[LegacyUG] Mail addresses compromised?

2016-06-21 Thread Alex MacPhee
Over the last few days, I have been getting lots of e-mails, apparently from legacyusergroup, all junk mail. In a period of just three minutes today, I have received 945! They clearly have nothing to do with Legacy or legacy groups. Has anyone else been experiencing this or similar? The address

[LegacyUG] Legacy web pages alternative

2014-06-28 Thread Alex MacPhee
Perhaps others have had this issue, and may be able to offer suggestions. I've used Legacy for many years now, and used the web pages creation feature to produce a set of HTML pages that I sent to my webspace so that those interested, like my extended family, could browse the latest information.

RE: [LegacyUG] Best way to rename pdf files used within Legacy?

2014-03-04 Thread Alex MacPhee
From: da...@schmeckabernathy.com There is no Microsoft image format thst I am aware of. Can you name any that are? The issue here seems to be that embedded images are regularly transported via a PDF file. I have certainly been supplied with many scanned images and documents that were

RE: [LegacyUG] Entering Unknown People

2014-02-24 Thread Alex MacPhee
If you leave any unknown information blank,you can take advantage of the Search tab Missing Information That's such an astonishingly simple yet useful tip, especially since missing information is so often a characteristic of genealogical research. This, along with To-Do lists, proved among

RE: [LegacyUG] Endnotes

2014-02-15 Thread Alex MacPhee
Anytime we say there is a problem report in our system on an issue it means that the programmers know of the issue. They have their own priority lists for when they tackle the problems so there is no knowing when that may be. In the thirty odd years I spent in IT, the priority lists for

RE: [LegacyUG] Endnotes

2014-02-15 Thread Alex MacPhee
Maybe in the land of La La, but in the land of reality, I prefer that the programmers who have the knowledge and wherewithall be the ones to assign priorities. In the real and commercial world, not the land of La La, it's the customers who pay the programmers, not the programmers who pay the

RE: [LegacyUG] Endnotes

2014-02-15 Thread Alex MacPhee
said, we will have to agree to disagree - setting priorities belongs with the programmers - not the users. On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Alex MacPhee alex_macp...@outlook.com wrote: In the real and commercial world, not the land of La La, it's the customers who pay the programmers

RE: [LegacyUG] Endnotes

2014-02-15 Thread Alex MacPhee
From: singh...@erols.com To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Endnotes Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 10:53:18 -0500 Any chance we can agree that you're both right, up to a point? My experience is similar to that outlined by Ward, where problem reports (a.k.a. defect

RE: [LegacyUG] Endnotes

2014-02-15 Thread Alex MacPhee
made, and when - and they don't pay the developer's wages. The people who buy the product are those who pay the wages for everyone upstream who is involved in making the product. The alternative is called running at a loss. Alex Legacy User Group guidelines:

RE: [LegacyUG] When to use est and when to use abt

2014-01-07 Thread Alex MacPhee
Like a person who died on Nov. 4, 1975 and his tombstone reads aged 51 Years, 9 Months 18 days. And even the date on a tombstone can be wrong, as I'm sure most will be aware. The date of death on my father's stone is wrong (it's a long story, but it was put there by an aunt without permission

RE: [LegacyUG] When to use est and when to use abt

2014-01-07 Thread Alex MacPhee
I've used Est as an abbreviation for that, but since I've learned from this list that some of you think that Est means Established That's a good point. I wonder if perhaps Ver(ified) for Est(ablished) could avoid the ambiguity. Alex From: jleavi...@att.net To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 Upgrade and problems thereby

2014-01-04 Thread Alex MacPhee
I followed exactly what was recommended for the upgrade without any problem I also followed exactly the recommended upgrade process, which I've done ever since v5, specifically by loading the upgrade from within my registered copy of Legacy, and which is advertised as the preferred method for

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 Upgrade and problems thereby

2014-01-04 Thread Alex MacPhee
the Legacy Home tab. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Alex MacPhee alex_macp...@outlook.com wrote: I followed exactly what was recommended for the upgrade without any problem I also followed exactly the recommended upgrade process, which

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 Upgrade and problems thereby

2014-01-04 Thread Alex MacPhee
I'm really surprised that more Legacy users don't take advantage of the great Help information on our website! Bookmarked! I got as far as typing the first three letters of a query and the system popped up the right issue, and the solution, immediately. Excellent! Alex From:

RE: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Alex MacPhee
couldn't you temporarily filter the LUG messages straight to an archive folder, or even to the Bin. This is exactly how I handle all my mail lists. When I set a list message stream to filter to archive or trash, I set a reminder in my Calendar to turn off the filter in one or two weeks' time

RE: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested Workaround

2014-01-02 Thread Alex MacPhee
I would not have done it. I have no idea what the problem is with gmail perhaps it is something in my setup. It's not a major problem for me just an irritant. David On 02/01/2014 23:33, Alex MacPhee wrote: couldn't you temporarily filter the LUG messages straight to an archive folder

RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with installation

2013-12-31 Thread Alex MacPhee
You probably have just created a duplicate 'shortcut' instead. Right click on each 'shortcut' and select Properties, then look at the name of the program in 'Target'. That should probably say C:\Program Files\Legacy8\Legacy.exe in each case, meaning one program installation, and just two

RE: [LegacyUG] Problem with installation

2013-12-31 Thread Alex MacPhee
On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Alex MacPhee alex_macp...@outlook.com wrote: You probably have just created a duplicate 'shortcut' instead. Right click on each 'shortcut' and select Properties, then look at the name of the program in 'Target'. That should probably say C:\Program Files

RE: [LegacyUG] Same Sex Partnerships/Marriages

2013-12-28 Thread Alex MacPhee
Michelle, if they make use of modern fertility options, there is going to be a continuation of one or even both of those lines - though connected to each other only legally. This time last year, I had not expected to need to record such a family relationship. I had an entry for a cousin,

RE: [LegacyUG] Same Sex Partnerships/Marriages

2013-12-27 Thread Alex MacPhee
From the studies that I have seen and from all of the rare same-sex pairs that I have known, same-sex relationships typically are not life-long. I'm not sure I understand this point. I want Legacy to record relationships as they are. Since heterosexual marriages are not lifelong either, I

RE: [LegacyUG]Legacy8 Language file error

2013-12-22 Thread Alex MacPhee
@LegacyUsers.com Alex Sorry, but Ken wrote to: Copy: C:\program Files (x86)\Legacy 8\_AppData\Legacy8.lngto:[My Documents]\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Legacy8.lng Copy the most recent into your My Document file as shown. Jim From: Alex MacPhee alex_macp...@outlook.com To: LegacyUserGroup

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy8 Language file error

2013-12-22 Thread Alex MacPhee
Sherry, Many thanks. My problem has now been resolved by this. Alex From: she...@legacyfamilytree.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy8 Language file error Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:42:03 -0800 The solution to this error is in our Knowledge Base

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy8 Language file error

2013-12-22 Thread Alex MacPhee
On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 5:28 AM, Alex MacPhee alex_macp...@outlook.com wrote: Sherry, Many thanks. My problem has now been resolved by this. Alex Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail

RE: [LegacyUG]

2013-12-21 Thread Alex MacPhee
Jim, Many thanks for the prompt reply. I've searched the archives herehttp://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ and unfortunately, can't find any messages from Ken McGinnis on that date, and the messages from him I can find all appear to relate to v7. I've not had occasion