{"id":2394,"date":"2014-12-31T16:01:55","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T23:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2014-12-31T16:01:55","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T23:01:55","slug":"2014-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2394","title":{"rendered":"2014 in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-Year-in-Review.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2395\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-Year-in-Review.png\" alt=\"2014-Year-in-Review\" width=\"400\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-Year-in-Review.png 570w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-Year-in-Review-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you believe that it is New Years Eve already? As is tradition, we in the RootsMagic underground labs like to reflect\u00a0on all that has happened this past year. \u00a0And don\u2019t forget to check back on Thursday\u00a0as we present our resolutions for 2015.\u00a0 But until then- let&#8217;s flip the calendar all the back to the beginning of 2014.<\/p>\n<h2>RootsMagic for Android<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/RM-Android.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1908\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/RM-Android.png\" alt=\"RootsMagic for Android\" width=\"200\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/RM-Android.png 400w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/RM-Android-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On February 7, we officially released our free <a title=\"RootsMagic App for Android Now Available!\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=1907\">RootsMagic for Android app<\/a>. It was the latest step in our efforts to make RootsMagic available on whatever device you use, wherever you go. Android was the latest platform to join <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/rootsmagic\" target=\"_blank\">RootsMagic for Windows<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\">iOS<\/a> (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) and even the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/mac\" target=\"_blank\">Mac<\/a> (with help).<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Support and Tips<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #382e1f;\">We know that one of the reasons our loyal users love RootsMagic so much is that no other genealogy software provides the level of support and training that we do. \u00a0Over the past four\u00a0years, we have pioneered the use of \u201c<a style=\"color: #bb6f02;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/webinars\" target=\"_blank\">webinars<\/a>\u201c, or free online classes, to help you learn anything you wanted to know about our software. \u00a0Our webinars have been viewed and downloaded over a million times from users in nearly every country on the globe. \u00a0And best of all,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #bb6f02;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsmagic.com\/webinars\" target=\"_blank\">all of our webinars are archived and still available, free of charge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #382e1f;\">We&#8217;ve also answered the demand for smaller, briefer tutorial videos that focused on very specific tasks. With this in mind, we introduced our YouTube channel,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #bb6f02;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsmagictv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">RootsMagic TV<\/a>. \u00a0These videos are usually only a few minutes long and quickly show you how to do particular task without the details and explanations that you\u2019ll find in our regular webinars. \u00a0Best of all, because they are hosted on YouTube, they are easy to share with others via e-mail or social networks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #382e1f;\">In 2014, we&#8217;ve added regular tips and articles via this blog. These have been warmly received and we&#8217;ve loved hearing your feedback on them. They include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Planning Cemetery Trips with RootsMagic\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=1935\" target=\"_blank\">Planning Cemetery Trips with RootsMagic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Get Research Help with RootsMagic and GenSmarts\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=1955\" target=\"_blank\">Get Research Help with RootsMagic and GenSmarts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Never Get Lost in Your Tree with Color Coding\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=1994\" target=\"_blank\">Never Get Lost in Your Tree with Color Coding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Easily Follow the Fathers (and Sons)\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2007\" target=\"_blank\">Easily Follow the Fathers (and Sons)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Know Your Relationships\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2021\" target=\"_blank\">Know Your Relationships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Find Exactly What You Want with a Few Keystrokes\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2050\" target=\"_blank\">Find Exactly What you Want with a Few Keystrokes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Saving Your Spot in RootsMagic Using Bookmarks\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2061\" target=\"_blank\">Saving Your Spot in RootsMagic Using Bookmarks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Make a Map of Your Family\u2019s Migrations\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2082\" target=\"_blank\">Make a Map of Your Family&#8217;s Migrations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Finding a Person by Nickname or Married Name\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2121\" target=\"_blank\">Find a Person by Nickname or Maiden Name<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Finding Anything Anywhere in