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Free RootsMagic Webinars for August

Bruce Buzbee 5 Comments

We took the month of July off with our Webinars, and we know you missed them (you told us).  But we’re back and ready to go.  Here are 3 new classes scheduled for August.  Each class will be limited to the first 1000 people to sign up, but if you miss out or can’t make it, don’t worry because we will record the class for you to download and watch later.

To sign up for the free classes, or to view past recorded classes, visit us at:

http://www.rootsmagic.com/webinars

Here are upcoming classes for August:

  • Research Tools in RootsMagic
    The genealogy bug has bit you and you want to do more than just record what you already know.  RootsMagic is there to help with a large assortment of research tools which help you set goals, make to-do lists, track your progress, and even suggest places to look.  Join us for a look on how to extend your family tree further than ever before.
    Tuesday, August 16, 2011
    6pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    60 minutes
  • Getting Help Using RootsMagic
    Everybody needs a little help from time to time.  Nobody understands this better than RootsMagic so we’re pleased to offer many different methods of getting help for our software products- all free.  Join us for a look at the many ways we provide answers to your questions.
    Wednesday, Auguse 24, 2011
    6pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    60 minutes
  • Running RootsMagic on Your Mac
    You’re a Mac. RootsMagic is a PC. Or is it? Join us for a look at how thousands of Mac users are still using RootsMagic software on their computers- some WITHOUT even using Microsoft Windows at all.
    Monday, August 29, 2011
    4pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    60 minutes

And don’t forget that all the previous webinars were recorded, so you can download or watch them online for free.

Or if you don’t want to access them online, the webinars are now available for purchase on CD.  We have packed 10 webinars on each CD, and priced each CD at $9.95.  Click here for more information or to order the webinar CDs.

RootsMagic 4 Update Released (4.1.2.0)

Bruce Buzbee 12 Comments

Note: This post has been updated to include updates in version 4.1.2.1.

This minor update mainly fixes issues with RootsMagic freezing when trying to access New FamilySearch.  We would like to thank everyone for their patience the last couple of months as we worked to figure out what has changed with New FamilySearch to cause the frequent freezing and error messages some users were experiencing when accessing NFS through RootsMagic.  We discovered a number of behavior changes in the NFS API (such as API calls not being responded to in certain situations) which could cause RootsMagic to have to wait for NFS to return before it could continue (sometimes for 5-10 minutes or more).

If you have the RootsMagic News screen come up when you start RootsMagic, it may have already notified you of this update.  If not, you can do “Help > Check for Updates” from the RootsMagic menu to download and install this update.

You can also download the update from http://www.rootsmagic.com/updates/rootsmagic

Changes in 4.1.2.1

  • When doing Add > Parents, RootsMagic now adds the newly added parents to the side list
  • The place list is now updated when deleting an unused place from the unused place list
  • FamilySearch.org search works in WebSearch again
  • NFS passwords can have + and & characters now
  • NFS import would sometimes not import descendants correctly
  • Seal to spouse would sometimes print wrong when “Print basic events even if blank” is selected
  • Removed “Use secondary access method” option

More Free RootsMagic Classes

Bruce Buzbee 2 Comments

It seems like the more free RootsMagic classes we do, the more requests we get for additional topics.  Here are 4 new classes scheduled for the next couple of months.  Each class will be limited to the first 1000 people to sign up, but if you miss out or can’t make it, don’t worry because we will record the class for you to download and watch later.

To sign up for the free classes, or to view past recorded classes, visit us at:

http://www.rootsmagic.com/webinars

Here are upcoming classes for May and June:

  • Creating a Website in RootsMagic
    Putting your data on your own website is a great way to share your research with family members and to make connections with unknown cousins and distant relatives.  Join us for a look at how to build your family website with RootsMagic and different options for sharing it online.
    Thursday, May 19, 2011
    5pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Google Search Tips and Tricks with Lisa Louise Cooke
    Google Earth is a 360 degree, 3-dimensional way to view your ancestors world! In this webinar you will learn from Lisa Louise Cooke how to unlock mysteries in your research – from unidentified photographs, to how a location looked a hundred years ago or more. You’ll also see the potential this free program has for helping you tell your family history stories in a compelling visual way that will fascinate your family.
    Tuesday, May 24, 2011
    6pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Search Techniques in RootsMagic
    You can find a person by name in RootsMagic, but do you know how to find all females born in England between 1780 and 1820 who never married?  Join us for a look at RootsMagic’s powerful searching capabilities that help you find what you’re looking for both in your own file and online.
    Wednesday, June 1, 2011
    2pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Pictures and Media in RootsMagic
    They say a picture’s worth a thousand words but pictures of your family history are priceless!  Join us for a look at how to scan and add pictures into RootsMagic of people, places, and sources to really bring your family tree to life!
    Tuesday, June 21, 2011
    5pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes

