Comments on: Creating A Comparison of Macintosh Genealogy Software http://genealogytools.com/creating-a-comparison-of-macintosh-genealogy-software/ Genealogy Software Tutorials for Mac & PC Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:37:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Sayer http://genealogytools.com/creating-a-comparison-of-macintosh-genealogy-software/#comment-426 Ben Sayer Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:24:57 +0000 http://macgenealogist.com/?p=216#comment-426 Amelia, sorry, I lapsed into software development lingo there. <em>Porting</em> is rewriting a program for a different system or in a different computer language. In this case, going from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X---two very different systems. I was thinking that it might make a good project for some student of computer science to take on. Have you looked at iFamily? The application was developed to address genealogy with a focus on the individual person. The person pane in the lower half of the screen may satisfy your needs. iFamily is next in the review series. ---Ben Amelia, sorry, I lapsed into software development lingo there. Porting is rewriting a program for a different system or in a different computer language. In this case, going from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X—two very different systems. I was thinking that it might make a good project for some student of computer science to take on.

Have you looked at iFamily? The application was developed to address genealogy with a focus on the individual person. The person pane in the lower half of the screen may satisfy your needs.

iFamily is next in the review series.

—Ben

]]> By: Amelia http://genealogytools.com/creating-a-comparison-of-macintosh-genealogy-software/#comment-425 Amelia Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:41:53 +0000 http://macgenealogist.com/?p=216#comment-425 Hey Ben, thanks for the response. I use Gene in Classic mode and it works fine. It's just since Leopard (10.5), which I have at work, that I can't use it any longer. The writing is clearly on the wall : ) I access my genealogy at work using an on-line phpgedview page, but I still use Gene at home as my main program. you wrote: "Have you contacted the author about making the source code available? Maybe we could commission a port to OS X." I have e-mailed them with no response. There is a note on their site from 2003 about updating... but no word lately. What does "commission a port to OS X." mean? I would be interested if, in your study of Mac Genealogy programs, if you come across anything with the single person view that Gene uses. thanks again, Amelia Hey Ben, thanks for the response. I use Gene in Classic mode and it works fine. It’s just since Leopard (10.5), which I have at work, that I can’t use it any longer. The writing is clearly on the wall : ) I access my genealogy at work using an on-line phpgedview page, but I still use Gene at home as my main program.

you wrote:
“Have you contacted the author about making the source code available? Maybe we could commission a port to OS X.”

I have e-mailed them with no response. There is a note on their site from 2003 about updating… but no word lately.
What does “commission a port to OS X.” mean?

I would be interested if, in your study of Mac Genealogy programs, if you come across anything with the single person view that Gene uses.

thanks again,
Amelia

]]> By: Ben Sayer http://genealogytools.com/creating-a-comparison-of-macintosh-genealogy-software/#comment-424 Ben Sayer Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:21:34 +0000 http://macgenealogist.com/?p=216#comment-424 Hi Carol, the first of the reviews, Reunion 9, will be published later today. I have a feeling it will be of interest to you given that you came from The Master Genealogist. Both are arguably the most feature-rich applications on their respective platforms. Reunion will list people cited with specific sources. There is not a field for witnesses in events in Reunion. Keep following the blog to see upcoming reviews. I recommend subscribing to the blog by either email or RSS if you haven't already. That way you'll be notified automatically whenever articles are published. I'm glad you found the site too! Thank you for your input about the site. I appreciate feedback, both affirming and correcting. I will do more of what people like and look at changing or adding things as requested. ---Ben Hi Carol, the first of the reviews, Reunion 9, will be published later today. I have a feeling it will be of interest to you given that you came from The Master Genealogist. Both are arguably the most feature-rich applications on their respective platforms.

Reunion will list people cited with specific sources. There is not a field for witnesses in events in Reunion. Keep following the blog to see upcoming reviews. I recommend subscribing to the blog by either email or RSS if you haven’t already. That way you’ll be notified automatically whenever articles are published.

I’m glad you found the site too! Thank you for your input about the site. I appreciate feedback, both affirming and correcting. I will do more of what people like and look at changing or adding things as requested.

