Thankyou John for your wonderful explanation. I feel this is the right program for me. I was just wondering how I 'update to the legacy database to reflect all of my changes made'
I am using a mac with parallels and use Legacy family tree latest version. I do not expect Families to be the same as Legacy but am I right in saying it is like a holding/viewing program, and from there I need to use 'Families Sync free program' to upload my data to the ipad. It seems to me I have to upload to Families, and then to the sync program? to view it on my ipad. Appreciate your time with this, before I go ahead an buy it at $19 for the ipad. What a clever invention. Regards Gwen > On 11/05/2011, at 8:03 AM, hwedhlor wrote: > Gwen, > > I am running the Families app on both an iPhone 3Gs and an > iPad 2, and I heartily recommend it. I was a beta for the > Families app when it was only available to run on the > iPhone. Running it on the iPad 2 offers an even better > display, and easier access to features due to the larger > visual format. > > Please do not think of Families as a "version" of Legacy > Family Tree. Families was developed by an entirely > different company, to run under a completely different > operating system on totally different hardware than Legacy. > Having worked in the computer industry since 1965 I > understand that duplicating program features across hardware > and operating system boundaries is not a simple process. > The task is a bit like being asked to copy the Queen Mary, > but as a submarine, using plans written in a language you > don't speak or read. Passengers from the Queen Mary want > visit the bottom of the ocean in your submarine, but they > expect the same amenities they were used to enjoying on the > Queen Mary! > > Rather than concentrate on which Legacy features are > "missing" from the Families app, I celebrate the fact that I > can now do field research, and document findings, without > having to carry a laptop. Navigating through my Legacy > databases with Families is done on a familiar user > interface, while the iPhone and iPad 2 allow me to > photograph documents found in the field. > > Although Families will probably never duplicate the enormous > feature list of Legacy, Families does offer the user the > option to make fundamental data entries on the portable > Apple devices they choose to carry, then to update their > Legacy database to reflect all of those entries. The > creators of the Families app have proven to be very > supportive of their user base, and I look for them to add > features over time. > > If you are a Legacy user, and own an iPhone, iPad, or iPod > Touch, you will find no better genealogy software than the > Families app for use on your Apple device. > > John Zimmerman > Mesa, AZ > > > On 5/10/2011 12:03 AM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >> Gwen: >> >> You don't actually create a GEDCOM from your Legacy database; >> rather, there's a (free) Families Sync program that goes on your >> desktop computer and handles the transfer of data to and from your >> mobile device. And yes, you can edit the data on your iPad but I >> don't find editing very convenient because the small fields don't >> "unpinch" the way some sites or apps will, so extensive editing >> would be (for me) fairly clumsy. Also, the Families version >> doesn't have all of the features of Legacy on the PC. I'd love to >> clean up my Locations list using the iPad, for example, but there's >> no "Show List" option at the Master Location List and I'm hesitant >> to edit without knowing exactly who I'm changing. There are a few >> more of my favorite Legacy features missing as well. Families >> doesn't look or operate *exactly* like Legacy on the PC but I still >> think it's a dandy little app and well worth the $15 even if you >> just want to carry the data with you for reference as I do. >> >> Kirsten >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Noddie [mailto:7thw...@ihug.co.nz] >> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 10:12 PM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Families iPhnoe app >> >> >> I was also wondering about an app for the iPad 2 which I could use in >> conjunction with my Legacy family tree. >> Would I be right in saying that 'Families' could be the one I would >> use. Would it sync with my mac and my >> windows side where 'Legacy' is. >> >> I was hoping I could gedcom a file, and send it to my ipad and then >> be >> able to view and edit records from >> there? The site for the software does not explain the use of it very >> well, it is only a viewer or a mobile >> user friendly program where I could transfer my data to and then >> transfer it back to my mac. >> Thanks for your time >> >> Gwen >> >> >> On 10/05/2011, at 4:04 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >> >>> Joshua: >>> >>> I have Families for iPad and believe it's much the same as the app >>> for iPhone. I love the convenience of always having my Legacy data >>> with me but I find the fields too small to do much in the way of >>> editing (which was my initial objective). My favorite aspect is >>> being able to surf genealogical sites from anywhere in spare minutes >>> and quickly check my Legacy file to see if "hits" have any bearing >>> on my research. Rather than update via Families and re-import to my >>> PC I usually e-mail the data to myself and update only the on the >>> PC. I certainly don't regret spending the $15 for the app. >>> >>> Kirsten >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Joshua Crump [mailto:j...@joshuacrump.com] >>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:42 PM >>> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Families iPhnoe app >>> >>> >>> Legacy User Group, >>> >>> I am trying to decide if I want to buy the Families iPhone app and I >>> wanted to know if anyone in the group is using it and if it is worth >>> the >>> $15 they want for it. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Joshua Crump >>> j...@joshuacrump.com >>> MCTS >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ >> LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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