Re: [LegacyUG] Using full christian name in reports
Click on the "Report Options" buttonSelect the "Format" tab Tick the "Use full given names for narratives" Close Report Options and generate your report, this should give you your desired "John Charles married Jane Emily Doe" Regards Kevin shamrockspi...@gmail.com shamroc...@orcon.net.nz www.shamrockspider.com Sent from Manukau, New Zealand 2009/9/24 Ken > Greetings, > > I am a Legacy 7 Deluxe user and would appreciate it if someone could help > me with the following. I have searched the help area and the archive > postings without success. > > As many of my ancestors seem to have common first names, I would like the > marriage narrative to use both the first and middle name for all individuals > in the Ancestor Report. > > For example lets assume I have a John Charles Smith who is married to Jane > Emil Doe. > > At present the narrative in the Ancestor Report reads - John married Jane > Emily Doe > > I would like it to read- John Charles married Jane Emily Doe > > Thank you. > Ken > > Legacy User Group guidelines: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >
Re: [LegacyUG] Using full christian name in reports
The following has worked for me in the Ancestor Book Report. On the report initial screen select the big Report Options button toward the bottom. Then select the Format tab. Along the left side, one of the check boxes is "Use full given name for narratives." Check that and all should be well. Mark from Knoxville On 23 Sep 2009 at 23:22, Ken wrote: > Greetings, > > I am a Legacy 7 Deluxe user andwould appreciate it ifsomeonecould > help me with the > following.I have searched the help area and the archive postings > without success. > > As many of my ancestors seem to have common first names, Iwould > likethe marriage narrative > touse both the first and middle namefor all individuals inthe > Ancestor Report. > > For example lets assume I have a John Charles Smith who is married > to Jane Emil Doe. > > At presentthe narrative in the Ancestor Report reads- John married > Jane Emily Doe > > I would like it to read- John Charles married Jane Emily Doe > > Thank you. > Ken Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Using full christian name in reports
Greetings, I am a Legacy 7 Deluxe user and would appreciate it if someone could help me with the following. I have searched the help area and the archive postings without success. As many of my ancestors seem to have common first names, I would like the marriage narrative to use both the first and middle name for all individuals in the Ancestor Report. For example lets assume I have a John Charles Smith who is married to Jane Emil Doe. At present the narrative in the Ancestor Report reads - John married Jane Emily Doe I would like it to read- John Charles married Jane Emily Doe Thank you. Ken Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Children Sort Order
Many times I have records of the person's siblings and use their dates of birth to estimate the person in question. Sometimes, I don't have sibling information, but 6 months later I do. Hence, I use a variety of sources to estimate years of birth and marriage (census, marriage or birth year, sibling information etc). I rarely use a fixed age or year when estimating the year of birth or marriage of a person. The exception would be if several records indicate a tight range of time. In those cases I will use the prefix "ABT". If I "estimate" the year of birth or marriage, I use a "range". In using a range there is no need to use the prefix "EST" or "CAL" because a range is obviously an estimate based on some calculation. Under the EVENT/FACT "Birth" or "Marriage", I put the details about the estimation in the notes section including the sources used and the method of calculation. In a previous email, I outlined the rules I use based on several centuries of records for my family's surname from Cerreto Sannita, Italy. I have not used the Master Source when I estimate the year of birth and marriage. However, I find no reason not to. I welcome comments and suggestions. When I obtain the actual birth and marriage record, the real year falls within my estimated year 99% of the time. I realize that all of this is "personal choice" but I share my point of view to be helpful. Mike Barberi In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus autem caritas. In essentials unity, in doubtful things liberty, but in all things love. St. Augustine (A.D. 354 - 430) From: Heather Stovold To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 2:30:20 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Children Sort Order Well, I use EST for my estimates just using cultural "norms" - and I know they can be off. I use CAL if I've calculated the date from something like a census, or a tombstone which basically gives me an age at a point of time (which of course can also be way off). I use ABT basically if someone in an interview said something like - it was about 1920 of if I have a range of dates from various sources (that range more than a couple of years) - and I am picking something to put in the birth field - all the others would go in the alt.birth fields... and of course if I have the exact date or year, it has nothing before it. So far, most of my estimated dates have been fairly close (within around 5 years or so) - but I certainly look for information from a range of fields. It helps me keep my people straight (and stops me from merging a person with his same-named grandfather a mistake I made decades ago in another program and took me a while to fix) It works well for me On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 4:56 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: Robert Arens wrote > > >>>I approximate 30 years per generation, marriage at about 25, first child one >>>year after marriage, a child every two years, the wife is 2 years younger >>>than the husband. In some large family groups I've been off by as much as 40 >>>years. >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Children Sort Order (dates or no dates?)
