I use Families on both an Android phone and an iPad 2. Both devices have their benefits - as others have said, I always have my phone with me, and find the display very readable. I would not attempt entering data with the phone's keyboard, though!
I have used the iPad at the courthouse, archives, etc., but have not entered data, as I would rather make photographs and enter information later. Also, images that are attached to your Legacy file (birth/death certificates, census images, etc.) will transfer to Families, and can be enlarged using the "pinch" method. This is a great benefit to me, both while researching on site and when sharing information with family members, at reunions, etc. Great webinar yesterday. Even though I've been using Families for a while, I learned some things that I didn't know. On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Tim Rosenlof <spa...@xmission.com> wrote: > I bought a netbook for "out of home usage". It runs all my apps just > fine. I can type easily on it. It has a very vibrant screen. Very light and > easy to travel with to wherever you go. It is the same size as my plip-pal > for those documents you would like to scan that you cannot take with you. > It also has a camera built into the frame of the screen. I use it for Skype > or maybe a quick picture of something. > > I am sorry I cannot answer your original question. My son has a IPhone and > it does look to hard to do research on it. It looked like a display only > for "Families". > > I also have a Kindle Touch that stays beside me which works just fine for > viewing. I just like my netbook. > > Tim > > > On 4/12/2012 9:19 AM, julia m wrote: > > I'm so glad I attended yesterday's seminar on the Families app for > Legacy. I can hardly wait to get it, but first I need the hardware. I have > been one of the holdouts--I don't have a smartphone or tablet or anything > mobile like that. Have been thinking that it's time and so I"m ready to > jump in! > > My question to you Families app users: do you find it > a hindrance while you're "out in the field" doing some research looking > at a smaller screen of your Legacy file (in comparison to lugging a laptop > around)? I'm considering the 7- or 10-inch tablet as I don't think I > could maneuver on such a small screen as a smartphone. > > Your comments are appreciated. > > Thanks, > Julia > > > > > 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). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
