You can run PC genealogy applications (like Family Tree Maker 2012 and RootsMagic) on your Mac, even if it’s just as a supplement to your primary Mac genealogy software. There are features in the best Windows genealogy software that aren’t in Mac … [Continue reading] about Video Guide to Using PC Genealogy Software on Mac
Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Update Issues
If you follow this blog, you know that we do not currently recommend Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 (FTMM2). However, I still use it personally and keep hoping that Ancestry and the developer will fix it. I recently installed the Family Tree Maker for … [Continue reading] about Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Update Issues
Splitting a Family Tree with Family Tree Maker, Part 2
Ben recently wrote about his frustrations with splitting a tree in Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 (FTMM2). I needed to do this for my own tree, so I set about finding the best way to do it. I recently prepared a family tree for my stepmother-in-law and, … [Continue reading] about Splitting a Family Tree with Family Tree Maker, Part 2
What Genealogy Software Do We Recommend?
When I tell people I don't recommend Family Tree Maker for Mac 2, they often ask what I do recommend, which is understandable. But I really can't recommend a genealogy program for other people without knowing what their requirements are. You must … [Continue reading] about What Genealogy Software Do We Recommend?
Splitting a Tree with Family Tree Maker for Mac 2
I just sent the following in an email to a GenealogyTools reader who asked me how to split a Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 (FTMM2) tree. This person had purchased the genealogy software, downloaded a 13,000 person tree from Ancestry.com, and found it … [Continue reading] about Splitting a Tree with Family Tree Maker for Mac 2