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  • Re: Genealogy software

    From TimH@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 2 13:15:10 2023
    On 2 Mar 2023 at 12:50:19 pm GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid>
    wrote:

    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    Ok, I've just tried the free version of RootsMagic. What's underneath may be highly impressive for all I know, but the UI makes GEDitCOM look cutting-edge. Eww.
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    TimH
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  • From TimH@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 2 12:50:19 2023
    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned. --
    TimH
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  • From Chris Ridd@21:1/5 to TimH on Fri Mar 3 18:46:58 2023
    On 02/03/2023 13:15, TimH wrote:
    On 2 Mar 2023 at 12:50:19 pm GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:

    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally
    attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little
    elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    Ok, I've just tried the free version of RootsMagic. What's underneath may be highly impressive for all I know, but the UI makes GEDitCOM look cutting-edge.
    Eww.

    I used to use Reunion, but switched recently to MacFamilyTree 10 as it
    had just come out and had a 50% off offer. It has a much slicker UI, and
    you can ignore the stupid 3D views. It syncs well with their iOS app.

    They seem to have quite frequent sales.

    https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/macfamilytree-10/id1567970985?mt=12

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    Chris

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  • From Calum@21:1/5 to TimH on Fri Mar 3 20:27:35 2023
    On 02/03/2023 12:50, TimH wrote:
    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    Still using iFamily for Mac here. Also a bit of a relic these days, but
    still gets just enough updates to keep it running on each new version of
    macOS.

    <https://ifamilyformac.com> <https://forums.ifamilyformac.com/viewforum.php?f=1>

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  • From Graeme Wall@21:1/5 to Calum on Fri Mar 3 22:08:22 2023
    On 03/03/2023 20:27, Calum wrote:
    On 02/03/2023 12:50, TimH wrote:
    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally
    attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little
    elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often
    mentioned.

    Still using iFamily for Mac here. Also a bit of a relic these days, but
    still gets just enough updates to keep it running on each new version of macOS.

    <https://ifamilyformac.com> <https://forums.ifamilyformac.com/viewforum.php?f=1>

    Reunion here
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    Graeme Wall
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  • From TimH@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 3 23:09:43 2023
    On 2 Mar 2023 at 12:50:19 pm GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid>
    wrote:

    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    Thanks all for the suggestions. tbh I'm coming round to thinking there's not a lot wrong with GEDitCOM - there's even a certain charm in its OS9-ishness.

    If a MacFamilyTree sale offer comes up I might give it a go, but £70 is a bit hard to justify to myself.
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  • From Bruce Horrocks@21:1/5 to TimH on Sat Mar 4 11:58:00 2023
    On 03/03/2023 23:09, TimH wrote:
    On 2 Mar 2023 at 12:50:19 pm GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:

    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally
    attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little
    elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    Thanks all for the suggestions. tbh I'm coming round to thinking there's not a
    lot wrong with GEDitCOM - there's even a certain charm in its OS9-ishness.

    If a MacFamilyTree sale offer comes up I might give it a go, but £70 is a bit
    hard to justify to myself.

    There's a Mac port of GNU Gramps which is free.

    Not sure how the UI compares as I've never seen the others.

    It does have the advantage/disadvantage that it won't spam your data out
    to other genealogists.

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    Bruce Horrocks
    Surrey, England

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  • From Chris Ridd@21:1/5 to TimH on Mon Mar 6 07:54:05 2023
    On 03/03/2023 23:09, TimH wrote:
    On 2 Mar 2023 at 12:50:19 pm GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:

    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally
    attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little
    elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    Thanks all for the suggestions. tbh I'm coming round to thinking there's not a
    lot wrong with GEDitCOM - there's even a certain charm in its OS9-ishness.

    If a MacFamilyTree sale offer comes up I might give it a go, but £70 is a bit
    hard to justify to myself.

    I agree. IIRC the half price deal for MFT was cheaper than upgrading
    Reunion, so it made sense to me.

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    Chris

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  • From John Hill@21:1/5 to TimH on Mon Mar 6 09:42:01 2023
    On 2 Mar 2023 at 12:50:19 GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:

    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    I've used Reunion, in its various versions, for over 20 years and see no good reason to change now. Probably the most comprehensive packet available on the Mac.

    With ReunionTouch on your iPad and iPhone you can update your family history anywhere and anytime.

    John.
    --
    Lord, grant me the strength to accept the things I cannot change,
    the courage to change the things I can,
    and the wisdom to know the difference.

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  • From Chris Ridd@21:1/5 to John Hill on Sat Mar 11 14:17:33 2023
    On 06/03/2023 09:42, John Hill wrote:
    On 2 Mar 2023 at 12:50:19 GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:

    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally
    attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little
    elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    I've used Reunion, in its various versions, for over 20 years and see no good reason to change now. Probably the most comprehensive packet available on the Mac.

    The main issues I have with Reunion are - in no particular order:

    * old fashioned/dated UI that's functional but that's as far as it goes

    * an expensive upgrade at the time

    * not very good at tracking changes to macOS - they have an old codebase
    with a lot of technical debt (scary in itself) and were slow to go to
    Cocoa, 64-bits, and M1 - and at certain points in its life the app would
    NOT WORK on new Macs because of this.

    * apparently no developers, so there are few incremental bug fixes and
    just a "big bang" new release when they rehire their contractors.

    I did like it when it was pretty much the only game in town, but they've
    got good, if not better, competition now.

    Hurrah for GEDCOM making it so easy to switch between systems!

