RE: [LegacyUG] Trouble loading Geo Location Database

2009-08-07 Thread Byron
Catherine Sounds like you might have installed the Geo database file in another location, and the upgrade might have reset the pathname for Geodb back to its default and you have forgotten where it might be. To see if it is still on your computer, if you use -My Computer-, you can use it to sear

RE: [LegacyUG] Spam from 'Legacy'

2009-08-07 Thread Phil Hawkins
I think I'll go back to bed and wake up again, This is not a dream but a nightmare!! Act in haste - repent in leisure! I sit here red-faced and embarrassed. In my defence I can only state I was trying to be helpful, but it seems I've assailed the character and reputation of two companies. I APOLOG

RE: [LegacyUG] Spam from 'Legacy'

2009-08-07 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
FeedBlitz (www.feedblitz.com) does manage our LegacyNews mailing list. We've developed a great relationship with them over the past couple of years and have a great respect for their company. Others, such as Dick Eastman's eogn.com and DearMyrtle also use FeedBlitz. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millen

RE: [LegacyUG] Spam from 'Legacy'

2009-08-07 Thread Robert Carneal USA
No problem and I am sure you had the best intentions. I was re-reading it trying to see if we got the same email, and I almost decided we didn't. This email strikes me a little bit different though. The way I am taking it is they are announcing Legacy News, and if we want to continue to get i

[LegacyUG] Spam

2009-08-07 Thread Phil Hawkins
I Apologise profusely to FEEDBITZ for my error I should have written FEEDBLIZ The text of the email is below. There are numerous attempts to harvest your email address and in my haste to warn Legacy users about the spam I failed to read my post correctly. (Why the closeness to the spelling of FeedB

RE: [LegacyUG] Spam from 'Legacy'

2009-08-07 Thread Phil Hawkins
To All, I apologise profusely to FeedBitz for claiming the message was from them. I made a typo and left out the L from FeedBlitz (Why did the company spell it's name so close to the original I wonder??) The text of the message I received is below. As you can see there are numerous attempts in t

Re: [LegacyUG] Spam from 'Legacy'

2009-08-07 Thread Hugh Busey
Ron, Perhaps, but isn't Feed Bitz two words? Thanks - and also for all your other good postings. Hugh __ On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 8:57 PM, ronald ferguson wrote: > > Hugh, > > See my post re the spelling!! > > > > Ron Ferguson > >

RE: [LegacyUG] Spam from 'Legacy'

2009-08-07 Thread ronald ferguson
Hugh, See my post re the spelling!! Ron Ferguson _ Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. Engla

RE: [LegacyUG] Spam from 'Legacy'

2009-08-07 Thread ronald ferguson
Phil, I don't know who handles the legacy News etc, I think I did see it somewhere but didn't take too much notice. Are you sure it was Feed *BITZ* who contacted you, as Feed *BLITZ* is a well recognised company. I know nothing of the former, but from "Who is", which gives the name of sites

Re: [LegacyUG] Spam from 'Legacy'

2009-08-07 Thread Hugh Busey
Whoa! That's a pretty strong accusation of a mail service upon which some respected bloggers including our own DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog reside. Would you please post the source of this information and some confirming Surety quotes. I've been with "'Ol'Myrt" for a while and haven't had an indi

RE: [LegacyUG] Gedcom problem uploading to Ancestry

2009-08-07 Thread ronald ferguson
Valerie, After reading your posting I did Google, and did not find one reference to IE8 damaging Web pages. Having now read your latest it would seem that the problem is not with IE8 but with either Office or the interface between Office and IE8. It is quite possible that MS did not upgrade t

[LegacyUG] Spam from 'Legacy'

2009-08-07 Thread Phil Hawkins
I received an email today from FeedBitz alleging they are handling Legacy news distribution. They are known spammers and the moment you reply, unsubscribe, complain or 'confirm' your email address they have you for life. I sent a message to Legacy about it and am sending this to all on the group i

RE: [LegacyUG] Gedcom problem uploading to Ancestry

2009-08-07 Thread Valerie Laskowski
Ron, There are over 10,000 postings on the web if you just "Google" them; pick any one. This has been going on since February of this year. I know, I've been paid well for my support time. Microsoft's own Publisher Software, that many users utilize to create simple websites, is one of the main

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates

2009-08-07 Thread 1familytree
Mike, I was simply listing a url where you can acquire FREE an update for the Geo -Code database. In response to Ron's comment that the geo-code database has never been updated. I have been using (the updates) for several years, and I have NO affiliation with the company or the product.

RE: [LegacyUG] Gedcom problem uploading to Ancestry

2009-08-07 Thread ronald ferguson
Valerie, As someone who tests web pages in Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Bing, Safari, IE6, IE7, and IE8 I would be grateful if you could identify the source for these revelations, which are totally new to me. I agree that there are some problems with IE8 but not the ones which you identify. I ha

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates

2009-08-07 Thread ronald ferguson
See Mike's and my previous posts No, No, No and No. Ron Ferguson _ Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates

2009-08-07 Thread D Davis
Is this the database that is used? If so, then how to use it to update and are the updates worth the time and effort? -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of 1familytree Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 5:27 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@le