Here are the free archived webinars already available for you to view or download:

  • Getting Started with RootsMagic
  • Publishing a Family History with RootsMagic
  • FamilySearch Made Easy with RootsMagic
  • RootsMagic To-Go: Running RootsMagic on a Flash Drive
  • Sources, Citations, and Documentation with RootsMagic
  • Working with Files and Folders in RootsMagic
  • Cleaning Your Family Tree in RootsMagic
  • Personal Historian: Bringing Life to Your Life Stories
  • Creating Custom Reports with RootsMagic
  • Map and Explore Your Family Tree with Family Atlas
  • Adding and Editing Information in RootsMagic
  • Lists and Reports in RootsMagic
  • Writing Your Personal History (and Living to Tell About it)
  • Places and Mapping in RootsMagic
  • Ask the RootsMagician
  • Google Search Tips and Tricks with Lisa Louise Cooke
  • Creating and Printing Wallcharts with RootsMagic

Free RootsMagic Classes for April

Bruce Buzbee 7 Comments

And the free RootsMagic classes don’t stop.  Here are 4 new classes scheduled for the next month.  Each class will be limited to the first 1000 people to sign up, but if you miss out or can’t make it, don’t worry because we will record the class for you to download and watch later.

To sign up for the free classes, or to view past recorded classes, visit us at:

http://www.rootsmagic.com/webinars

Here are the upcoming classes for April:

  • Places and Mapping in RootsMagic
    Wherever you go, there you are!  Places and geography are an integral part of our lives and the lives of our ancestors.  Join us for a look at the many tools in RootsMagic which help you accurately record the places in your family history, clean and standardize names, and even view them on a map!
    Wednesday, April 13, 2011
    2pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Ask the RootsMagician!
    This is your chance to ask your questions and get the answers straight from the source!  Bruce Buzbee, the author of RootsMagic will be answering your questions about the software in this special, open-topic webinar.
    Tuesday, April 19, 2011
    5pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Google Search Tips and Tricks
    Frustrated by thousands of irrelevant search results in your recent Google searches for your family history? Do you want to achieve better results in a shorter amount of time?  Learn the art of online search with Google expert and genealogy podcaster Lisa Louise Cooke, author of the new book The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox. In this webinar you will expand your Google search repertoire and learn techniques, tricks and tips to achieve better genealogical search results.
    Thursday, April 28, 2011
    6pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Creating and Printing Wallcharts with RootsMagic
    Ever wish your family tree wasn’t confined to a computer screen or a small sheet of paper?  Wallcharts let you see the “big picture” of your family history!  Join us for a look at RootsMagic’s wallcharts and how to customize them.  Also joining us will be Janet Hovorka of Generation Maps to show us how to easily and affordably print our charts and some special services which they provide.
    Tuesday, May 3, 2011
    5pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes

Here are the recorded webinars already available for you to view or download:

  • Getting Started with RootsMagic
  • Publishing a Family History with RootsMagic
  • FamilySearch Made Easy with RootsMagic
  • RootsMagic To-Go: Running RootsMagic on a Flash Drive
  • Sources, Citations, and Documentation with RootsMagic
  • Working with Files and Folders in RootsMagic
  • Cleaning Your Family Tree in RootsMagic
  • Personal Historian: Bringing Life to Your Life Stories
  • Creating Custom Reports with RootsMagic
  • Map and Explore Your Family Tree with Family Atlas
  • Adding and Editing Information in RootsMagic
  • Lists and Reports in RootsMagic
  • Writing Your Personal History (and Living to Tell About it)

Free Online Classes for March

Bruce Buzbee 15 Comments

Thanks again for all the kind words about our free online classes.  And we’re just getting started.  Here are 5 new classes scheduled for March.  Each class will be limited to the first 1000 people to sign up, but if you miss out or can’t make it, don’t worry because we will record the class for you to download and watch later.

