The Master Genealogist v6.09
May 3, 2006
The Master Genealogist v6.09 is now available from Wholly Genes Software, according to their newsletter. The Master Genealogist is a very popular windows genealogy/family tree application, and this version is free to current 6.0.x users. This update includes bug fixes as well as new and/or updated features.
Summary of Changes:
- For a full list, download this RTF file from Wholly Genes.
- A new “Message Manager” on the Help menu is designed to improve communication to/from Wholly Genes. An “Incoming” message tab will keep you informed by Wholly Genes Software about important news, developments, critical updates, store specials, and other announcements. An “Outgoing” tab offers an easy way to upload a file (screen shot, project, etc.) to Wholly Genes. It also includes easy links to access the Wholly Genes web site or send an email to technical support.
- The Message Manager automatically checks for new messages from Wholly Genes according to a schedule as specified in File > Preferences > Program Options > Startup and Exit > Check for Messages. The default is 7 days. You can use that option to change the interval or turn off automatic checking for messages by setting the interval to zero.
- Adding Multiple Witnesses - When you select multiple witnesses using the Expanded Picklist, an optional screen has been added to confirm your selections. The new option can be turned off from File > Preferences > Program Options > Lists.
- Validate File Integrity - If ‘Search for missing external exhibits’ is selected… 1) Additional lines are added to the closing VFI messagebox to report the results of the search. 2) The same information is added to the top of the Last VFI. log (located in the project folder). 3) Any exhibit files not found are listed in Last VFI.log.
- Help files have been updated.
RootsMagic 3.2.2
April 29, 2006
The Windows genealogy software package, RootsMagic 3, has been updated to version 3.2.2. RootsMagic retails for $29.99, and runs on Windows XP, 95, 98, ME, NT, and 2000.
This is just a minor update. FTM “family notes” now import properly when doing direct FTM import. Other minor tweaks were made to the application as well.
Brother’s Keeper 6.2.17
April 26, 2006
Brother’s Keeper version 6.2.17 came out yesterday. Brother’s Keeper is a Windows genealogy application, and this is a free update for existing Brother’s Keeper 6.x users. If you already have BK installed on your PC, check the “Help” and then “About” menus to see what version you have. This update consisted of three fixes and a change/update for Brazillian users.
Fixed
- Fixed a problem where if a person had more than one spouse, and if you had a Family Note attached to one couple, then you changed to another spouse and added another Note, it would sometimes duplicate the same Note for both spouses.
- Sometimes on the Book reports, in the Norwegian version, if a couple was set up with a Common Law marriage, it would print the word “med” twice.
- When printing the Ahnentafel Book report, if you selected the option to have Notes printed with a blank line before and after each note, it was printing too many blank lines after.
Changed
- The Backup routine will also work with Windows XP Brazilian version.
