Thanks, Edna. I was afraid of that. Years ago I used LDS/FMC software and it was exceptional at that time.
MaryAnn Santos On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Edna Epps <[email protected]> wrote: > Mary all I can say is good luck. I love my Mac but have not found a > program that I like for it. I was used to FTM on my PC and finally ended > up just getting an inexpensive PC and using it for my genealogy.;) > > Edna Lemos Epps > [email protected] > > Joshua 10:14 "And there was no day like that before it or after it > where the Lord listened to the voice of a man; for the > Lord fought for Israel" > > > > On Jan 29, 2014, at 4:41 AM, MaryAnn Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > > What about software for Macs. I use Reunion but don't really like it that > much. It seems clunky to me and looks dated. I also bought FTM and MacTree > but haven't made the switch to one of these yet. I'm leaning towards > MacTree because navigation seems more intuitive. Any opinions from Mac > users? > > MaryAnn Santos > > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 10:37 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> GGervais, >> >> You'll get people telling you that the best program is the one they are >> using. That's not going to help you. If you want certain things in a >> program and can tell us, that may steer you towards one program or the >> other. >> >> The 4 most popular in the PC market are: >> Family Tree Maker (FTM), Legacy, RootsMagic, and The Master Genealogist. >> >> You already know about FTM. >> >> Legacy has their Standard Edition (free) and their Deluxe (pay). So >> download Legacy and play around with it: www.legacyfamilytree.com The >> Deluxe has about 100 extra bells and whistles. >> >> RootsMagic also has a free editions. They call it their Essentials. >> Download that and play around with it too: www.rootsmagic.com/essentials >> I don't know how many extra bells and whistles their paid version has. >> >> The Master Genealogist (TMG) allows you to explore their full program for >> 30 days free (and then it locks you out). www.whollygenes.com Download >> that and play around with it (but make sure you have close to a month to >> peruse it. Trying to figure that program out 2 days before it expires is >> like doing a 5000 piece jigsaw puzzle in 1 hour). >> >> I go over all 4 programs in a lecture in Salt Lake. Your local genealogy >> society may have speakers. Request that they find a speaker that can >> lecture on genealogy software. >> >> General overview of the 3 you haven't tried: >> RootsMagic probably has the smallest learning curve. However, I've read >> that some people find that they outgrow that program rather easily. >> However, there's a RM User Group at one of my local genealogy societies, >> and there are a couple of engineers in there. So it's whatever makes you >> happy. >> >> Legacy has a pleasing user interface and a smaller learning curve. It >> can be a fairly powerful program, too. It's Source Writer is absolutely >> fantastic. No other program has a source feature like that. I'd have to >> look up the cons for Legacy. >> >> TMG is the most powerful program out there. They have a bit of a >> learning curve, but they have tried to do things to make it easier (they >> have a beginner's mode vs. an advanced mode). Their filtering feature is >> awesome (you have to practice learning how to use it, though). And it's >> just about completely customizable too. So you don't like the user >> interface out of the box, you can change it. >> >> When I bought a genealogy program in the mid-90s (I think this was back >> in the Windows 3.1 days), I had 2 criteria. 1) It had to have a character >> field long enough to take a city name the length of Ribeira das Tainhas or >> Vila Franca do Campo. 2) It had to take diacritics. Those accented >> letters. I wanted the names to be written properly. I wanted José de >> Mello, not Jose de Mello. Only 1 program on the market could do that at >> that time. Now, it's a moot point. They can all do that. >> >> So if you have any specific concerns for a genealogy program, ask away. >> Or try all 3 and then ask away. But make fake family and marry yourself to >> yourself, mess up on dates and make someone born after they died, make >> someone have a baby out of wedlock, etc. See how each program handles or >> display these things. >> >> Also, depending on where you live, see if there is User Group in your >> area (all the web sites above have a User Groups section where you can >> check to see if there is one in your area). We get people dropping in to >> our group wanting to see what the program is like before they purchase it. >> >> 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. 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