To sign up for the free classes, or to view past recorded classes, visit us at:

http://www.rootsmagic.com/webinars

Here are the upcoming classes for March:

  • Creating Custom Reports with RootsMagic
    RootsMagic has over 100 built-in charts and reports to help you visualize and share your family history.  But sometimes you may be looking for a very specific report or list customized to your taste and needs.  That’s where RootsMagic’s Custom Reports feature comes is.  Join us for a demonstration of how to use this feature to make new reports that are all your own.
    Wednesday, March 2, 2011
    5pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Map and Explore Your Family Tree with Family Atlas
    Family Atlas is the fun and easy way to map your family history. Trace your ancestors migration around the world and pinpoint the sites of important family events. Import your family data directly from your genealogy software, then create and print personalized family maps.  Join us for a demonstration of this impressive software.
    Tuesday, March 8, 2011
    1pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Adding and Editing Information in RootsMagic
    RootsMagic makes it easy to add and edit people, relationships, facts, and events to your file.  Join us for an in-depth look at how to build and shape your family tree using RootsMagic.
    Wednesday, March 16, 2011
    11am MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Lists and Reports in RootsMagic
    There’s so much more than just pedigree charts!  RootsMagic offers a wide-variety of lists and reports to help you visualize and share your family history.  Join us for a look at each of them how they can show you surprising details about your family tree.
    Thursday, March 24, 2011
    5pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes
  • Writing Your Personal History (and Living to Tell About it)
    So you’ve wanted to write a personal history but get overwhelmed with the size and complexity of the task.  Where do I start?  What do I write?  How do I make it interesting for others to read?  Join us for an entertaining look at methods to recall, organize, write, and publish personal histories about yourself and other individuals.
    Wednesday, March 30, 2011
    2pm MST See In Your Time Zone
    90 minutes

RootsMagic 4 Update Released (4.0.9.9)

Bruce Buzbee 10 Comments

This update adds several requested features and fixes a number of issues.  If you have the RootsMagic News screen come up when you start RootsMagic, it may have already notified you of this update.  If not, you can do “Help > Check for Updates” from the RootsMagic menu to download and install this update.  Note: We updated the list below to include a few issues we fixed in the 4.0.9.9 update.

You can also download the update from http://www.rootsmagic.com/updates/rootsmagic.

Here are the new, fixed, and updated items in this update:

  • Fixed problem with crashing under Windows 2000
  • Place details display for birth/death in info view at top of main screens
  • The rearrange children list now displays/sorts by christen date if no birth date exists
  • Added Last edited date as optional column in customizing People View
  • Added the newly updated FamilySearch (as of 14 Dec 2010) website to WebSearch
  • Searching by age at marriage/family events works correctly now
  • Fixed several problems with Family Origins importing
  • Added some minor enhancements to duplicate search
  • Fixed problem with footnotes sometimes printing wrong on Research Notes report
  • Private notes in PAF import are now privatized up to the next blank line
  • Fixed FTM import of citations with no master source and no footnote text
  • Fixed FTM import when multiple birth facts exist
  • Source (and detail) text and comment editors honor the font size selected for note editing
  • Minor fixes in website creation
  • Can now filter the NFS list based on named groups or ancestors of a person
  • NFS can remember users login and password, and can automatically login to NFS
  • Added numerous minor enhancements to NFS functions
  • Fixed a bug which crept into 4.0.9.8 which kept RM from saving an event in the edit screen unless you clicked the “Save” button.  Version 4.0.9.9 once again saves event data as soon as you move on like it used to.  (4.0.9.9)
  • Fixed bugs in several of the lists (4.0.9.9)
  • Fixed an incremental search issue (4.0.9.9)
  • Fixed an occasional bug when printing Family Ordinance Requests (FOR) (4.0.9.9)

RootsMagic 4 Update Released (4.0.9.7)

Bruce Buzbee 14 Comments

We have just released an update to RootsMagic 4 (version 4.0.9.7).

This minor update fixes a number of issues.  If you have the RootsMagic News screen come up when you start RootsMagic, it may have already notified you of this update.  If not, you can do “Help > Check for Updates” from the RootsMagic menu to download and install this update.

You can also download the update from http://www.rootsmagic.com/updates/rootsmagic.