RootsMagic\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2144\" target=\"_blank\">Finding Anything Anywhere in RootsMagic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Keep Private Notes Private\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2166\" target=\"_blank\">Keep Private Notes Private<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Keep Your File in Shape with Database Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2187\" target=\"_blank\">Keep Your File in Shape with Database Tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Finding Errors in Your Data with Problem Alerts\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2210\" target=\"_blank\">Finding Errors in Your Data with Problem Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Customize the Add Person Screen to Save Time\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2257\" target=\"_blank\">Customize the Add Person Screen to Save Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: Recovering Lost Registration Keys\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2275\" target=\"_blank\">Recovering Lost Registration Keys<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tip: How to See When You Last Edited a Person in RootsMagic\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2288\" target=\"_blank\">How to See When You Last Edited a Person in RootsMagic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>A New Home for The Master Genealogist Users<\/h2>\n<p>On July 29,\u00a0Wholly Genes Software announced that they would be discontinuing \u201cThe Master Genealogist\u201d (TMG). On September 24, <a title=\"RootsMagic Adds Direct TMG Import\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2248\">we released an update to RootsMagic that added a direct TMG import<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/RM-TMG-Blog-Header-2014-09.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2250\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/RM-TMG-Blog-Header-2014-09.gif\" alt=\"RM-TMG-Blog-Header-2014-09\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This direct import not only imports basic genealogical information from TMG like names, events, notes, and media, but also imports witnesses (with roles), source templates, and sentence templates. In fact,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>RootsMagic has the most complete TMG import available anywhere<\/strong><\/span>. Of course, due to different data models and template languages, no import can be 100% perfect but we <a style=\"color: #bb6f02;\" href=\"http:\/\/files.rootsmagic.com\/TMGDoc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">prepared a guide<\/a>\u00a0to make the transition as smooth as possible.<\/p>\n<h2>MacBridge &#8211; Run RootsMagic on Your Mac Without Windows<\/h2>\n<p>On September 5, <a title=\"Announcing MacBridge: Run RootsMagic on Your Mac without Windows\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2217\">we released MacBridge for RootsMagic<\/a>. \u00a0MacBridge for RootsMagic allows you easily install and run RootsMagic on your Mac in mere minutes with almost no additional setup or configuration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2221\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-1024x640.png\" alt=\"MacBridge Screen\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-1024x640.png 1024w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot-300x187.png 300w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screenshot.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #382e1f;\">MacBridge for RootsMagic is different than other solutions you may be familiar with. For starters, it\u00a0<strong>does not install Windows on your Mac<\/strong>. It also\u00a0<strong>does not create a slow and bulky virtual computer<\/strong>. It runs right on your Mac, using your Mac file system. You can even put the RootsMagic icon on your dock for easy one-click access!\u00a0So while we are busily working on an actual native Mac version of RootsMagic, MacBridge for RootsMagic gives you the ability to work on a Mac today.<\/p>\n<h2>RootsMagic 7<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RM7-Holiday-Special.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2370\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RM7-Holiday-Special.png\" alt=\"RM7-Holiday-Special\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RM7-Holiday-Special.png 250w, http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/RM7-Holiday-Special-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On November 25, we <a title=\"New RootsMagic 7 Software Released\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/?p=2319\">released our brand-new RootsMagic 7<\/a>. RootsMagic 7 adds DataClean, File Compare, even better online publishing, and the industry&#8217;s only multi-platform record hints, providing automatic hinting from both FamilySearch and MyHeritage. This upgrade has been our biggest and most successful to date and we&#8217;re thrilled with how well it has been received. Owners of previous versions of RootsMagic can upgrade for only $19.95<\/p>\n<h2>Thank You!<\/h2>\n<p>It sounds cliched, but\u00a0we\u00a0mean it when we say that none of this would have been possible without you and your support. \u00a0We are grateful for the wonderful feedback, enthusiasm, and encouragement that we receive from our community. \u00a0We hope that our work is deserving of your trust and support. 2014 has been an amazing\u00a0year for us thanks to you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you believe that it is New Years Eve already? As is tradition, we in the RootsMagic underground labs like to reflect\u00a0on all that has happened this past year. \u00a0And don\u2019t forget to check back on Thursday\u00a0as we present our resolutions for 2015.\u00a0 But until then- let&#8217;s flip the calendar all the back to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2394"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394\/revisions\/2400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.rootsmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}