using a macintosh for genealogy
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Using a Macintosh for genealogy - a look at the leading Macintosh genealogy programs of todayTRANSCRIPT
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Using a Mac for Genealogy
Dick EastmanJune 7, 2014
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Today’s slides may be found at:
http://www.eogn.com/handouts/usingamac
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The Macintosh is the second most popular
personal computer but it isn’t peanuts!
A total of 80 million Macs are in use worldwide.
At an average of $1,334 per system, that is more than $100 Billion in sales!
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Yet the Mac has relatively (!) few
genealogy programs
I can count six significant, full-featured programs for the Mac and several other, less
powerful programs:
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The full-featured Macintosh genealogy programs are (in alphabetical order):
Family Tree Maker for MacintoshGrampsHeredisMacFamilyTreePersonal Ancestry Writer II (also called
PAW2U)Reunion
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Family Tree Maker for Macintosh
TreeSync™ gives you the freedom to access and update your tree no matter where you are. All you need is an Internet connection.
Capture photos using your iSight or built-in camera and import it directly into Family Tree Maker.
$29.99
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GRAMPS
Free and Open Source
Originally developed for Linux and UNIX, later ported to Macintosh and Windows
Requires moderate technical expertise to install and configure
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GRAMPS
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Heredis
Created in France
Very popular in Europe and many other countries, available in many languages
Available for Macintosh, Windows, and iOS
$59.99 in the App Store, a free trial version is also available
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Heredis
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Heredis
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Heredis
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Heredis
Available in the App Store
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Mac Family Tree
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Mac Family Tree
Created in Germany
Very popular in Europe and many other countries, available in many languages
Available for Macintosh and iOS
$49.99 in the App Store, a free trial version is also available
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Mac Family Tree
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Mac Family Tree
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Mac Family Tree
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Mac Family Tree
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Mac Family Tree
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Mac Family Tree
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Mac Family Tree
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Personal Ancestry Writer II
Often abbreviated as: PAW2U
FREE!
Modeled upon the now discontinued Personal Ancestral File program (PAF) for Macintosh
Additional features that generate web pages (in HTML), word processing files (in RTF for, e.g., AppleWorks) and desktop publishing files (in MML for FrameMaker).
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Personal Ancestry Writer IIQuote for the PAW2U web site:
“PAWriter is not meant to have the bells and whistles that are in the current crop of genealogical programs. The emphasis is on maintaining a genealogical database from which the user can write books and/or post web pages about a family.”
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Personal Ancestry Writer II
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Personal Ancestry Writer II
Available free of charge at
http://www.lanopalera.net
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Reunion
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Reunion
Probably the most popular Macintosh genealogy program in North America
Highest rated mobile genealogy apps on the iTunes App Store.
Has an excellent companion app for iOS (iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch)
$99
A free demo version is available, limited to 50 people in the database with no import or export capabilities
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Reunion
Very easy to use
Excellent support of images and videos
One of the best iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch apps
Automatically builds reports that you can upload to your web site with all the necessary files, images, and graphics are generated and linked for you
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Reunion
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Reunion
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Reunion
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Reunion
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Reunion
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MySuggestions:
Take your time! You will spend hours with the program of your choice.
Try the free demos
Will it work with your handheld device?
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Today’s slides may be found at:
http://www.eogn.com/handouts/usingamac
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Now let’s try a few programs!