Posted by James Tanner on April 13, 2010 at 9:14pm
Apparently, I was not specific enough in my last post about AppleGenealogy. John Newmarkin his TransylvanianDutchGenealogy & Family History blog had a lot of comments. All ofhis comments, as usual, are very good and to the point. I do agree withhis conclusion about my post that Apple genealogy programs are not asfeature filled as those on the PC. I attribute this to a lack ofcompetition on the Apple platform. One example will suffice. ManyPC/Windows based programs have direct look-up capabilities with onlinedatabases. Of course, FamilyTree Maker from Ancestry.com is closely tied to the online database.But many of the other programs also tie into online databases, like RootsMagic 4 and Legacy Family Tree.Legacy Family Tree has a very extensive research guidance function.Now, admittedly, this is a function you may not need or ever use, butthe PC programs have many functions that you can get really used tousing all the time. Read more...
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