Oops. I thought Cheri tested the beta version for 4 MONTHS. I thought that enough time... but, 4 HOURS is probably not enough time. When I was testing new programs for work we would run both programs for at least a few weeks, before using the new one. It was a lot of work, but was well worth it. Tish
On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Mary Bordi <[email protected]> wrote: > Silly me...I got confused with the "add relationship" feature. I thought > that when it showed a DNA link with someone in your tree that you clicked > there. Today I went to add myself as my mom's daughter to her tree (I had > not gone beyond my mom on her Gedcom). I was able to add myself to her tree > there. But the possible link icon was not there today. > > I'm sure we will learn how this works someday. :) > > Mary > > > > On Tuesday, September 9, 2014, Mary Bordi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Been playing! >> >> I need to redo my gedcom. And my mom's. I guess I didn't use ASCII >> characters in the names (had noticed it before) so names like José end up >> looking like José (If that even shows up here in email...!) It would be >> difficult to match similar names in other trees. >> >> Some womwn's have double first names... Maria Maria, Rosa Rosa, Joana >> Joana... >> >> Also, For me, it showed my mom as a possible link to me but then for >> "relationship" I was only given the choices of spouse, sibling, son, >> daughter. It wasn't clear if the relationship was hers to mine or mine to >> hers. >> >> My mom doesn't show a link to me, but I don't think I'm on her gedcom--I >> ended it with her! :) >> >> I'm on my iPad so I should check it out on my desktop computer. At least >> this is better than Ancestry--I can no longer view my DNA matches there on >> my iPad. :) >> >> Mary >> >> On Tuesday, September 9, 2014, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> For those wanting to upload their Gedcoms to FTDNA, you can do it. >>> >>> For others, you can play with the new family tree feature. >>> >>> Don't know what they did with my 4 hours of beta testing. Looks like >>> they didn't take a single suggestion. Such as Maria de Jesus. I told them >>> not to assume the last name in the field was a last name. So they deleted >>> it. I now have several women just named Maria. >>> >>> And low and behold, I'm not even connected to my mother! We share DNA, >>> yet we have ZERO people in common in our family trees. Really? It's the >>> same database! >>> >>> Play around with it. Make a list of features that don't work for you >>> (because they did it from a North American centric point of view). I'll >>> tell you were to send it next week. You can discuss it, but give Rick and >>> Kalani some time to play around with it themselves. They were not beta >>> testers and Kalani is on overload from work and Nancy Jean is not back from >>> the Azores yet. And I'm out of town. So save up your suggestions! >>> >>> 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]. >>> 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]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- sfig Researching Island: Santa Maria Freguesia: Santa Barbara -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
