GEDITCOM REVIEW MAC
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MacFamilyTree is the most visually appealing of the three commercial apps I checked outГўв‚¬вЂќI was very impressed by its look. I would still probably choose Reunion over it.

It has some interesting views (and as somebody on the forums pointed out, Heredis has support for those families whereвЂќinbreedingвЂќ occured, which seems amusing on the surface, but actually can cause some genealogy programs to behave strangely when you look at the trees). HeredisвЂ¦.well, I havenвЂ™t used it, and itвЂ™s been a while since anybody heard anything out of them. Not something IГўв‚¬в„ўm willing to spend seventy bucks on. It also took forever to import my database (20k individuals), which doesnГўв‚¬в„ўt exactly make me confident in its ability to handle large databases.

But it follows a philosophy of Гўв‚¬Е“make everything available in a single windowГўв‚¬Вќ, which I found a bit overwhelming.

GEDITCOM REVIEW MAC

Heredis is a bit betterГўв‚¬вЂќit at least looks like a Mac application. This should lead to a better-looking UI (please change the children view), and the ability to add many more features. This can only mean (in my opinion, which I maybe wrong), that Reunion 9 is being coded in Xcode/Cocoa. That said, Frank Leister has indicated that Reunion 9 is being developed, and that Reunion will make the transition to Intel-based Macs.

The children thing bugs me as well (but itвЂ™s not a show-stopper).

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It may not seem like a big deal, and they arenвЂ™t single-handedly responsible for keeping genealogy on the Mac platform alive, but those three points are important (of course the $100 pricetag in stores probably turns people off, when they can select from half a dozen Windows genealogy programs from $20-$50, but price isnвЂ™t the major issue here). I canвЂ™t emphasize the last two points enough. Three things though: you can buy this in a physical Apple Store, Classic (OS 8.6/9) users can still use the latest version, and they also advertise in Mac magazines. ItвЂ™s not as good looking of a program as something like Delicious Library, IвЂ™m not going to deny that, but theyвЂ™ve built their reputation and user-base over many years on functionality, stability, and easy of use (yes the children listing is weird). And the list of children, there at the bottom? WhatГўв‚¬в„ўs with the bizarre diagonal layout? ItГўв‚¬в„ўs like they couldnГўв‚¬в„ўt decide on a color schema and so went for as many pastels as they could find. IГўв‚¬в„ўm sure there are plenty of ugly Mac programs, but I canГўв‚¬в„ўt believe people would pay $100 for something this hideous. Reunion by Leister Productions appears to be the suite of choice for most Mac-using genealogy enthusiasts. They can respond much quicker than some of the developers for some of the larger Windows genealogy applications. Most of the Mac genealogy applications have developers who are easy to contact, either through forums or through email. If there are features you want, you need to let them know. This isnвЂ™t a rebuttal or a counter-point so much as itвЂ™s a response (I both agree with and disagree with some of what they said).ДЇirst off, I want to say this: If there are things that you donвЂ™t like about certain Mac genealogy applications, you need to let the developers know.

Unfortunately their server appears to be down right now, but you can find it in GoogleвЂ™s cache. A response to the article Jamis Buck posted about the state of Mac genealogy software.

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