Here are the new, fixed, and updated items in this update:

  • Edit screen now displays place details in fact list
  • Name and place indexes now print in Individual List report
  • FTM import now brings in citations which had no master source in FTM
  • Added option to paste into notes using plain text (option is at Tools > Program options)
  • Hover style fixed for some links in generated websites
  • Alternate names are now included in narrative websites
  • Parents of spouses in descendant narrative websites are now included (ex: Jane Doe, daughter of John Doe and Mary Smith, …)
  • Fixed a few source issues in websites
  • Children of cousin marriages in narrative descendant reports are numbered properly now
  • Fixed a wordwrap issue with “About” text for shareable CDs
  • Fixed a problem with some new temples getting duplicated multiple times in the temple list
  • Photo description doesn’t get lost in GEDCOM import / drag and drop when the image has a date entered
  • Nickname delimiter (quotes vs parens) are honored in report titles
  • Fixed crashing when running the “Fix broken media links” from the little camera icon in the info panel at the top of screen
  • Wallcharts honor the selected date format now
  • NFS AutoMatch could crash if a large number of people were already matched with NFS
  • Fixed problem with horizontal scroll bar sometimes not appearing on child list in family view
  • Separated “Reserved” from “Need more info” on NFS statuses
  • Removed disputing from New FamilySearch
  • Added Descendant List report option to just show birth and death year
  • Additional checking for duplicates when reserving ordinances in NFS
  • Fixed a number of issues when copying relatives back and forth between RM and NFS

RootsMagic 4 Update Released (4.0.9.6)

Bruce Buzbee 13 Comments

We have just released an update to RootsMagic 4 (version 4.0.9.6).

This update adds a few requested features, and fixes a number of pesky bugs.  If you have the RootsMagic News screen come up when you start RootsMagic, it may have already notified you of this update.  If not, you can do “Help > Check for Updates” from the RootsMagic menu to download and install this update.  Note: We updated the list below to include a few issues we fixed in the 4.0.9.6 update.

You can also download the update from http://www.rootsmagic.com/updates/rootsmagic.

Here are the new, fixed, and updated items in this update:

NEW

  • New Research Notes report (prints the source detail text and comments for a person or family)
  • Timeline lists now support source citations
  • Added wordwrap command to note editor
  • Added “Mark by parents” and “Unmark by parents” to the “Select Families” list to allow criteria for selecting families
  • Added “Unused Places List” to show places in your database that aren’t used by any events
  • Added sex, birth and death dates to the edit family screen in Tools > Problem list
  • Wordwrap in notes works on selected text now (4.0.9.6)
  • Added wordwrap button to note editor toolbar (4.0.9.6)
  • Wordwrapping can be reversed by undo now (4.0.9.6)

CHANGED AND FIXED

  • Pasting into RM notes now preserves bold, italics, and underlining
  • Sped up duplicate search, SmartMerge, and ShareMerge
  • Sped up scrolling through the list of potential duplicate records
  • Sped up incremental search in the place list (for databases with large number of places)
  • Fixed crashing when doing some “Fix broken media links” commands
  • Print preview now defaults to 100% zoom (actual size)
  • Info on right side of correspondence list (Lists > Correspondence) now shows type and sent/received properly
  • Direct PAF import brings Military and Mission into existing RM fact types
  • New FamilySearch import now imports sealing to spouse properly
  • Sentence display on Edit Person screen displays alternate names properly now
  • Parent name prefixes and suffixes are now displayed in Edit Person screen
  • Some names in group sheets weren’t including the prefix or suffix
  • Some names in individual summaries weren’t including the prefix or suffix
  • Searching for dates containing terms like “the” or “/” works properly now
  • Fixed problem where some identical sources wouldn’t automerge
  • Fixed several reports / screens where accented characters didn’t uppercase properly
  • Importing UTF-8 GEDCOM files w/o a Byte Order Marker (BOM) works properly now
  • PAF import now converts private notes
  • GEDCOM import converts private notes from PAF and Legacy GEDCOMs
  • GEDCOM import reads ALIA tags in Generations GEDCOM files as alternate names
  • Group timeline list now has place as a separate column
  • Explorer now shows spouse for marriage events that don’t have a place
  • Place details print for family events on the individual summary now
  • Uppercasing month in narrative report dates doesn’t uppercase modifier text anymore
  • Side list index and People view update after the automatic merges (ShareMerge/SmartMerge)
  • View is refreshed after merges are performed
  • Notes for shared events now print on Group Sheet and Individual Summary
  • Issue with merging sometimes losing media attached to events
  • Changed Cebu Philippines temple code from CEBU to CEBUP
  • Added 6 new temples: Manaus Brazil, San Salvador, Quetzaltenango, Kansas City, Calgary, Brigham City
  • Better handling of pasted text from certain websites and screens (4.0.9.6)
  • Fixed font issues in PDF (smearing and mangled characters) (4.0.9.6)
  • Fixed some issues with the recently opened database list (4.0.9.6)
  • Start person is selected in side list when program starts (4.0.9.6)
  • Opening RM in family view highlights the start person properly (4.0.9.6)
  • Fixed some focus issues in the family view (which could lead to double click editing the wrong person) (4.0.9.6)
  • Fixed SQLite error when trying to edit a place from the unused place list (4.0.9.6)
  • Clicking blank root person slot on pedigree view will add the person as a child if there are parents (4.0.9.6)
  • Fixed occasional blank narrative reports (4.0.9.6)