Might have been me I just reposted my system a moment ago. I use CAL when calculated from an age at a time ABT when an aprox date was listed somewhere else - and EST when I am figuring out an estimated year from other people's info and cultural norms... On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Paula Ryburn wrote: > Seems like someone recently posted here (I have a stickie on this!) that > they use "abt 1820" when the year has been indicated by a source; e.g., > census listing. But they use "est 1820" when they're using some other > "algorithm" to come up with the year; e.g., Robert's calculations. Anything > with "abt" can help research; anything with "est" is just a help to identify > people in the list. > --Paula in Texas >
Re: [LegacyUG] Children Sort Order
Well, I use EST for my estimates just using cultural "norms" - and I know they can be off. I use CAL if I've calculated the date from something like a census, or a tombstone which basically gives me an age at a point of time (which of course can also be way off). I use ABT basically if someone in an interview said something like - it was about 1920 of if I have a range of dates from various sources (that range more than a couple of years) - and I am picking something to put in the birth field - all the others would go in the alt.birth fields... and of course if I have the exact date or year, it has nothing before it. So far, most of my estimated dates have been fairly close (within around 5 years or so) - but I certainly look for information from a range of fields. It helps me keep my people straight (and stops me from merging a person with his same-named grandfather a mistake I made decades ago in another program and took me a while to fix) It works well for me On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 4:56 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > Robert Arens wrote > >> I approximate 30 years per generation, marriage at about 25, first child >> one year after marriage, a child every two years, the wife is 2 years >> younger than the husband. In some large family groups I've been off by as >> much as 40 years. >> >
Re: [LegacyUG] Master Source (SW) Comment problem - Attn Legacy staff, please
Marilyn- If it is a repeatable problem (that is, a problem you can forcibly reproduce), might as well as report it to: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Problems.asp Thanks. Robert At 2009-09-23 02:00 PM, you wrote: Once in awhile, my input text in those fields doesn't eliminate the gray 'hint text' and BOTH come up in the finished source text. Usually I catch it in time and delete the offending text. Thought it was me. Marilyn --- On Tue, 9/22/09, Paula Ryburn wrote: > From: Paula Ryburn > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master Source (SW) Comment problem - Attn Legacy staff, please > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 9:43 PM > I have seen inconsistencies in > those grey "hint text" lines... different issues > on different templates. E.g., when you start typing the > hint doesn't go away and what you type is grey, when you > start typing the hint goes away but what you type is > centered and grey, etc. Do you think I should be > reporting those as bugs? If those details have been > overlooked, I start wondering what else may have been > missed? (like Jenny's bug) > --Paula in Texas > Researching: Adair Baker Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton > Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie > Doody Ellis Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon > Gump Harbaugh Hopkins Hughes Jones Koyle Laswell McDonald > Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Sullivan > Williams > > > > - Original Message > From: Jenny M Benson > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:56:04 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master Source (SW) Comment problem > - Attn Legacy staff, please > > Ward Walker wrote > > After the 'Comments about this master source' have > been surreptitiously copied to the 'Comments' field, can you > manually clear the Comments field, as a workaround? > > No! Deleting text from one place deletes it in the > other. > > It's all a bit odd: I now see that the grey "hint text" > in the "Comments" field is shown in black in the "Master > Source Comments" field. If I click in the "Comments" field > and enter text, it appears black and left aligned, but if I > go into "Master Source Comments", delete the "hint text" and > type my own, that then appears in the "Comments field" in > grey and centred. > -- Jenny M Benson > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Master Source (SW) Comment problem - Attn Legacy staff, please
Once in awhile, my input text in those fields doesn't eliminate the gray 'hint text' and BOTH come up in the finished source text. Usually I catch it in time and delete the offending text. Thought it was me. Marilyn --- On Tue, 9/22/09, Paula Ryburn wrote: > From: Paula Ryburn > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master Source (SW) Comment problem - Attn Legacy > staff, please > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 9:43 PM > I have seen inconsistencies in > those grey "hint text" lines... different issues > on different templates. E.g., when you start typing the > hint doesn't go away and what you type is grey, when you > start typing the hint goes away but what you type is > centered and grey, etc. Do you think I should be > reporting those as bugs? If those details have been > overlooked, I start wondering what else may have been > missed? (like Jenny's bug) > --Paula in Texas > Researching: Adair Baker Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton > Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie > Doody Ellis Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon > Gump Harbaugh Hopkins Hughes Jones Koyle Laswell McDonald > Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Sullivan > Williams > > > > - Original Message > From: Jenny M Benson > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:56:04 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master Source (SW) Comment problem > - Attn Legacy staff, please > > Ward Walker wrote > > After the 'Comments about this master source' have > been surreptitiously copied to the 'Comments' field, can you > manually clear the Comments field, as a workaround? > > No! Deleting text from one place deletes it in the > other. > > It's all a bit odd: I now see that the grey "hint text" > in the "Comments" field is shown in black in the "Master > Source Comments" field. If I click in the "Comments" field > and enter text, it appears black and left aligned, but if I > go into "Master Source Comments", delete the "hint text" and > type my own, that then appears in the "Comments field" in > grey and centred. > -- Jenny M Benson > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Missing wife in Descendant 's book
Mary, My tiscali address is in the header to this email. Right click on my name in you email reader and select "properties". It is usually also in brackets after the k...@legacyusers... in the "From" field in my email. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ Follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/ronfergy Mary Hane wrote: Ron, I would like to have you look at my files. How do I contact you *Off-List*? Mary Ron Ferguson wrote: Mary, If you would like to send me your back-up file (not the multi media) *Off-List*, I will be happy to take a look at it. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ Follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/ronfergy Mary Hane wrote: She is not living and I am not finding any "ghost" marriages. She appears on the family tab with husband and all their children, but if I run the Descendant book she is not listed. Also if I go to the descendant TAB she is the only person on it, whereas if I go to the descendant tab for her husband, both the first wife and she and her children appear. Mary Ron Ferguson wrote: Mary Hane wrote: Virginia Dunham wrote: Mary, Look under options: make sure you have "other spouses" checked...I just ran two reports for one relative with two spouses...if that option is left unchecked, it eliminates his second wife. Virginia I have "other spouses" checked and she is not marked as "private" Mary Mary, Have a look at your MRIN (View>Marriages) and check that you haven't ghost marriges for the family - if so then delete them. Ron Ferguson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] uploading web pages
Here are my results... Last Result: Download Speed: 6586 kbps (823.3 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 1060 kbps (132.5 KB/sec transfer rate) michele - Original Message - From: Jim Walton To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] uploading web pages Just to give you an idea, I live in Korea so I ran two tests. The first to a local server in Seoul showed Down: 13.40 Up: 7.85 I then switched to a server in San Francisco, half-way around the world and got these results Down: 7.61 Up: 2.01 My worst case is twice your speeds. Korea, however, is known to have some of the fastest Internet connectivity in the world. So, down towards the bottom of the page where you did your test is a button (actually more of a text block) that says How do your results stack up? Click on that and it will show you how you compare to others in your area. Jim On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Michele Lewis wrote: I did the speed test and these are the results... download 3.89 upload 1.00 so now tell me what that means. michele - Original Message - From: "Brian L. Lightfoot" To: Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 4:17 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] uploading web pages This is getting slightly off topic but since it does directly affect Legacy users that are trying to upload web pages, here is one more shot at things to remember: 1. Your upload speed is not affected by choice of operating systems; Vista or XP have no effect on your upload speed. 2. Your upload speed is not significantly affected by your amount of RAM (unless you are so underspec but then you'd notice problems with just running any programs. For the average system, adding additional RAM will not increase your upload speed. 3. Your upload speed is not significantly affected by your brand of computer. 4. Your upload speed is not defined by merely saying cable modem, DSL, satellite, etc, all of which are loosely defined as "broadband" but bandwidth can and does vary widely. Some cable modem connections are only 768K while others are up to 18Mbps (that's over 23 times faster). 5. A dirty little secret of your Internet Service Provider is that your upload speed is almost always severely reduced over what your download speed is supposed to be. 6. Another dirty little secret of your Internet Service Provider is that your up/download speed is not "guaranteed" but rather sold to you as "up to X Mbps". Your results may varyand they will. 7. The speed and efficiency of the server to which you are uploading will affect the time it takes you to transfer files. Normally, it isn't much of a factor unless you are using AOL, etc. If you don't know for sure, call and ask your ISP exactly what speed package you are paying for: you need two numbers as an answer. For example, a typical answer might be "3 Meg down and 256K up". Note that in this example it's the 256K upload speed which determines how long it takes for you to upload web pages. Finally (and really getting off topic now), if you are still having long delays uploading web pages, go here to test your ACTUAL speed as opposed to what you are paying for: http://www.speedtest.net/ Brian in CA -Original Message- From: Michele Lewis [mailto:cranberryf...@charter.net] Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:52 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] uploading web pages I have a Dell laptop with 2GB RAM. I am running Vista. I am not uploading any pictures at all. I use a cable modem for my internet connection. michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.112/2387 - Release Date: 09/21/09 17:55:00 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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. Checked by
