Hi, I've used TMG and just upgraded it from a 4 to a 8. I downloaded it. It is confusing, and I have had to call a few times for help, but they are very nice and they explain to you where you need help. I wish I had a book that I could look at and take my time reading . That would be a lot easier for me. I don't know how to use 80 % of the program. I wonder if they sell just the book. I guess I'll have to call . Pat Mello Sylvia snowing in Dartmouth Ma. 16 degrees
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheri Mello" <[email protected]> To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 11:39:55 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] genealogy program Geez, Rick, thanks for blowing my cover! LOL TMG has the Silver Edition for $34 (download only) or $40 (CD Rom and electronic Users Guide). The Gold Edition is $60 (download only) or $70 (CD-ROM & electronic Users Guide). There is a chart that explains the difference: http://goo.gl/IAjTsk The current version is 8.0. To go from 7.0 to 8.0, I paid $30. And when they come up with version 9.0, it will be something along those lines. And it will take them 2 or 3 years to come out with 9.0 I started with TMG 2.5 in the mid-90s. Here it is, almost 20 years later and TMG is up to version 8.0. That's 6 version changes in 20 years, which averages out to you shelling out more money every 3.3 years. I like the filtering. If I'm trying to figure out my Ponta Garca people, so I can run the filter for everyone born in Ponta Garca. Or married in Ponta Garca. Or, or, or. OR, it can be and, and, and. This does take some time to learn. I also like customizing my "Pick List." This is the index of people. Mine is set up to show the names, date of birth, date of death, father's name, mother's name, and spouse's name. So, if I'm looking at my 25 Manuel Silvas, I can really see which one I want to work on. There are other fields I can put in too (or take out). I pretty much like it how it comes out to the box. The main screen shows my subject person and all their details/events that happened in their life. So if it was displaying my immigrant ancestor, I would see the birth, immigration, censuses, WW1 Draft, dispensation (I had to make a "tag" or event for that), marriage(s), children, occupation, death, burial. All of that, right there, in my face. Not hidden behind an icon. I like that. To the right of that screen, I have 3 boxes: His children, his siblings, and his associates. Some people have their "Flags" open. I toggle that one off and on. I also have a couple of other "layouts." I have one for the projector at my genealogy society. That's no big deal, really. I also have one called "Project Explorer" where I have my Details window open and my Pick List open. This is for me to "clean" my database. Well, split it. Should have split my dad's Portuguese lines from his American lines years ago before merging it with my mom's. My mom has no Portuguese ancestry and is not related to him that way. Yeah, DNA proved that they are 6th cousins, but it's on my dad's one an only German line way back in the 1740s. 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 . -- 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.
