Archive for September, 2008

EverNote 3

EverNote 3

I’ve been dragging my feet about upgrading to EverNote 3. EverNote 2 is still available for download but they’ve dropped it on its head and someday it will be gone. Life without EverNote of some kind is unfathomable.

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MyGenShare.com

Email from Barrry J. Ewell:

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Google Maps API

Google Maps APIFellow JLikians, makers of genealogy wikis, how about moveable maps? Google Maps API is here to show you how.

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Legacy Tips

Legacy Family TreeSeveral of you have asked for Legacy tips.

Well, it’s your lucky day. Mine, too. I don’t even have to come up with something on my own. There’s a section in the Help System actually called Tips and Tricks. If you click on Help/Contents and look under ‘Using Legacy’ it says ‘Tips and Tricks’. It’s divided into about 20 sections. Most of it’s a wall of text without pictures, so it takes a fair bit of concentration.

But the first category called ‘General Tips and Tricks’ is different. It goes through the various screens with numbered items showing you different things you can do.

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Family Tree Maker 2009

It seems like just yesterday when FTM 2008 was the laughing stock of the genealogy world. As of today, Family Tree Maker 2009 is now released with a ream of improvements and new tools. Have they redeemed themselves? My guess would be Yes because anything less would be dumb. Many people bailed from FTM 2008 in favor of Legacy and Legacy has its own problems.

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