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Apple Event: 12pm Central, 10am Pacific

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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

MacFamilyTree 7.1.6, MobileFamilyTree 7.1.2 Released

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Last week, both MacFamilyTree 7.1.6 and MobileFamilyTree 7.1.2 were released. Both releases had the same fixes/improvements, keeping them synchronized (no pun intended). MacFamilyTree and MobileFamilyTree are two different applications, the first being for OS X obviously, the latter for iOS, however they can use iCloud to share genealogy information between … Read more

Mac Bundle 5.0 at StackSocial – Good for Genealogists

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Snapheal 2.0 The Mac Bundle 5.0 at StackSocial, a “Name Your Own Price” bundle, is one of the better deals for Mac-using genealogists, even if it doesn’t have any Mac OS X genealogy software in the bundle.

It ends on May 7th, and it comes with several applications, including software that would let you run Windows apps on your Mac (without needing to install Windows or run Boot Camp), an application that can remove unwanted objects from photos, as well as fix damaged photos (tears, scratches, etc.), data recovery software, and PDF/OCR software.

The apps I listed above are all very handy to a lot of genealogists, and can be had for under $10 (or more deepening on how much you feel it’s worth to you). If you paid full price for all of the apps, it would be over $800, and even the apps I singled out would cost $280.

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Who Do You Think You Are Magazine for iPad/iPhone/iPod touch – $0.99 Back Issue Sale

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Who Do You Think You Are Who Do You Think You Are Magazine (behind the TV series) is running a huge sale on back issues of the magazine through the iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Newsstand app for $0.99:

Who Do You Think You Are? – Immediate Media Company Limited (iTunes)

Single issues normally sell for £4.99 / €5.49 / $6.99, with normal subscriptions costing £3.99 / €4.99 / $5.99 per month, or with a 1 year subscription, £44.99 / €49.99 / $64.99.

I believe the back issues stretch all the way back to April of 2012, at least going by what I see in Newsstand.

There is a also a free 1 month subscription trial, which includes the latest issue. The app itself is free. This is the same “Who Do You Think You Are” that is behind the popular genealogy series in the US, UK, Canada, and elsewhere.

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Heredis for Mac – 35% off Through June 9, 2013

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Update: As of June 10, 2013, it’s still $38.99! Heredis, a popular genealogy application, is now on sale for 35% off through Sunday, June 9, 2013 on the Mac App Store – Heredis 2017 World – BSD Concept. It went on sale last week. In the US, it’s normally $59.99, … Read more

Heredis for Mac 2.0 Released (And iOS Versions)

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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.

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