God, will somebody (Legacy?) please rescue Clooz. For all its lumps, there is just nothing out there to match it!
David Williams -----Original Message----- From: Terri Brown [mailto:ridge...@yahoo.com] Sent: September-25-10 8:50 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Genealogical Research & Record Keeping Software I have been using Clooz�for at least 10 years and do find it helpful. It's easy to use, has lots of reports, lots of templates for data entry. I know at a glance what documents a person is named in. Like Legacy, there is no right or wrong way to use the software. Clooz is also built on an Access database, so you can create your own reports if you know how to use Access. I was using FTM when I started with Clooz so it does not bother me that Clooz and Legacy don't work together anymore. There is also a mailing list for Clooz but it is not very active. I only see messages a couple of times a year and most of those are from new users. http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/Clooz.html The downside is that updates are very few and far between. The software developer, Liz, is a one-woman show and there just isn't enough money to put into developing the software into what it **could** be. That topic has also been discussed on the Clooz mailing list. I think this�scares�many users away from this program.�There are some known bugs in the program that are on the "wish list" for the next update, whenever that may be. Terri Brown ________________________________ From: Ken <mistyblu...@bigpond.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 9:02:02 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Genealogical Research & Record Keeping Software Hi everyone, � For a while now I have been struggling to find an appropriate software product that will allow me to record electronically all my genealogical information & documents I hold as well as all those scraps of information you gather along the way which invariably become useful later in your research.� My genealogical program will continue to be Legacy 7 but I�m looking for a complimentary research/record software program to help me keep track of all my documents and to cross reference all the data.� That said, I don�t want to invest a lot of time in a program that doesn�t fulfil what�s expected. � Of late I have been testing Clooz 2.1 because it was said that it could link to Legacy but I have since found out that it can�t link to Legacy 7.� It also has to run under XP compatibility mode on my Windows 7 operating system.� I have also read some online reviews which haven�t been too kind about this program so am a bit hesitant to invest in it. �Nevertheless, I do like the way it allows you to link a number of people to a source document such as a Marriage Certificate.� � I have also been testing Custodian 3 but I find it�s a bit frustrating because there is only one main index which is based on Names set out with single line entries for a person each time they are noted in a source document.� As such, a name will be listed four or more times based upon what certificate or source document they have been noted within � this is a bit confusing. �It would be far better to just have the name appear once and when you click on the record it opens up another screen that provides you with all the source entries for that person. � The final program I have been using is Genota 4 which links to Legacy.� The program appears good for keeping track of all those loose notes and correspondence but I haven�t worked out whether it will be able to link/cross reference a person to different source documents. � Anyway, before venturing any further on this project it would be great to hear the views of other members of the LUG.� � Maybe there is another program out there that is compatible with Legacy 7 which I don�t know about. � Regards, � Ken. � ��� � �� Legacy User Group guidelines: �� http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: �� http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: �� http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp No virus found in this incoming message. 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