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 … Read more
Update: FTM 2010 for Mac has been replaced by Family Tree Maker for Mac 2. Ancestry.com has officially announced today that they are bringing Family Tree Maker 2010 to Mac OS X. Yes, Family Tree Maker is going to once again grace Apple’s Macintosh lineup, only this time the OS … Read more
This software list is out of date. This page contains information about actively developed Mac OS X genealogy software (apps, applications) for Apple’s Macintosh Computers – iMac, MacBooks, MacBook Airs, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro. There is additional information at the bottom about older software that may support PowerPC Macs as … Read more
Family version 2.0.2 has been released by Saltatory Software. Family is a Universal Binary genealogy application for Mac OS X. This release includes changes to the “StoryTelling” and “Additional Information” areas of the application, as well as improved search. Changes: * StoryTelling and Additional Information are now on their own … Read more
If you are curious about which Mac OS X applications have already made the transition to Universal Binaries, Apple has put together a list of Universal Applications. At this time, MacFamilyTree is the only genealogy application listed as a Universal Application, although most reports are that current Mac OS X genealogy applications will run just fine under Rosetta.
We have a short page dedicated to explaining just what a Universal Binary is as well as how older Mac OS X applications will run under “Rosetta”.
I came across an imported genealogy magazine in one of the chain bookstores that caught my eye (and my wallet). Depending on location, it is either called “Your Family History” or “Your Family Tree” – in the US it’s available through Amazon.com (link to Your Family Tree)
The thing that caught my eye (besides it being large with a bold cover) was that they made a very good attempt at being Mac-friendly, something that most genealogy magazines don’t try to do, at least those that come with genealogy software CDs/DVDs. They included Mac genealogy software and utilities, as well as records that could be searched on a Mac.