Phil DeSilva Joins Wholly Genes
August 15, 2005
Dick Eastman writes in Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter that Phil deSilva is joining Wholly Genes (The Master Genealogist in the Technical Support Department.
The Master Genealogist 6.0.2
August 14, 2005
The Master Genealogist 6.0.2 (whollygenes.com) is now available. From their website:
The Master Genealogist (or “TMG”) v6 is the gold standard in family history software. Used by novices and professional researchers alike, the latest version reinforces TMG’s reputation as the most powerful family history project manager on the market while adding many new features to make it easy and fun to use.
This free update includes a collection of bug fixes and new features. Some of the new features include disabling many prompts and warnings from the prompt, rather than going into Preferences, increased functionality in the Tag Entry citations window concerning citations, and new right-click menu options in the memo fields.
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GDBI v12.3 Patch
August 13, 2005
A patch for GDBI (GEDCOM Database Interface), v12.3, has been released. GDBI is an open-source, cross-platform program written in Java. It can be downloaded at SourceForge.net). This is probably the last patch/release for the 12.x line.
GDBI is a genealogy program integrator. It includes an editor and the lifelines report language. It interfaces to 3 GEDCOM databases: phpGedView, GenJ (GenealogyJ), and jLifelines. At the core is a common Java API to simplify adding more databases and editors.
* For PhpGedView users…
GDBI is a family tree editor that runs on your local PC. It is more convenient and powerful than the web interface.* For Java developers…
GDBI is an API for using GEDCOM, so you can write editors and reports that work with several databases.
What’s New
* Added an import feature for appending one gedcom onto another, but with no merging of common records. In BKEdit select File > GEDCOM > Import
