Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle Fire 7

2012-12-10 Thread mbstx
on the device. I have the one without, which was a bit pricier, I think (gift, so I'm not sure). Marianne -Original Message- >From: Dee Ziegler >Sent: Dec 10, 2012 12:25 PM >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Cc: Dee Ziegler >Subject: [LegacyUG] Kindle Fire 7&qu

[LegacyUG] Kindle Fire 7" -- use Families app?

2012-12-10 Thread Dee Ziegler
Anyone using the Kindle Fire 7" (older version, $159 on Amazon) with the Families app? Your opinion? Thanks. Dee in Maryland Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyus

Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread Eliz Hanebury
They are all proprietary to one book seller or the other. Most have the capacity to download the free ebooks and more and more are being able to take our Legacy with them. Of course if you can't read the list must give you problems Eliz On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Tim Rosenlof wrote: >

Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread Eliz Hanebury
Add to that http://www.archive.org which is full of free books and covers the UK as well. When I am working on my genealogy I often find people whose names tell me they are a branch of some of my families and I google and very often find a book that I can use to figure the line out Eliz On Thu,

Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread Tim Rosenlof
Thanks Mike. Being it is just a reading device, I will pass it up. I had to take third grade twice, and still don't know how to read. Also proprietary to Amazon ! Thanks all, Tim Rosenlof On 1/6/2011 8:56 AM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2011/01/06 17:48, Tim Rosenlof wrote: >> I did see >> Families 1.

Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread Mike Fry
On 2011/01/06 17:48, Tim Rosenlof wrote: > I did see > Families 1.1.1 > PHPGedview > Legacy Family Tree > > also noted it will work with new.FamilySearch.org > Kindle is - a) a device for reading e-books b) a smart-phone application for reading e-books c) a PC application for reading e-books Kin

Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread Mike Fry
On 2011/01/06 17:21, Tim Rosenlof wrote: > Kindle *Thoughts* > Quite a few genealogy apps > http://www.mobilegenealogy.com/ kindle is not a computing device in the sense of a PC. It's an electronic book reader - like a device that only reads PDF files. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread Tim Rosenlof
I did see Families 1.1.1 PHPGedview Legacy Family Tree also noted it will work with new.FamilySearch.org *Shrug* Tim Rosenlof On 1/6/2011 8:28 AM, D MG wrote: > Try here: http://www.mobilegenealogy.com/genealogy-ebooks-amazon-kindle/ > > Regards, > Dermot. > > > -- > http://about.me/TheQ47/bi

Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread Cheryl Rothwell
I'm not particularly impressed with those. Google Books does a nice assortment of old books that might be useful in genealogy - I am speaking for the US researchers as I haven't checked others. They include the county histories with local bios and lists of residents that were popular in the 1870s a

Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread D MG
Try here: http://www.mobilegenealogy.com/genealogy-ebooks-amazon-kindle/ Regards, Dermot. -- http://about.me/TheQ47/bio On 6 January 2011 15:26, Cheryl Rothwell wrote: > Those don't seem to be for Kindle but rather iPhone/Pod/Pad and Android. > > Cheryl Rothwell > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 a

Re: [LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread Cheryl Rothwell
Those don't seem to be for Kindle but rather iPhone/Pod/Pad and Android. Cheryl Rothwell On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Tim Rosenlof wrote: > > Kindle *Thoughts* > Quite a few genealogy apps > http://www.mobilegenealogy.com/ > > Tim Rosenlof > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > >   http://ww

[LegacyUG] Kindle

2011-01-06 Thread Tim Rosenlof
Kindle *Thoughts* Quite a few genealogy apps http://www.mobilegenealogy.com/ Tim Rosenlof 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 fr