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Keith Riggle

Where Are the Free Family Tree Maker Updates?

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Software MacKiev FTM

 

FTM FAQ
Fig 1 FTM FAQ

When Software MacKiev first announced that they had purchased Family Tree Maker (FTM) from Ancestry.com, they stated in an online FAQ that owners of FTM 2014 and FTM 3 would receive free updates (Fig 1). It seemed to me that the FAQ implied that the updates would come out the same time as the new versions were for sale on their store. [Read more…] about Where Are the Free Family Tree Maker Updates?

Why All Genealogy Apps Should Support GEDCOM 5.5.1 (Updated 12 Dec 2021)

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7 Roman Standards
Standards, schmandards, who cares about standards? (Credit: 7 Roman Standards, Wenceslaus Hollar [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)
Readers who have been following this series will know that I believe genealogy apps should support GEDCOM 5.5.1. There are two versions of GEDCOM (GEnealogical Data Communication) reported in GEDCOM files by most genealogy software today: versions 5.5 and 5.5.1. The last “official” version dated 1996 from the Family History Department (today known as FamilySearch) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was [Read more…] about Why All Genealogy Apps Should Support GEDCOM 5.5.1 (Updated 12 Dec 2021)

Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 3: RootsMagic 7 (Updated 17 May 2018)

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RootsMagic 7Details about RootsMagic*

Application: RootsMagic
Current Version: 7.5.6.0
Supported OS: Windows, Mac (bundled with CrossOver)
Mobile Apps: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, Android
Price: Free (Essentials), $29.95 (full), Free (mobile apps)
Publisher: RootsMagic
Website: http://www.rootsmagic.com
GenSoftReviews: 4.38 stars out of 5
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