Gwen, I am running the Families app on both an iPhone 3Gs and an iPad 2, and I heartily recommend it. I was a beta for the Families app when it was only available to run on the iPhone. Running it on the iPad 2 offers an even better display, and easier access to features due to the larger visual format.
Please do not think of Families as a "version" of Legacy Family Tree. Families was developed by an entirely different company, to run under a completely different operating system on totally different hardware than Legacy. Having worked in the computer industry since 1965 I understand that duplicating program features across hardware and operating system boundaries is not a simple process. The task is a bit like being asked to copy the Queen Mary, but as a submarine, using plans written in a language you don't speak or read. Passengers from the Queen Mary want visit the bottom of the ocean in your submarine, but they expect the same amenities they were used to enjoying on the Queen Mary! Rather than concentrate on which Legacy features are "missing" from the Families app, I celebrate the fact that I can now do field research, and document findings, without having to carry a laptop. Navigating through my Legacy databases with Families is done on a familiar user interface, while the iPhone and iPad 2 allow me to photograph documents found in the field. Although Families will probably never duplicate the enormous feature list of Legacy, Families does offer the user the option to make fundamental data entries on the portable Apple devices they choose to carry, then to update their Legacy database to reflect all of those entries. The creators of the Families app have proven to be very supportive of their user base, and I look for them to add features over time. If you are a Legacy user, and own an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, you will find no better genealogy software than the Families app for use on your Apple device. John Zimmerman Mesa, AZ On 5/10/2011 12:03 AM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: > Gwen: > > You don't actually create a GEDCOM from your Legacy database; rather, there's > a (free) Families Sync program that goes on your desktop computer and handles > the transfer of data to and from your mobile device. And yes, you can edit > the data on your iPad but I don't find editing very convenient because the > small fields don't "unpinch" the way some sites or apps will, so extensive > editing would be (for me) fairly clumsy. Also, the Families version doesn't > have all of the features of Legacy on the PC. I'd love to clean up my > Locations list using the iPad, for example, but there's no "Show List" option > at the Master Location List and I'm hesitant to edit without knowing exactly > who I'm changing. There are a few more of my favorite Legacy features > missing as well. Families doesn't look or operate *exactly* like Legacy on > the PC but I still think it's a dandy little app and well worth the $15 even > if you just want to carry the data with you for reference as I do. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: Noddie [mailto:7thw...@ihug.co.nz] > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 10:12 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Families iPhnoe app > > > I was also wondering about an app for the iPad 2 which I could use in > conjunction with my Legacy family tree. > Would I be right in saying that 'Families' could be the one I would > use. Would it sync with my mac and my > windows side where 'Legacy' is. > > I was hoping I could gedcom a file, and send it to my ipad and then be > able to view and edit records from > there? The site for the software does not explain the use of it very > well, it is only a viewer or a mobile > user friendly program where I could transfer my data to and then > transfer it back to my mac. > Thanks for your time > > Gwen > > > On 10/05/2011, at 4:04 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: > >> Joshua: >> >> I have Families for iPad and believe it's much the same as the app >> for iPhone. I love the convenience of always having my Legacy data >> with me but I find the fields too small to do much in the way of >> editing (which was my initial objective). My favorite aspect is >> being able to surf genealogical sites from anywhere in spare minutes >> and quickly check my Legacy file to see if "hits" have any bearing >> on my research. Rather than update via Families and re-import to my >> PC I usually e-mail the data to myself and update only the on the >> PC. I certainly don't regret spending the $15 for the app. >> >> Kirsten >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joshua Crump [mailto:j...@joshuacrump.com] >> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:42 PM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Families iPhnoe app >> >> >> Legacy User Group, >> >> I am trying to decide if I want to buy the Families iPhone app and I >> wanted to know if anyone in the group is using it and if it is worth >> the >> $15 they want for it. >> >> Thanks, >> Joshua Crump >> j...@joshuacrump.com >> MCTS > > > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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