I meant "Family" as in Household. In other words I don't mind if you and your wife or even children at home all use one registration on multiple computers. Even so, how would I know you are sharing with someone else unless someone reports you. I don't really loose any sleep worrying about it. I believe most "genealogists" are honest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Mr. Ira J. Lund Cumberland Family Software www.cf-software.com -----Original Message----- From: Dick Thomas [mailto:richard.k.thomas@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 9:22 AM To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CFTW] CFT with PC & laptop Geeeee Ira, That's generous. let's see, 1 per family; My sister is in OH, my brother is in CA . . . . . Just kidding, Dick Thomas, Denver, CO Ira J Lund wrote: >I consider one copy of CFT for the family legal - even if you install it on >more than one computer. So having a copy on your laptop and on your PC at >home is just fine. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >-------- >Mr. Ira J. Lund >Cumberland Family Software >www.cf-software.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Roger Nelson [mailto:rog@uk2.net] >Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 6:04 PM >To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [CFTW] CFT with PC & laptop > >Not sure if it is legal or not but hope Ira does not mind, I have laptop at >home and mainframe at work (so work is not too hard) and all I need to do is >transfer the database file from one computer to the other after I have >altered it. you must not forget the Media file if you alter that as well. It >is sometimes tricky remembering which one I altered last, but thats my >problem. Just replace the old with the updated file. Yes a memory stick is >ideal, you can pick up a 125 meg for ?13.50 now and the price is coming down >all the time. > >Roger > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ira J Lund [mailto:ira.lund@cf-software.com] >Sent: 03 March 2005 23:03 >To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [CFTW] CFT with PC & laptop > > >Since a CFT database is contained in a single file (with extension .cft) - >just make sure that whenever you do an update to the database, copy the .cft >over to the other machine before editing on the other machine. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >-------- >Mr. Ira J. Lund >Cumberland Family Software >www.cf-software.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sandra Burge [mailto:sandrabur@tesco.net] >Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:50 AM >To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CFTW] CFT with PC & laptop > >Hi all, >Has anyone used a laptop and a PC with CFT on both. How does one keep them >in step, does it need a program to organise the updates? > >I would be grateful for any advice and experiences. > >Sandra, >historian rather than techie! > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the List Manager at: >CFT-WIN-admin@rootsweb.com > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > CFT-WIN-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) >Subject: unsubscribe >In the body include only one word: unsubscribe >(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the List Manager at: >CFT-WIN-admin@rootsweb.com > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the List Manager at: >CFT-WIN-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) CFT-WIN-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command)