I needed a new program. I am seconding what Lee says. I Googled "compare genealogy software programs. A check-list came up, comparing all the programs named below, based on the features they offered. I had run into several problems with my old program, based as Lee says, on how I approach this/my mind works. I did NOT choose the top-rated program listed below but one further down the line because it offered features that addressed my personal needs which the others did not. After seeing this list, I went back to my print-out, worrying that I had made a mistake. When reviewing the check-list, I came to the same conclusion, based, as Lee says, on the way my mind works/what features I personally need. BES On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 10:28 PM, L. L. Scott <llscott2000@bellsouth.net>wrote: > Most have some form of free trial. Depending on how one's brain functions > certain programs are more intutitive. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard L Walker > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 7:21 PM > To: fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FL-WFGS] Genealogy Software Reviews > > Since all of them are between 4 and 5 it seems they all have most of the > needed features. > > On 1/2/2012 5:29 PM, L. L. Scott wrote: > > December 31, 2011 > > > > In the three years that the GenSoftReviews website has been in operation, > > genealogists have posted over 1000 reviews and ratings of the genealogy > > software they use. Each year, GenSoftReviews tabulates the highest rated > > programs, and awards any program achieving a score of 4.00 or more out of > > 5, a Users Choice Award. > > > > The programs winning a GenSoftReviews Users Choice Award for 2011 > include: > > > > Ancestral Quest - 4.89 out of 5 > > Family Historian - 4.63 out of 5 > > My Great Big Family - 4.62 out of 5 > > Personal Ancestral File - 4.61 out of 5 > > Ultimate Family Tree - 4.59 out of 5 > > GenSmarts - 4.52 out of 5 > > WikiTree - 4.48 out of 5 > > Genbox Family History - 4.47 out of 5 > > The Next Generation - 4.45 out of 5 > > RootsMagic - 4.45 out of 5 > > Brother's Keeper - 4.42 out ot 5 > > Reunion - 4.36 out of 5 > > Family Tree Maker - Up to Version 16 - 4.18 out of 5 > > Legacy - 4.06 out of 5 > > > > Congratulations go to all the 2011 winners. > > > > ### > > > > About Louis Kessler > > > > Louis Kessler has been a genealogist and a programmer for over 30 years. > > He developed and maintains the GenSoftReviews site. He is also the author > > of his own genealogy program known as Behold that can be found at > > www.beholdgenealogy.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

One additional thing I consider is whether or not I might be able to get local help for whatever program I select. If 15 people use program D while I use program G it might be difficult to get help. Then again if the company that writes your chosen software has hot lines and other support tools you might be just fine. On 1/3/2012 12:10 AM, Betty Sparks wrote: > I needed a new program. I am seconding what Lee says. I Googled "compare > genealogy software programs. A check-list came up, comparing all the > programs named below, based on the features they offered. I had run into > several problems with my old program, based as Lee says, on how I approach > this/my mind works. I did NOT choose the top-rated program listed below > but one further down the line because it offered features that addressed my > personal needs which the others did not. After seeing this list, I went > back to my print-out, worrying that I had made a mistake. When reviewing > the check-list, I came to the same conclusion, based, as Lee says, on the > way my mind works/what features I personally need. > BES >