RE: [LegacyUG] Gedcom problem uploading to Ancestry

2009-08-07 Thread Valerie Laskowski
You may encounter future problems uploading with any browsers. There have been security updates to both Firefox and IE and other browsers. You may want update your Firefox to at least the 3.0.13 version. Now IE 8.0 has many problems with rendering grouped objects and other graphics; hence, I wou

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates

2009-08-07 Thread Mike Fry
ronald ferguson wrote: Just in case others are in doubt. That URL has nothing to do with Legacy. I know! That's why I deigned not to repeat it. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates

2009-08-07 Thread ronald ferguson
Mike, Just in case others are in doubt. That URL has nothing to do with Legacy. Ron Ferguson _ Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates

2009-08-07 Thread Mike Fry
1familytree wrote: Geo Data can be updated MONTHLY from Please don't SPAM the list :-( -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates

2009-08-07 Thread 1familytree
Geo Data can be updated MONTHLY from http://www.geodatasource.com/cities-free.html -- From: "ronald ferguson" Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 2:14 PM To: Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates To the best of my knowledge it ha

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates

2009-08-07 Thread ronald ferguson
To the best of my knowledge it has never been updated. Ron Ferguson _ Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergus

[LegacyUG] Italics Coding Printing in Source List and Gedcom (was Printing Master Source List Names)

2009-08-07 Thread Connie Sheets
Now I have my Master Source List, but I noticed that the portion of the citations that are italicized are printing with the italics coding in the List style format. More importantly, when I create a gedcom, and open it in another program, my sources all have the italics coding "hard wired,"

[LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates

2009-08-07 Thread Dick Davis
With the discussion on the “Trouble loading Geo Location Database,” this prompted me to wonder how often the database is updated. Is the most recent update from when it was published at the start of 7 or is it updated since then? I have not or don’t recall any question like this being posed bef

Re: [LegacyUG] Trouble loading Geo Location Database

2009-08-07 Thread Robert Carneal USA
Are you saying you installed GEO (or part of it at least), but now that Legacy 7.0.0.100 is out, you have either lost it or deleted it? Do you have your download for GEO? I believe you can re-install. That would be faster than re-downloading GEO again. Let us know. Robert At 2009-08-07 01

RE: [LegacyUG] Trouble loading Geo Location Database

2009-08-07 Thread ronald ferguson
Options>Customise>Other>Database Maintenance and connect, you should not need to download it again. Ron Ferguson _ Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: ht

Fwd: [LegacyUG] Trouble loading Geo Location Database

2009-08-07 Thread CtcCtc
From: Ctc Ctc To: To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: 8/7/2009 11:54:38 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time Subj: Fwd: [LegacyUG] Trouble loading Geo Location Database From: ctc...@aol.com Reply-to: Lega

[LegacyUG] Trouble loading Geo Location Database

2009-08-07 Thread CtcCtc
I am not the brightest a computer, but I once had the Geo Location Database on my Legacy 70 deluxe, before I upgraded to the latest version. Help. Catherine Christie Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archiv

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Master Source List Names

2009-08-07 Thread Randolph Clark
But it gives more than just the Source Names. I was able to capture the scrolling list with Snagit. On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Bruce Jones wrote: > Glad it works for you. I wouldn't have thought a style format would > give different information either. I tried the List-style report > firs

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Master Source List Names

2009-08-07 Thread Bruce Jones
Glad it works for you. I wouldn't have thought a style format would give different information either. I tried the List-style report first, then I was looking for a shorter report. Well, I got a shorter report alright, but with different information! On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Connie Shee

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Master Source List Names

2009-08-07 Thread Connie Sheets
Thanks, Bruce. That's will work for what I want...and about the only click box I didn't try. I guess it never dawned on me that a "style format" would contain different content! Bruce Jones wrote: > Try this: > - View, Master Lists, Source > - Options, Print > - On the Include Tab >   . Sou

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Master Source List Names

2009-08-07 Thread Bruce Jones
Try this: - View, Master Lists, Source - Options, Print - On the Include Tab . Sources to print: All . What to print: Master Sources & counts OR Only the Master Sources - On the Options Tab . List-style format For some reason the Printed-style format & List-style format give different inform

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Master Source List Names

2009-08-07 Thread Patricia WENZEL
Connie, I think I've found a way to print the list you want.  I tried to print out the Master Source List by first going to Reports/Source Citation Listing and did not get exactly what I wanted.  But the following worked for me. Go to View/Master Lists/Source.  Once there, click on Options (on t

[LegacyUG] Printing Master Source List Names

2009-08-07 Thread Connie Sheets
Is there any way to print out a list of Master Source Names (with or without the full source citation)? I need to clean up/standardize how I have named my sources and having a piece of paper to look at would be nice, rather than having to do it all onscreen, but I'm stumped. I have the Source

Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom problem uploading to Ancestry

2009-08-07 Thread Jenny M Benson
William Sinclair wrote Problem solved I would appear to have been firefox that was the problem, I suspected you wanted me to try another browser, so I tried IE and it appears to have uploaded fine. Yes, I would definitely have suggested you try IE because one of the messages in the archive on

Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcom problem uploading to Ancestry

2009-08-07 Thread William Sinclair
Yes I should have said uninstalledand not deleted. It was definitely a problem with Firefox as I uploaded the gedcom fine using IE William 2009/8/7 Kirsten Bowman : > William: > > I've had all sorts of problems with Firefox and Ancestry in the past.  I > believe Ancestry says the Firefox compati