Family Ties (Familienbande) – Dec 5, 2005

A new version of Family Ties/Familienbande, came out on December 5 2005. Family Ties (Familienbande), is a free genealogy application from Stefan Mettenbrink for Mac OS X (and probably MacOS 8.6+ and MacOS 9.x+ with Carbon) and Windows. Right now it’s only available in German (but probably useable for many non-German speakers). We’ve provided a page with a list of translated features here.

Among the changes: GEDCOM exporting improved, some interface changes, various errors corrected, locations and addresses can be exported to CSV from the location and address managers. Also the number of phone/fax numbers, websites, and email addresses for each individual was increased.

Changes (Translated from German -> English via Google):

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ohmiGene beta 0.90

There is a beta of ohmiGene, version 0.90, now available. The author strongly suggests that this is to be used only for beta testing, and not for actual genealogy research – I believe this is a complete rewrite (or portions of ohmiGene were rewritten). Among the new features – optimized GEDCOM importing, better duplicate handling, and better witness management. This version adds support for an unlimited number of sources and witnesses. OhmiGene will run under Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.

You can download the beta here.

Changes (translated from French -> English with Google):

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Heredis Mac X.2 – Released

Heredis Mac X.2 has officially been released. This is a major overhaul of Heredis, and includes many features built into Mac OS X, including integration with the various iApps (iPhoto, iCal, Address Book, etc.). This release is now a Mac OS X-only application.

A major part of the upgrade concerns the handling/viewing/editing of individual data.

Highlights of the Changes:
* Address Book – Palm Pilot: You can export your list of individuals to your Address Book and then sync them with your Palm Pilot.

* iCal: You can export events directly to iCal, letting you see at a glance what happened to your ancestors on any given day.

* iPhoto Integration (including media tabs for most major events – simple drag and drop integration).

* Duplicates: HEREDIS Mac X.2 offers a function which will allow you to display either two potential duplicates, or to search for all potential duplicates according to the criteria which you will have defined. Once you have checked them out, you may then decide to merge the two proven duplicates.

* Navigation Record: With the Navigation Record function, you can move at high speed through the individuals you have been working with during the current sessions. Improvements have also been made to the navigation trees as well as the 3D Family Tree.

* New Family Tree designs/layouts to print out or view onscreen, including portraits.

* New export functions allowing you to manipulate your data and lists in Excel in various manners.

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