—Ben

]]> By: Carol http://genealogytools.com/creating-a-comparison-of-macintosh-genealogy-software/#comment-423 Carol Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:46:49 +0000 http://macgenealogist.com/?p=216#comment-423 Hi Ben, I will be looking forward to your post. I'm a recent convert to Macs, so I've exported my data from The Master Genealogist into a gedcom and am currently using Geditcom. I'm finding it difficult to keep notes and events sorted with it. I'd like to find a program that will let me see what people / events are linked to sources (which MacFamily Tree seems to do), and will also let me record witnesses to events. I understand Heredis will do the latter, but I can't get a gedcom imported into the demo version to see for sure. You've got a nice site here; l'm glad I found it! :) Hi Ben,

I will be looking forward to your post. I’m a recent convert to Macs, so I’ve exported my data from The Master Genealogist into a gedcom and am currently using Geditcom. I’m finding it difficult to keep notes and events sorted with it.

I’d like to find a program that will let me see what people / events are linked to sources (which MacFamily Tree seems to do), and will also let me record witnesses to events. I understand Heredis will do the latter, but I can’t get a gedcom imported into the demo version to see for sure.

You’ve got a nice site here; l’m glad I found it! :)

]]> By: Ben http://genealogytools.com/creating-a-comparison-of-macintosh-genealogy-software/#comment-422 Ben Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:13:40 +0000 http://macgenealogist.com/?p=216#comment-422 Hi Amelia. You're right; I'm focusing my efforts on the current platform, OS X. I took a look at the Gene website. There were some pictures in the user manual there, so I got a flavor of the look and feel. Very interesting! Do you run Gene using classic mode or are you still on OS9? Have you contacted the author about making the source code available? Maybe we could commission a port to OS X. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Drew and George are great! I enjoy their podcast too and was tickled that they mentioned MacGenealogist.com in podcast 149. I think there are many of us MacGenealogists, we just aren't a strong community yet. I hope that this website is the start of such. ----Ben Hi Amelia. You’re right; I’m focusing my efforts on the current platform, OS X. I took a look at the Gene website. There were some pictures in the user manual there, so I got a flavor of the look and feel. Very interesting!

Do you run Gene using classic mode or are you still on OS9? Have you contacted the author about making the source code available? Maybe we could commission a port to OS X.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Drew and George are great! I enjoy their podcast too and was tickled that they mentioned MacGenealogist.com in podcast 149.

I think there are many of us MacGenealogists, we just aren’t a strong community yet. I hope that this website is the start of such.

—-Ben

]]> By: Amelia http://genealogytools.com/creating-a-comparison-of-macintosh-genealogy-software/#comment-421 Amelia Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:02:23 +0000 http://macgenealogist.com/?p=216#comment-421 Hello : ) You are probably just doing OSX software and beyond. My problem is that I really like Gene, an old OS9 genealogy shareware program. http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/gene/ It is not being updated, so I will eventually have to give it up. The reason I am writing to you, is that I really like the simplicity of Gene and the one-person view. I have tried Reunion and some others and do not like the very-cluttered, all-the-bells-and-whistles, must-get-everything-all-on-one-page approach. just my two cents : ) good luck with your project. oh, btw, I heard about your site on The Genealogy Guys, I'm a regular listener there and was happy to hear about another Mac genealogy person : ) Hello : ) You are probably just doing OSX software and beyond. My problem is that I really like Gene, an old OS9 genealogy shareware program.
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/gene/
It is not being updated, so I will eventually have to give it up. The reason I am writing to you, is that I really like the simplicity of Gene and the one-person view. I have tried Reunion and some others and do not like the very-cluttered, all-the-bells-and-whistles, must-get-everything-all-on-one-page approach.

just my two cents : )
good luck with your project.
oh, btw, I heard about your site on The Genealogy Guys, I’m a regular listener there and was happy to hear about another Mac genealogy person : )

]]> By: Ben http://genealogytools.com/creating-a-comparison-of-macintosh-genealogy-software/#comment-420 Ben Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:54:01 +0000 http://macgenealogist.com/?p=216#comment-420 Yes. There hasn't been a post in months and what little is there isn't very helpful. ---Ben Yes. There hasn’t been a post in months and what little is there isn’t very helpful.

—Ben

]]> By: keithswilson http://genealogytools.com/creating-a-comparison-of-macintosh-genealogy-software/#comment-419 keithswilson Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:08:37 +0000 http://macgenealogist.com/?p=216#comment-419 I assume you visited http://macgenealogy.org Keith I assume you visited http://macgenealogy.org

Keith

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