Lynn, As I recall, Bette was not actually "warning" us about Family Tree Maker, but she was saying that it didn't work for the extremely large Bunker genealogy she manages. FTM does have its little quirks that vary from version to version, but it still is a great program for the average user as far as I'm concerned. I've tried other programs and always return to FTM. I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, Bette, so correct me if I'm wrong. Carolyn On 9/28/2015 7:30 AM, Bette Bunker Richards via wrote: > You need to look at any new genealogical program to see if they > automatically connect to the internet and put all your data on the net. > Try to avoid that. There should be a way to turn it off but you may have > to look for it. > > If you are trying to transfer TMG data to any new genealogical program you > should check out the TMG forum online first. Transferring TMG to any other > program still means you will lose a lot of data. Also, if you have a large > number of people in your data, it might not transfer too easy. > > Bette > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Lynn Atkeson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> bette, a while back you warned us all about the new family tree maker, saw >> another one at best buy called the saphire (sp) version. do we know about >> that one, don't want to buy it and then install it and screw up everything? >> thanks lynn atkeson >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Bette Bunker Richards via <[email protected]> >> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:45 PM >> *Subject:* [BUNKER] free family tree program and search site >> >> http://www.myheritage.com/ is a free site that looks interesting but I >> have >> not used. The Bunker Family database is way too big to move to an online >> site but for those of you with smaller databases may find this program a >> good one. Let me know if you have tried this or what happens when you do. >> Thanks. >> >> Bette >> ***************************** >> If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, >> please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > ***************************** > If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You are correct Carolyn. I think FTM is a good program. The latest versions automatically put everything on Ancestry which I do not like but you can change the settings to stop that. Otherwise, I think it is a good program and good for most people's use. It has a lot of good features. Bette On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 7:50 AM, Carolyn Rust <[email protected]> wrote: > Lynn, > > As I recall, Bette was not actually "warning" us about Family Tree Maker, > but she was saying that it didn't work for the extremely large Bunker > genealogy she manages. FTM does have its little quirks that vary from > version to version, but it still is a great program for the average user as > far as I'm concerned. I've tried other programs and always return to FTM. > > I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, Bette, so correct me if I'm > wrong. > > Carolyn > > > On 9/28/2015 7:30 AM, Bette Bunker Richards via wrote: > > You need to look at any new genealogical program to see if they > automatically connect to the internet and put all your data on the net. > Try to avoid that. There should be a way to turn it off but you may have > to look for it. > > If you are trying to transfer TMG data to any new genealogical program you > should check out the TMG forum online first. Transferring TMG to any other > program still means you will lose a lot of data. Also, if you have a large > number of people in your data, it might not transfer too easy. > > Bette > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Lynn Atkeson <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > bette, a while back you warned us all about the new family tree maker, saw > another one at best buy called the saphire (sp) version. do we know about > that one, don't want to buy it and then install it and screw up everything? > thanks lynn atkeson > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bette Bunker Richards via <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:45 PM > *Subject:* [BUNKER] free family tree program and search site > http://www.myheritage.com/ is a free site that looks interesting but I > have > not used. The Bunker Family database is way too big to move to an online > site but for those of you with smaller databases may find this program a > good one. Let me know if you have tried this or what happens when you do. > Thanks. > > Bette > ***************************** > If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, > please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ***************************** > If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >