May 2009

How Some People are Saving $30 on Parallels Desktop

The MacUpdate website is offering its latest bundle of Macintosh software at an incredible discount. Have a look at what’s offered. If you’re ready to buy any of the programs in the bundle, now is your chance to get them all for only $49.00. The the bundled applications of particular interest to MacGenealogists are Parallels [...]

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MacFamilyTree Updated to 5.5.3

Synium released an update to their Macintosh genealogy software MacFamilyTree. According to the software update dialog, version 5.5.3 includes the following changes: New person merge functions to search for duplicates in your database Search duplicates for either a single person or in your whole database Improved GEDCOM merge when adding a GEDCOM file Full Chinese [...]

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Family Tree Maker 2009 Service Pack 1 Bug Fix Release

The Generations Network Released a bug fix update to their PC genealogy software Family Tree Maker 2009. This update fixes issues reported in service pack 1. The fixes identified in the update are: Task category creation and use in Person view. Calendars fail to display when showing February 29th. Memory usage grows after using “Export [...]

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Little Known Way to Use Group Photos in Reunion 9

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You’ve got some group photos of ancestors, right? Do you use Reunion 9 for Mac as your genealogy software? If so, I’ve got a tip you’ll love! You can quickly select a parts of a group photo to use as head shots for multiple ancestors without duplicating or changing the image file. Each person in [...]

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Family Historian 4 Officially Released Today

While Calico Pie actually made it available for purchase at the end of April, they officially annouced version 4 today. Some of the interface has been completely rewritten to make it easier to use. New features in version 4 include:

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Parallels Desktop 4.0 Build 3844 Released

Parallels released a bugfix build for their Paralells Desktop 4.0 product. Bugfixes and improvements in Parallels Desktop 4.0 Update (build 4.0.3844) Improvements: Improved 3D graphics in Windows virtual machines. Problems with Palm synchronization in Windows virtual machines — fixed. Random disconnection of USB 1.1 devices in Linux virtual machines — fixed. Invisibility of the text [...]

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Here’s a Quick Way to See Relationships in Legacy Family Tree

How to see relationships with PC/Windows genealogy research software Legacy Family Tree.

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The Secret to Being Comfortable Using Imported Data in Reunion for Mac

One of the problems with importing data into a new family file in Reunion for Macintosh is that the customizations you’ve made to your family file aren’t present. Did you notice that or did it just feel weird, but you didn’t know why? Well, there’s a simple solution. With Reunion you can create a copy [...]

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Going Backward to a Previous Field in Reunion

One of the many MacGenealogists who shared with me their genealogy problems (thank you all!) asked me a question, but didn’t leave an email address so that I could answer directly. I’ll answer here so that I can close the loop and perhaps enlighten others. My most bothersome issue is, and I would love it [...]

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May I Ask You a Question?

I’ve spent a year on MacGenealogist.com, creating over eighty free how-to videos for you. I’ve learned a bunch in the process and I know you have too, but there’s a question that’s been on my mind a lot lately. Knowing your answer will help me help you by setting my course for the next year. [...]

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