Remembering a Good Friend
I just got back from the RootsMagic cruise late last night, and have been feeling a little melancholy. I found out while I was gone that a good friend had passed away. Many of you may know Art Lassagne, owner…
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RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – Named Groups
If you have ever selected a group of people for a report or search and wished you could save that group of people to use again later, then your wish has been granted. The fifth (and final) tab of the…
RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – All in the Genes
DNA anyone? By popular demand RootsMagic 4 now lets you track all those DNA tests you are spending so much money on. And unlike some programs, RootsMagic 4 will let you track both Y-Chromosome (paternal-line) and Mitochondrial (maternal-line) tests. Just…
RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – Custom Reports
RootsMagic has always been heads and shoulders above the competition when it comes to custom reports, but we have found ways to make them even better in RootsMagic 4. Easier Design Screen Anyone who has designed a custom report in…
Someone Out There Likes Us
Now this was unexpected. The Chart Chick and Renee Zamora both tagged us with the “I love your blog” award. I know this isn’t a “new feature” article, but it made me feel good and I already have another article…
RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – New FamilySearch
And while we’re on the subject of web searches, it’s time to unwrap one of the features we get the most questions about… New FamilySearch support. First, go read about New FamilySearch on Wikipedia (you have to scroll down the…
RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – And the 5th tab is…
WebSearch. And why is it that every time a tab is disclosed another blurred one (2) appears? RootsMagic 4 makes it easier than ever to search online for information about your family. Just switch to the WebSearch tab and RootsMagic…
RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – Mapping
RootsMagic has long had the ability to display an online map for places in your database (it was even a recent “tip of the month” in the RootsMagic newsletter). We have expanded that capability in RootsMagic 4. When you open…
RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – Places and Geocoding
Have you ever been entering a place and wished you knew what county, province, state or country the place was in? RootsMagic 4 now provides a worldwide place database with 3.5 million places in it. Just pop up the place…
RootsMagic 4 Unwrapped – Sentences
Have you ever wanted to tweak the sentence for a single fact without having to change the global sentence template for that fact type? RootsMagic 4 now lets you customize the sentence for any fact in your database. If you…