Tony, We discuss genealogy software a few times a year. Some people get a new computer and get new software. Some people outgrow their software. Sometimes, their software gets a new version that the person simply cannot stand. So they post to the list.
Now is a good time to discuss software because many of the companies will have a sale for Christmas. I was pretty tired last night and just hunted up the link from a previous post. Having your tree on Ancestry is great because it can be accessed anywhere. I made a fake tree on Ancestry just to play around with it. And to see what it would do when I entered Fred Flintstone and Wilma Slaghoople, two fictional characters. I'd strongly suggest you have a program on your computer that can do way more for you than Ancestry can. Ancestry is very, very limited. The stand alone genealogy programs can do much more for you. You can store your back up on a flash/thumb/USB drive, up in the cloud (Dropbox, Carbonite, whatever), and you can create a Gedcom and upload it to Ancestry as well. If you are a PC, play around with 3 of the big 4 (Legacy, RootsMagic, and The Master Genealogist; Family Tree Maker doesn't have a trial version to play with) and see if you like them. Go to your local Family History Center or genealogy society and find someone with Family Tree Maker. It's published by Ancestry and will link and upload directly to Ancestry (or so I understand). If you like Legacy, RootsMagic, or The Master Genealogist, subscribe to their newsletters. They will announce their holiday sales. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
