Mac and then can download and use GEDitCOM II to view the genealogy data. * * You still need a registered copy to save changes or export data.
* GEDitCOM II will now create thumbnails for all multimedia objects with images. This change allows you to work much faster with files having many multimedia objects, particularly if the multimedia files contain large images. It also adds an option for the file to travel with the thumbnails and thus be able to display at least a small image even if the original multimedia files are not available.
* For non-image multimedia objects, GEDitCOM II will try to display the icon for the multimedia file type. It should work for most standard types of files.
* You can control click any editing field to have new options such as starting a Google search on that text.
* You can control click any date field to do date calculations such as converting calendars, finding day of the week, or finding age of individual on that day.
* The Find/Replace panel now works in any editing field.

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MacFamilyTree 5.7.3

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A few days ago (approximately the 9th), Synium Software released an update to MacFamilyTree 5.7. Version 5.7.3 adds text of sources to the web export feature, but is otherwise comprised of fixes and improvements. MacFamilyTree is a commercial genealogy application and is available for $49 for new users and $25 … Read more

MacFamilyTree 5.3.4

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Yesterday, MacFamilyTree version 5.3.4 was released. Among the changes – an improved timeline interface, better statistics, and importing and exporting improvements. Full Changes: * Improved Timeline including a new look and automatic date range adjustment * Improved Statistics with new modes (age when marrying, age of mother and father at … Read more