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    Chris

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  • From Chris Ridd@21:1/5 to TimH on Fri Mar 31 17:49:40 2023
    On 03/03/2023 23:09, TimH wrote:
    On 2 Mar 2023 at 12:50:19 pm GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:

    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally
    attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little
    elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    Thanks all for the suggestions. tbh I'm coming round to thinking there's not a
    lot wrong with GEDitCOM - there's even a certain charm in its OS9-ishness.

    If a MacFamilyTree sale offer comes up I might give it a go, but £70 is a bit
    hard to justify to myself.

    There's now a 50% offer on both MacFamilyTree and MobileFamilyTree.

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    Chris

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  • From TimH@21:1/5 to Chris Ridd on Fri Mar 31 21:12:32 2023
    On 31 Mar 2023 at 5:49:40 pm BST, "Chris Ridd" <chrisridd@mac.com> wrote:

    On 03/03/2023 23:09, TimH wrote:
    On 2 Mar 2023 at 12:50:19 pm GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid>
    wrote:

    Just wondering what people are using these days? I'm still sentimentally >>> attached to GEDitCOM II (9.5MB download!!!), but it is looking a little
    elderly. Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic seem to be the most often mentioned.

    Thanks all for the suggestions. tbh I'm coming round to thinking there's not a
    lot wrong with GEDitCOM - there's even a certain charm in its OS9-ishness. >>
    If a MacFamilyTree sale offer comes up I might give it a go, but £70 is a bit
    hard to justify to myself.

    There's now a 50% offer on both MacFamilyTree and MobileFamilyTree.

    Thanks Chris. The more I look at GEDitCOM the more of its hidden powers I discover, but... half-price MacFamilyTree may be too tempting to resist.

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    TimH
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  • From Joss Buttler@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 1 09:15:41 2023
    It's great to hear that you found a genealogy software that works well for you. MacFamilyTree 10 sounds like a solid choice with a slick UI and good syncing capabilities with their iOS app. Frequent sales can also be a bonus for those looking to save
    some money. Thanks for sharing your experience and recommendation! You can also check findings https://qsmart.qa/

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  • From TimH@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 1 17:52:05 2023
    On 1 Apr 2023 at 5:15:41 pm BST, "Joss Buttler" <jossbuttler1337@gmail.com> wrote:

    It's great to hear that you found a genealogy software that works well for you. MacFamilyTree 10 sounds like a solid choice with a slick UI and good syncing capabilities with their iOS app. Frequent sales can also be a bonus for those looking to save some money. Thanks for sharing your experience and recommendation! You can also check findings

    This stuff is only going to get worse, isn't it.

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    TimH
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  • From Chris Ridd@21:1/5 to TimH on Sun Apr 2 09:21:14 2023
    On 01/04/2023 18:52, TimH wrote:
    On 1 Apr 2023 at 5:15:41 pm BST, "Joss Buttler" <jossbuttler1337@gmail.com> wrote:

    It's great to hear that you found a genealogy software that works well for >> you. MacFamilyTree 10 sounds like a solid choice with a slick UI and good
    syncing capabilities with their iOS app. Frequent sales can also be a bonus >> for those looking to save some money. Thanks for sharing your experience and >> recommendation! You can also check findings

    This stuff is only going to get worse, isn't it.

    Drive by spamming? Its always been around. At least it highlights a
    scammy site.

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    Chris

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  • From Alan B@21:1/5 to Chris Ridd on Sun Apr 2 08:55:27 2023
    Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> wrote:
    On 01/04/2023 18:52, TimH wrote:
    On 1 Apr 2023 at 5:15:41 pm BST, "Joss Buttler" <jossbuttler1337@gmail.com> >> wrote:

    It's great to hear that you found a genealogy software that works well for >>> you. MacFamilyTree 10 sounds like a solid choice with a slick UI and good >>> syncing capabilities with their iOS app. Frequent sales can also be a bonus >>> for those looking to save some money. Thanks for sharing your experience and
    recommendation! You can also check findings

    This stuff is only going to get worse, isn't it.

    Drive by spamming? Its always been around. At least it highlights a
    scammy site.

    It’s usually posted via GG so if you wish you can filter it out quite
    easily:

    Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=103.163.49.59; posting-account=hw3ehAoAAAD_UG5EOEiEl4EoZxkzRiSl
    Message-Id: <1e6bce95-70d9-44cc-946a-7349c18f763bn@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0

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    Cheers, Alan

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  • From TimH@21:1/5 to Chris Ridd on Sun Apr 2 13:53:11 2023
    On 2 Apr 2023 at 9:21:14 am BST, "Chris Ridd" <chrisridd@mac.com> wrote:

    On 01/04/2023 18:52, TimH wrote:
    On 1 Apr 2023 at 5:15:41 pm BST, "Joss Buttler" <jossbuttler1337@gmail.com> >> wrote:

    It's great to hear that you found a genealogy software that works well for >>> you. MacFamilyTree 10 sounds like a solid choice with a slick UI and good >>> syncing capabilities with their iOS app. Frequent sales can also be a bonus >>> for those looking to save some money. Thanks for sharing your experience and
    recommendation! You can also check findings

    This stuff is only going to get worse, isn't it.

    Drive by spamming? Its always been around. At least it highlights a
    scammy site.

    I meant that LLM bots are going to make it even easier. (I thought that text had a bit of a chatGPT ring to it. Not to mention the lack of spelling/grammatical errors :)
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    TimH
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