Ancestry.com Celebrates April 23 with 20% off DNA Test

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I normally don’t run sales deals on MacGenealogy.org that aren’t tied directly to software, but this is a good deal, and doesn’t happen too often – Ancestry.com is running a 20% discount on AncestryDNA, their DNA test. It started yesterday, April 23, 2015, Ancestry’s “DNA Day”, and it runs through … Read more

Heredis 2015 will be out in April

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Heredis 2015 will be out on April 8, 2015. I don’t have any specifics yet (those will be released on April 8)., but I can tell you that should you purchase Heredis 2014 between now and April 7 (through Heredis.com), you’ll receive Heredis 2015 for free. Heredis is cross-platform, both … Read more

Apple Spring Forward/March 2015 Event

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Apple’s “Spring Forward” event for March of 2015 is set to start in about 10 minutes (10am Pacific, noon CST, 1pm EST). Of course, the Apple Store is down ahead of the event. Obviously, Apple’s Watch is going to be the main focus, with pricing, new apps, and release information … Read more

MacFamilyTree 7.3.3, MobileFamilyTree 7.3.3 Released

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The Mac genealogy program, MacFamilyTree 7, and its companion iOS genealogy app for the iPad/iPhone and iPod touch, MobileFamilyTree, have both been updated to version 7.3.3. This is a minor fix, correcting an issue with uploading persons to FamilySearch. You can update MacFamilyTree through the Apple Mac/App Store (US) or … Read more

Practical Citation for Reunion 10, Family Tree Maker 3 available on Kindle

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Ben Sayer at Genealogy Tools, and more importantly, Practical Citation, has released on the Kindle platform (compatible with Macs, iPads, etc., see below), two important books for Mac fans of Reunion 10 and Family Tree Maker 3, along with one for Family Tree Maker 2014 (the Windows version). The full … Read more

Have an Apple TV? Stream RootsTech 2015 to your HDTV!

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Apple TV If you are wanting to watch some of the sessions that are being streamed from RootsTech 2015, and you have an Apple TV and a compatible device, it’s very easy to stream to your HDTV, thanks to AirPlay.

On your compatible Mac or iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch), just load up the RootsTech 2015 website in your browser, and have it stream (mirror) through AirPlay to your Apple TV/HDTV. You can find the full streaming schedule here, and remember that all times listed are Mountain Standard Time (MST). The first session starts in half an hour (at 9:30 am if you’re in CST like I am).

Regardless of which method you use, you will need a 2nd Generation Apple TV or later. I have confirmed that the RootsTech website’s streaming is compatible with iOS devices, on an iPad 2 running iOS 8.1.3

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