>At 09:08 AM 3/13/2006, Sue wrote: >>Congratulations! >> >>For those of us who pre-ordered, should we assume that it will be coming in >>the mail soon? > >Actually, as I indicated in the e-mail below, the first release of >Clooz will be a download only. This is because some of the reports >will not be included at first. Once the reports are added, everyone >that paid will get a CD in the mail. > >Testing is slower than usual, of course. We haven't finished beta >testing yet. In fact, I'm hoping to have our final beta available >this week. I plan to make it publicly available so everyone can play >with it and see what they think. Since it will be a beta, it will >expire on 15 April 2006, by which time I really hope to have the >final version out to everyone who has paid. So, watch for an >announcement here (and hopefully in Eastman's Newsletter) about >where to download the final beta and begin playing with the new >version. There is a risk in playing with a beta, however. There's a >slight chance that we may have to change something in the database >where you data will be imported into. Therefore, it is possible that >if you start doing heavy data entry in the beta, you may have to >start again with the final release. I'm hoping this isn't the case, >but with any beta, that's always a possibility. > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL [mailto:liz@ancestordetective.com] >>Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:45 AM >>To: Clooz-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [Clooz] Clooz 2 update >> >>The upgrade is $20 with no shipping right now. When it's publicly >>released, shipping charges will be added. >> >>Clooz is only guaranteed to work with Windows XP and 2003. It may >>work on Windows 2000, but we can't guarantee that. >> >>At 06:50 AM 3/11/2006, Glenny~~Capriella wrote: >> >I Have missed a lot..how much is it? And you say it will work on 2000? >> > >> > >> >Glenny >> >www.mmrer.com >> >My Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Share-the-Abundance >> > >> > >> >Make YOUR voice heard on National Animal ID System at: >> >http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/369063795 >> > >> >AOL IM: glenny >> >Yahoo: glennycap >> >MSN: capriella@earthlink.net >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL" <liz@ancestordetective.com> >> >To: <Clooz-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:17 AM >> >Subject: [Clooz] Clooz 2 update >> > >> > >> > > Hi everyone, I wanted to give you an update on the progress of Clooz >> > > 2. We are currently in our second round of beta testing. We will have >> > > one more round (probably next week) and then we'll release the first >> > > version of Clooz 2 hopefully by the beginning of March. Beta testing >> > > is going well. Of course we're finding bugs and quirks, but I think >> > > the testers are happy over all. >> > > >> > > When Clooz 2 is released, it will initially only be available as a >> > > download. This is because not all of the reports will be in it yet. >> > > We will continue to work on Clooz 2 and when the release with all the >> > > reports is ready, we'll burn CDs and everyone who has paid for a copy >> > > will get their CDs mailed to them. There are reports in the initial >> > > release, but mostly what's not there yet are the individual reports, >> > > such as a report for a specific census. But, you'll be able to add >> > > data for all the templates, you just won't be able to print everything >>out >> >yet. >> > > >> > > Clooz 2 requires Windows XP or Windows 2003. Those are the operating >> > > systems we are supporting. Some testers have tested with Windows ME >> > > and Windows 2000 with good results, but we can't support those >> > > operating systems because Microsoft doesn't or is discontinuing >> > > support this year. >> > > >> > > Thank you to everyone who has purchased Clooz in advance. These >> > > purchases have allowed me to continue to develop Clooz and to get it >> > > ready for the market place. I am very appreciative of this support >> > > and confidence and I am sure that you will think that Clooz 2 has >> > > been worth the wait. I'm very excited about it and can't wait to >> > > start using it myself. I have a bunch of non-population schedules >> > > that I want to enter as soon as we are done testing. >> > > >> > > If you're thinking about purchasing the new version in advance, you >> > > can still do so and save on postage. When the product is released, I >> > > will start charging for postage again, so at this point you're saving >> > > at least $5.05 on your order. >> > > >> > > Thanks again for your patience. Liz Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL @>---- Ancestor Detective, LLC http://www.ancestordetective.com Creator of Clooz, http://www.clooz.com Editor of Genealogical Computing, http://www.ancestry.com Editor of NGS NewsMagazine, http://www.ngsgenealogy.org