Brother’s Keeper 6.2.5
September 18, 2005
Brother’s Keeper 6.2.5, a Windows genealogy program that “will help you organize your family history information and let you print a large variety of charts and reports”, has been released. This is a free update for existing Brothers Keeper 6.2.x users, and a free trial version is available for download for those curious about Brother’s Keeper.
Updated: The main change in this version is for the foreign language translators. Translators can now start the translation for the 6.2 changes. When the translations are ready, they will be included in the next update. (Translators need this version and also the new WORD6SET.EXE file on the translation page.).
You can download the updated Brother’s Keeper, as well as the WORD6SET.EXE from this page
Lifelines 3.0.47 (beta)
September 17, 2005
A beta release of LifeLines, version 3.0.47, has been released. LifeLines is a genealogy program to help with your family history research. Its primarily strengths are its powerful scripting language and the ability easily import and export information in the GEDCOM format. You can download it here.
New features
* Adjustable indent (GedcomDisplayIndent) in pedigree (sf#1224300)
* Confirm message before switching spouses or children (sf#1094751)
* Enter key works in database list (sf#1227607 bug)
* Esperanto translation
* New day format & month format 21 (produces “00″ if missing)
Bug fixes
* ASSERT crash trying to delete family (sf#1242080 bug)
Interview - Developer of RootsMagic 3
September 15, 2005
The September 11th, 2005, edition of The Genealogy Guys Podcast is available, and includes an interview with Bruce Buzbee of RootsMagic, about RootsMagic 3.0.
