From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Fri Jul 21 03:35:26 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6L9ZQjb030478; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:35:26 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6L9ZNZB017665 for ; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:35:23 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k6L6vFFI018404 for ; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:57:15 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k6L6vFLg018403 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:57:15 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k6KHq1FI017018 for ; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:52:01 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k6KKTwrK017855 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:29:58 -0600 X-Envelope-From: lloding@cox.net Thu Jul 20 14:29:58 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6KKTvjb017846 for ; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:29:57 -0600 Received: from eastrmmtao03.cox.net (eastrmmtao03.cox.net [68.230.240.36]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6KKTtJW025652 for ; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:29:55 -0600 Received: from ABCLaptop ([70.186.204.20]) by eastrmmtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060720202950.ZTCE23863.eastrmmtao03.cox.net@ABCLaptop> for ; Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:29:50 -0400 Reply-To: From: "Laura Loding" To: Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:29:41 -0400 Message-ID: <010801c6ac3b$3dc13d00$6600a8c0@ABC.abccomp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 In-Reply-To: <200607201800.k6KI0IVU029689@lists5.rootsweb.com> Importance: Normal X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by admin.rootsweb.com id k6KKTvjb017846 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] RE: GENEALOGY SOFTWARE I switched from FTM to RootsMagic. I took a sample database (created a gedcom from FTM of one family line) I then imported that database to several different software products, Rootsmagic, The Master Genealogist, PAF, and Brother's Keeper. I then took some information that I needed to add to this family and added it in each program. Making sure I added 5 different family groups, census data, other source information to see how each program handled the information that I tend to use most frequently. I printed reports that I use frequently to see how well I could customize and change them. I also tried to create one custom report. From my own experience, I selected RootsMagic because it felt most natural to me. I know it's a lot of work, but if you want to see what each program will do I suggest that you do the same. Some people like working in and individual view while other like pedigree format or family groups. Work with each program enough to get a true feel for it. I gave each program about 2 weeks of time. So I took several months before deciding to go with RootsMagic. Now that I did, I'm glad I did. I'm happy with my choice, and I knew going in what information might have to be reworked. Just my two cents. Laura Loding