I know when I started with TMG, it was the mid-90s and I purchased version 2. When they quit making it in 2014, they were at version 9. So in about 20 years, they had 7 versions. So that's about a new version every 2.5 years. Not bad. FTM had one every single year!
As for learning new programs (or new anything), yes, technology comes fast and it is hard to keep up. Do the best you can and practice the new thing daily for a week. Then do it every couple of days. Then let it go for a week and see if you remember. It's about repetition to make it stick. It seems as we age, we do need more repetition to make things stick. It's not impossible, just takes patience. As for FTMs Index, it does NOT look like it can handle the extra columns with birth and death, parents, spouse as the Index tab on Legacy Family Tree does or the People tab that RootsMagic does (or what TMG does). See this: https://support.mackiev.com/530176-Using-the-Index-of-Individuals-in-Family-Tree-Maker So as your database grows and you get multiple people with the same name, you may find that FTM no longer meets your needs. Then you'll need to look at Legacy or RootsMagic. If you already have the inkling that it's no longer meeting your needs, I'd look into it while your database is smaller instead of waiting until it gets larger. You might as well learn through repetition on a NEW program instead of the old that does not meet your needs. For YEARS, I drove about 50 minutes to a TMG User Group meeting. We met every other month, so it was only 6 times a year. Some have User Groups online, as well as Lists like this one and Facebook User Groups too. So there's lots of support out there if you want to switch. As far as I know, none of the online or cloud based programs (Ancestry.com, My Heritage, Geni.com, FamilySearch's Family Trees) allow for search features. Stand alone programs have these features and more useful things for managing a database. The online or cloud based are NOT really meant to manage your genealogy. To me, it's more of a display of your work and a way to find potential cousins and network with them. I have no idea how I'd manage several thousand people on an online, cloud-based tree. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Richard Francis Pimentel < rfrancispimen...@comcast.net> wrote: > *I am another TMG Refugee and do not want to change as the longer I have > it the more I like it. I have used Family Tree Maker in the past and every > year or two they had an upgrade which seemed more like ascetics than any > real improved functionality. At least with TMG now there is no support so I > don’t have to worry about shelling out $ for another upgrade. Looking at > the other programs out there the best ones seem to be Roots Magic and > Legacy. * > > > > *Rick* > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* > > > > > > > > *From:* azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Cheri Mello > *Sent:* Saturday, December 16, 2017 11:42 AM > *To:* Azores Genealogy > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] How to determine the last name > > > > Actually, I'm a "TMG Refugee." LOL. A holdout from "The Master > Genealogist" program. A couple of guys down in Australia are trying to come > up with a replacement, so us refugees just keep holding out. I've never > used any of the others. The only program I have ever used for my personal > genealogy was TMG, going back to the mid-90s. I have copies of Legacy and > RootsMagic on my computer because people send me their files in native > format, instead of Gedcom. Gedcoms are needed to upload or transfer to any > outside site, such as Family Tree DNA. Somewhere, I have FTM 2012 on disk. > I do have a Genealogy Software speech that I give, so I do know the basics > of each program and can figure things out. I've nixed TMG out of that > speech though. Cheri > > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > > On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 7:23 AM, 'Sam (Camas, WA)' via Azores Genealogy < > azores@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi Cheri; Thanks for taking your time to send the various formats. I > have used FTM for years now and although, I am not a power user, I have > found the section that you show. I vastly prefer the screen shot from your > program and Legacy, which may be one and the same. For me, it is easy to > read and assimilate. Oh well. > > > > Thanks again, > > > > Sam (Mazatlan, MX) > > > > -- > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
