I loved FTM as program to do family trees. But I have a Mac, & I was absolutely disheartened & discouraged & outraged when FTM stopped making it for the Mac when the Mac upgraded to its latest computer chip & OS. I have lost ALL my carefully documented family information & have not felt like going back over 5 years of paper work to redo it. Sally Sally O'Sullivan Bair Secretary General International Federation of Sleddog Sports (IFSS) 8554 Gateway Circle Monticello, MN 55362 USA Tel: +763 295 5465 Fax: +763 295 3290 Email: sbair@tds.net On Oct 24, 2009, at 10:57 PM, Chuck Weinstein wrote: > The answer depends on what you want to do and what type of computer > you > have. The most popular software for Windows is Family Tree Maker, > which > costs about $40. For that you get an easy interface to work with > and the > ability to both design reports and, if you wish, everything you > need to > prepare a book of your family tree. If all you are concerned about is > keeping track of the tree, any of the softwares that were mentioned > are > good. Free software, however, is not necessarily the best for > tracking such > things as sources and media (document files, pictures, videos, and > the like) > of your family. If you have a Mac, Reunion is the best available > software > for that operating system. > > One other advantage of Family Tree Maker is that, since it is now > distributed by Ancestry, it gives you the capability to download > documents > directly from your Ancestry.com account into the hard drive, > allowing you to > attach those document files to the individuals they apply to. This > will > make your filing chores easier. > > I have no financial interest in any software or company. I have > used FTM > since 1994 to keep track of my extended tree. > > Chuck Weinstein > Deer Park, NY > cmw521@earthlink.net > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message