Re: [LegacyUG] Missing wife in Descendant 's book
Ron, I would like to have you look at my files. How do I contact you *Off-List*? Mary Ron Ferguson wrote: Mary, If you would like to send me your back-up file (not the multi media) *Off-List*, I will be happy to take a look at it. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ Follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/ronfergy Mary Hane wrote: She is not living and I am not finding any "ghost" marriages. She appears on the family tab with husband and all their children, but if I run the Descendant book she is not listed. Also if I go to the descendant TAB she is the only person on it, whereas if I go to the descendant tab for her husband, both the first wife and she and her children appear. Mary Ron Ferguson wrote: Mary Hane wrote: Virginia Dunham wrote: Mary, Look under options: make sure you have "other spouses" checked...I just ran two reports for one relative with two spouses...if that option is left unchecked, it eliminates his second wife. Virginia I have "other spouses" checked and she is not marked as "private" Mary Mary, Have a look at your MRIN (View>Marriages) and check that you haven't ghost marriges for the family - if so then delete them. Ron Ferguson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] uploading web pages
Jim et al, This is getting OT, but one should also remember that the method of delivery of broadband to a house can also determine the maximum speed allowed. Mine (in England) is delivered via telephone line and the maximum it can take is 8Mb (download), so it would be absolutely pointless buying anything faster. I currently have 8MB, but it only operates at 6MB. I was warned by my ISP that this would be the case before I signed the contract. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ Follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/ronfergy - Original Message - From: Jim Walton To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: 23 September 2009 05:10 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] uploading web pages Just to give you an idea, I live in Korea so I ran two tests. The first to a local server in Seoul showed Down: 13.40 Up: 7.85 I then switched to a server in San Francisco, half-way around the world and got these results Down: 7.61 Up: 2.01 My worst case is twice your speeds. Korea, however, is known to have some of the fastest Internet connectivity in the world. So, down towards the bottom of the page where you did your test is a button (actually more of a text block) that says How do your results stack up? Click on that and it will show you how you compare to others in your area. Jim On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Michele Lewis wrote: I did the speed test and these are the results... download 3.89 upload 1.00 so now tell me what that means. michele - Original Message - From: "Brian L. Lightfoot" To: Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 4:17 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] uploading web pages This is getting slightly off topic but since it does directly affect Legacy users that are trying to upload web pages, here is one more shot at things to remember: 1. Your upload speed is not affected by choice of operating systems; Vista or XP have no effect on your upload speed. 2. Your upload speed is not significantly affected by your amount of RAM (unless you are so underspec but then you'd notice problems with just running any programs. For the average system, adding additional RAM will not increase your upload speed. 3. Your upload speed is not significantly affected by your brand of computer. 4. Your upload speed is not defined by merely saying cable modem, DSL, satellite, etc, all of which are loosely defined as "broadband" but bandwidth can and does vary widely. Some cable modem connections are only 768K while others are up to 18Mbps (that's over 23 times faster). 5. A dirty little secret of your Internet Service Provider is that your upload speed is almost always severely reduced over what your download speed is supposed to be. 6. Another dirty little secret of your Internet Service Provider is that your up/download speed is not "guaranteed" but rather sold to you as "up to X Mbps". Your results may varyand they will. 7. The speed and efficiency of the server to which you are uploading will affect the time it takes you to transfer files. Normally, it isn't much of a factor unless you are using AOL, etc. If you don't know for sure, call and ask your ISP exactly what speed package you are paying for: you need two numbers as an answer. For example, a typical answer might be "3 Meg down and 256K up". Note that in this example it's the 256K upload speed which determines how long it takes for you to upload web pages. Finally (and really getting off topic now), if you are still having long delays uploading web pages, go here to test your ACTUAL speed as opposed to what you are paying for: http://www.speedtest.net/ Brian in CA -Original Message- From: Michele Lewis [mailto:cranberryf...@charter.net] Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:52 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] uploading web pages I have a Dell laptop with 2GB RAM. I am running Vista. I am not uploading any pictures at all. I use a cable modem for my internet connection. michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
