When copying or moving your genealogy data from Reunion for Mac to another genealogy software program you’ll want to be sure not to lose any precious information. It’s very likely that you’ll have errors when you import a GEDCOM file regardless of the source and destination software. It’s not always a reflection of the quality of the genealogy software; it’s often due to the limitations of the GEDCOM standard. Either way, I’ve got a technique for finding and correcting the problems you’ll encounter.
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Processing a Source in Lineascope.com
Capturing a source citation, abstracting or transcribing information, and making assertions about each piece of information are integral steps in genealogy research. Lineascope.com allows you to store and report the data from all of these steps and use it in creating a proven genealogy. This series of videos shows you how it can be done by taking you click-by-click through the example of citing and abstracting an obituary, capturing the event, characteristic, and relationship information, and recording the evidence in Lineascope.com.
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Reunion for iPad 1.0.2 Released
On Tuesday, version 1.0.2 of the genealogy app for Apple’s iPad appeared in the app store. The new version is said to correct two bugs:
- age list sort order
- linking to pictures in the photo library
You can update your copy by downloading the update in iTunes and syncing your iPad.
Store Your RootsMagic Backups Off Site with DropBox
You can get peace of mind by configuring RootsMagic to automatically store backups of your data both on your computer and off site (on the secure servers at DropBox). All it takes is a free (up to 2 GB) account and this video to show you how to configure RootsMagic. Click here to get your free DropBox account (and earn me a small increase in space for the referral—thanks!). There’s a nice video on the DropBox page that will walk you through the installation and usage.
By the way, don’t try to store and use your database from your DropBox folder. It won’t work properly and may cause you to lose data. Just stick with backing up there.
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Family Tree Maker Added to Comparison of Mac Genealogy Software
I updated my comparison of Mac Genealogy Software. This is the document I first made available on MacGenealogist.com. It reviews the features and capabilities of Family Tree Maker for Mac, Heredis Mac X.2, iFamily for Leopard, MacFamilyTree, ohmiGene, PAW2X, and Reunion for Mac. Here are the changes:
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