I agree with you on TMG. I've used it since Version 4 and at first liked the layout compared to what was available at the time, but the outdated FoxPro-based interface has to go. I thought Version 7 was supposed to be improved, but no difference. TMG has a very high learning curve and you really need to be a programmer to figure out the codes for printing reports.
I just dumped FTM 2009/2010 because of the direction the company seems to be going in. It's all about the subscriptions. I'm still converting from the 2009 version to Legacy and believe me it's a real mess. The reports are very limited in the 2009 & 2010 versions. It isn't for serious genealogy although they do have a lot of nice features within these two versions. Their last good version was FTM v16 before it switched hands to Ancestry.com. The software should be free since it's not a good investment. I returned FTM 2010. The latest version will supposedly allow you to download your online tree from Ancestry.com to the software including photos and notes. Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of * Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:31 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Most have switched? Bob, I am struggling with leaving TMG 7.04 now, mainly because of the tired, FoxPro-based interface. In the last few days, I have looked at GRAMPS, RootsMagic, Legacy, and FTM 2010, but Legacy is in the forefront for my new application. The problem for me is that I have 8,500+ individuals, many of which have WITNESS tags, which I understand do not import well. ~ Kat On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM, SgtBob <s...@cox.net> wrote: I've used a number of genealogy programs over the past 10-15 years as most of us have done and I have found that Legacy is about the most versatile one I've ever used. It has a learning curve to be sure, but I suspect that you will be a spokesperson for it once you've used it for a while. I've been using it for a little over a year and am still learning all the benefits it has. Stay with it, you wont regret having learned to use it. My only desire would be that an Apple version would be developed so I could boot the Virtual Machine I have to run. I do understand that that is probably not going to happen due to the Access portion of the package - but I'm staying with Legacy anyway. :-) Bob ---- Heather Stovold <hstov...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well I, for one, had switched... I first used a genealogy program in 1988, > and Legacy didn't exist at that point. I was very careful about changing > programs for a lot of reasons (including a couple of bad experiences.) - but > switched to Legacy a few years ago after being recommended by a friend (and > then I read reviews etc.) > > I think with a careful read, that you are correct - the person was > indicating that any genealogy program is overwhelming if it is their first > ever genealogy program - and that even making a switch can take a while to > get used to the differences. This is true in general of any computer > program. > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Ward Walker <wnkwal...@rogers.com> wrote: > > > Well that's sad. Is it really true? People only turn to Legacy after > > frustrations with other programs? I would have thought, after all these > > years, that most of us went looking for a genealogy program and chose > > Legacy, based on reviews, ads, free trials, etc. Legacy is the only program > > I have used. I chose it about 12 years ago and found it quite intuitive, > > relative to other (non-genealogy) programs I had used. (I realize Legacy was > > simpler then.) I have to skip over all the vague references on this list to > > FTM, etc., which are meaningless to me. > > > > I hope you are saying that _any_ first-time genealogy program can be > > overwhelming, depending on one's general computer experience, rather than > > saying that Legacy, in particular, is overwhelming. > > > > I suspect that following this List can often be much more overwhelming than > > basic use of the program itself. :-) > > > > Ward > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Lewis" < > > cranberryf...@charter.net> > > To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Lost and needing help > > > > > > Mary, > >> Is this the first genealogy program you have used? I can see how it could > >> be VERY overwhelming to someone who has never used a computer genealogy > >> program before. Most of us have switched from other programs (and it still > >> can be a little daunting). > >> > >> ... > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.co m/Etiquette.asp> > > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Hel p.asp> > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree. com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > > > > > > -- /Users/robertrunion/Desktop/eMail Icons/signature.pdf Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
