Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in Technology, genealogy on Jun 26th, 2008
It has been roughly six months since I took the plunge to purchase iFamily for Tiger, a relative newcomer to genealogy software for Macs. I had reservations about the product at the outset triggered initially by the its name, iFamily for Tiger. With Apple already promising Leopard on the horizon I was concerned [...]
Posted in Technology on Jan 11th, 2008
After an amusing and lively series of email exchanges with programmer/developer Keith Wilson I purchased the genealogy program, iFamilyForTiger. My decision wasn’t quite as arbitrary as it might appear. While the collegiality of our emails remained evident throughout, it was the look and performance of the software augmented by its promise that [...]
Posted in Technology on Jan 10th, 2008
For a couple of months now I’ve been on a mission to find a suitable genealogy program to use on my new iMac. I still have Family Origins by Parsons Technology that I used when I had a PC with Windows; however, Parsons stopped supporting FO years ago and subsequently evolved into RootsMagic. [...]
Posted in Observations, Technology on Dec 18th, 2007
While Apple’s Address Book might not cause one to go to quite that extreme when commenting on its functionality, it comes close to it with some of its features, or lack of features. I know, I know, it’s bundled with the OS and so I should ease off. Right! Does anyone really [...]
Posted in Observations, Technology on Nov 15th, 2007
For several days I have been pre-occupied with the Labyrinth that is Apache’s configuration file. I’d like to think that I am reasonably capable when it comes to reading comprehension; however, I openly confess that Apache’s technical documentation seems antithetical to offering instructional information for any save the most hardened veteran who has devoted his [...]
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Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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