Fire up the App Store! An update to version 3.0.1 of the Ancestry app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch is available. Here are the changes listed in the version notes: Shaky leaves Simple merge tool In app purchase of … [Continue reading]
Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Pre-Sale and Release Date
9 Nov 2011 by 1 Comment
Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 is available for purchase during a pre-sale. See what's new, the release date, discount coupon code, and more on my Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Buyer's Guide page. There's a link to place your order there too! … [Continue reading]
Family Tree Maker 2012 Overview Video
22 Oct 2011 by Leave a Comment
The accompanying video will show you the major elements of Family Tree Maker 2012. At its most basic, Family Tree Maker consists of the following workspaces. Plan People Places Media Sources Publish Web Search The workspaces … [Continue reading]
Family Tree Maker for Mac Upgrade Release Date
30 Sep 2011 by 6 Comments
Tana Pedersen mentioned the release date of the Family Tree Maker for Mac upgrade in an Ancestry.com blog post about the arrival of Family Tree Maker 2012. She wrote: For those of you interested in Family Tree Maker for Mac, a new version with … [Continue reading]
Index of Individuals Report in Family Tree Maker 2012
23 Sep 2011 by Leave a Comment
It's hard to believe that a report of all individuals in your tree wasn't already in Family Tree Maker! Ancestry has corrected this oversight in FTM 2012. Now you can print a report listing the persons in your tree. It can be all of them, but … [Continue reading]
Family Tree Maker 2012 Discount Coupon Code
22 Sep 2011 by 8 Comments
Update: Sadly, this coupon code no longer works. You can still get 40% or 20% off by clicking on this link. I just found a 20% off coupon code. I tried applying it to the full and upgrade versions of Family Tree Maker 2012 and it worked! The … [Continue reading]
Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 to Sync With Ancestry.com
22 Sep 2011 by 13 Comments
Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 will include the ability to synchronize your tree with Ancestry.com (a function called TreeSync). This news is according to the Program Manager for Family Tree Maker (FTM). He had more to say in answer to my question about … [Continue reading]
Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 and 2012 Feature Inequality
21 Sep 2011 by 3 Comments
I received a correction to the information in my recent article, "Will Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Features Match Windows?" The Family Tree Maker 2012 Product Manager informed me that even though the features in the Mac version of FTM 2012 are not … [Continue reading]
Family Tree Maker 2012 Ship Date
21 Sep 2011 by Leave a Comment
Wondering about Family Tree Maker 2012 ship date? There hasn't been a definitive statement from Ancestry yet. We'll have to go on the timing announced with the pre-sale. In August, Ancestry announced that the pre-sale would begin early in … [Continue reading]
Will Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Features Match Windows?
19 Sep 2011 by 7 Comments
Since the Family Tree Maker 2012 pre-sale and release date announcement, I've been asked whether the Mac version will have all the same features as the Windows version. I asked that question of my contact at Ancestry.com and quickly got the reply … [Continue reading]
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