RootsMagic 4 Update Released (4.0.9.3)

Michael Booth 33 Comments

We have just released a minor update to RootsMagic 4 (version 4.0.8.0).  Note: We updated the list below to include a few issues we fixed in the 4.0.8.1, 4.0.8.2, 4.0.8.3,  4.0.8.4, 4.0.9.0, 4.0.9.1, 4.0.9.2 and 4.0.9.3 updates.

We’ve been busy adapting a lot of internal code preparing RootsMagic 4 for translation into other languages, but we decided to go ahead and release this update with some bug fixes in the meantime.  We realize it has been longer than usual between updates, but we had major parts of the program torn out during the language reconstruction.   But with that out of the way we will be getting back to a more normal update release schedule.

If you have the RootsMagic News screen come up when you start RootsMagic, it may have already notified you of this update.  If not, you can do “Help > Check for Updates” from the RootsMagic menu to download and install this update.

You can also download the update from http://www.rootsmagic.com/updates/rootsmagic.

Here are the new, fixed, and updated items in this update:

NEW AND FIXED

  • Added “Online map” button to Edit Place Details form
  • Added “LDS facts” button to edit screen when LDS features are enabled
  • Calendar tool allows you to type in the year now
  • Better handling of shared events in group sheets
  • Individual Summary now includes shared events
  • Source list report includes shared events in citation list now
  • Direct Legacy import reads New FamilySearch links
  • Numerous spelling and corrections to source templates
  • AutoMatch feature added to New FamilySearch support
  • WebSearch doesn’t require user to re-login to sites when popup windows occur
  • Doesn’t add ‘Note: ‘ to place detail notes when importing from GEDCOM
  • Doesn’t hang when importing some GEDCOM filess created by FTM 2005 with illegal tags
  • Place details are now included in group sheet websites
  • People sharing an event are now included in narrative index if they are printed in report
  • Mapping events for a person (Tools > Mapping) now uses the place detail if it has lat/long entered
  • Father/Mother label on family view now reflects the settings chosen by user for the family
  • Merge screen now shows record number for the two individuals
  • “Primary photo” and “Include in scrapbook” checkboxes no longer appear on non-image media items
  • Outline, Henry, and D’Aboville reports now print marriage info before the spouse paragraph
  • Married children in Ancestor+Children narrative report don’t have their paragraphs abbreviated anymore
  • Deleting last item in a media album doesn’t cause crash anymore
  • Suffix and Prefix now print in relationship chart if there is room
  • Numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements for new FamilySearch features
  • Merging preserves the FamilySearch ID
  • Phantom vertical line in various screens on XP doesn’t appear anymore (4.0.8.1)
  • Groups list doesn’t display people by their alternate names anymore (4.0.8.1)
  • Family List (Search > Family list) doesn’t display people by their alternate names anymore (4.0.8.1)
  • Fixed a few New FamilySearch issues (4.0.8.1)
  • Fixed a problem with not being able to connect to New FamilySearch if the computer’s clock is off (4.0.8.2)
  • Fixed a compatibility issue with Windows 2000 (4.0.8.3)
  • GEDCOM now supports sentence templates that are over 256 characters (4.0.8.3)
  • GEDCOM now preserves custom sentences for events (4.0.8.3)
  • GEDCOM now preserves custom source templates (4.0.8.3)
  • Fixed living flag @ in sentence templates (4.0.8.3)
  • Place list report can now include place details (4.0.8.4)
  • Editing a shared event data or notes doesn’t hide shared event indicator anymore (4.0.8.4)
  • Surnames now print uppercase in pedigree charts when that option is turned on (4.0.8.4)
  • Fixed a couple of small issues with direct PAF import (4.0.8.4)
  • Deleted relationships don’t show in the NFS Share Data screen anymore (4.0.8.4)
  • Fixed some alignment issues with relationships in the NFS Share data screen (4.0.8.4)
  • GEDCOM imports LDS confirmation and initiatory events now (4.0.8.4)
  • Changed wording on select people screen buttons from “Mark people” to “Mark group” (4.0.8.4)
  • Footnote.com search in WebSearch uses surname, birth, and death year properly now (4.0.9.0)
  • Printing calendar with birthday and anniversary unchecked prints blank calendar instead of blank page (4.0.9.0)
  • Search criteria for general and family source use source conditions and not text conditions now (4.0.9.0)
  • Family Origins import now properly imports captions and descriptions for media items (4.0.9.0)
  • Pedigree charts now use selected date format (4.0.9.0)
  • “Start with what surname” in duplicate report and merging now works properly (4.0.9.0)
  • Duplicate merge doesn’t crash when cancelling anymore (4.0.9.0)
  • Added Gila Valley Arizona temple to temple list (4.0.9.0)
  • Fixed shortcuts (hotkeys) which were broken in the 4.0.9.0 update (4.0.9.1)
  • “Fix broken media links” works now (4.0.9.2)
  • Fixed font issues in PDF (smearing and mangled characters) (4.0.9.2)
  • Fixed black text boxes when user has Windows “themes” turned off (or is using “Windows Classic” theme (4.0.9.2)
  • Fixed some issues with Family Origins import (4.0.9.3)
  • Fixed some issues with RootsMagic 1, 2, and 3 import (4.0.9.3)
  • Fixed some issues with FTM import (4.0.9.3)
  • Headers and footers don’t disappear on some pages of pedigree charts and some other reports (4.0.9.3)

