On onsdag 2013-02-27 22:34, J. Hugh Sullivan wrote: > On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:48:18 -0600, Charlie Hoffpauir > <invalid@invalid.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:32:34 -0800 (GMT-08:00), Susan Goldsmith >> <jcwsmg@sprintmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Members, >>> >>> What are the pros and cons of My Heritage v Family Tree Maker software? Which software do you prefer and why? >>> >>> Is there a way to synch the data I have in My Heritage software with the data I have in Family Tree Maker software? (Not having decided which software to settle on, I have made the mistake of updating some information in one software, some in the other). >>> >>> Thank you. >>> Best Regards, >>> S Goldsmith >>> >>> >> You really need to consider other choices. Look at Legacy, RootsMagic, >> and PAF. Most are either free or have free versions available for >> trial. You should explore all and then select the one you like best. >> As you can see from another thread in this group, changing your data >>from one program to another is a real pain. > > I agree with trying RM and Legacy at the minimum. IMO they are > unequalled except by TMG which has a steep learning curve (again IMO). > > FTM has a lot of supporters. I am happy not to be one of them. > > Hugh > I am a user of FTM since its DOS-time. But I stopped upgrading and I am happy using FTM 2006. I prefer to keep all information in my own system and not in any form of cloud. I am not storing any pictures in the FTM-database. I can´t see the advantage. I have looked at most of the other genealogy programs but stayed with a program where I can concentrate on the research instead of finding out HOW to do different tasks. I´m using GreatFamily to produce web-pages and The Complete Genealogy Reporter to produce reports to interested relatives. But, of course, I am used to edit the gedcom-file to overcome some of the strange habits of FTM. BTW, I am a Swede and have most of my relatives here, but I am sticking to English in my system. I am getting puzzled with all different translations to Swedish I have seen in different programs. FTM handles the Swedish "funny" letters without any problem. My largest complain is that it is impossible to get the dates according to ISO-standard, YYYY-MM-DD. The closest FTM offers is DD-MM-YYYY. Kurt F