New Year’s Resolutions for 2010

Bruce Buzbee 7 Comments

RM-2010-Resolutions

Welcome to 2010!  Now that 2009 is in the past, and in the spirit of the new year, we’d like to present our resolutions for 2010.  While losing 20 pounds would be great for us personally, as a company our goals are a little different.

RootsMagic Updates

RootsMagic 4 Insider

When we spent over three years in rewriting RootsMagic 4, we did so with an eye on the future and emerging technologies.  Just as we broke new ground with our Shareable CD’s in version 3 and RootsMagic To-Go in version 4, we’re working on new and unique features to make researching and sharing your family history even easier.  In 2010, watch for regular updates to your software with improvements, fixes, and new features.

One much-requested feature that we’ve already been working on is making RootsMagic available in other languages.  Since RootsMagic 4 is a unicode application (computer jargon for supporting all international character sets), it is able to be translated into any language including Russian, Japanese, and Chinese in addition to western-alphabet languages such as Spanish, German, and Portuguese.  If you’re interested in seeing RootsMagic translated into your native tongue or would like to help with the actual translations, please contact us.

Personal Historian 2

Personal Historian

It’s been a long-time coming but we’re excited to be finishing up the next version of Personal Historian, our software which helps you write and organize personal histories and biographies.  Much of the development work that went into RootsMagic 4 is being transplanted into Personal Historian, giving it improved writing and publishing capabilities, better media management, and an even easier-to-use interface.  Look for previews and announcements in this blog in the coming months.

More Website Improvements

Just as the rewrite of RootsMagic set the stage for many new and exciting features in our software, the redesign of our website in 2009 has set the stage for new methods of interacting with our users via the internet.  Watch for more tutorials and support options coming to our website later this year.

More Awards

Just when we thought we had wrapped up our 2009 Year in Review and the awards we’ve received, one more sneaks in at the last minute.  This one came from the GenSoftReviews website, where people can rate and review their favorite genealogy software products.  We are honored to receive the “Best Liked Genealogy Software 2009” award.  RootsMagic finished 2009 with the highest rating of all genealogy software programs with an average of 4.95 out of 5 stars!

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Thank You!

Of course, these resolutions are not a comprehensive list of our plans and goals for 2010.  There are many other projects which are in development in our secret underground laboratories which we’ll talk about when the time is right.  In the meantime, thank you again for your support.  We try very hard to listen to your problems, questions, and suggestions.  If there is something that you’d like to see us do, please contact us and let us know.  Happy New Year and may you have lots of success in 2010 (both genealogically and otherwise)!