I just left another presentation on AQ here at the Family History Library. One feature I had not paid any attention to.. but would be very useful (one time) is the ability to upload all your data to nFS. I know people that have uploaded their GEDCOMs through the nFS website only to get the data all screwed up. When uploading through the website.. it does not check for existing records, which caused a mess for several FHC Directors and others when nFS came out in Spain. I would like to hear if any other program does that. Alan W. digging through the microfilms.. finding ancestors, problems, and making new friends. On 5/6/09, Helle Thor Hirschmann <helle@hirschmann.dk> wrote: > > Kathy is right! > > > > Find someone in the ward/your family who knows computers and has the > patience to let YOU sit at the computer and let you work your way around. > > > > One learns absolutely nothing from seeing someone work at the computer. And > what you do has to interest you. > > > > Which ever program you choose has to work properly. So from the ones > mentioned here there is actually no difference in that respect. They work > ok. And which to choose is a matter of preference. > > > > I was at a computer course once; the teacher suggested we tried on our own > as far as we could go, when a problem surfaced consult the manual. If it > did > not work after extensive trying – “-call the nearest 14-year-old and watch > closely!”. > > > > You may have genealogy knowledge and the other person computer knowledge – > swap. > > > > Helle > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] På vegne af Kathy Scott > Sendt: 6. maj 2009 22:55 > Til: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > Emne: Re: [LDS-WC] What genealogy program do I select? > > > > To all especially Harry, > > > > I am learning so much from what is being said, but I am also finding it > > difficult. Some of you guys are in a different place than I am and many of > > us, who are just getting our teeth into learning for ourselves and then > > teaching others. I so understand where Harry is coming from, not because > > the learning curve I am on is too difficult for me but it certainly has to > > be approached carefully when introducing and teaching nFS etc. to others. > > > > I am personally very interested in looking at other genealogy programs but > I > > > know, as a professional teacher, that it would blow the minds of those whom > > I teach at this point of time and I would never get them off the ground. I > > enjoy my PAF; it is my 'friend' and most important of all it is the > 'friend' > > > of most members over in England; those not using it or not comfortable > > with the computer I go along with what best suits them so that they will > > get hooked into the work. > > > > Harry you need a good teacher! Don't give up.And as far as 'age' is > > concerned You can't be older than I am! > > Kathy > > > > > > E-mail checket af Spyware Doctor(6.0.1.441) > Databaseversion: 6.12330 > http://www.pctools.com/dk/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Alan: Let me elaborate just a bit on this feature. You saw in the demo how to upload one family at a time. There is a way to upload larger groups of data in lieu of using GEDCOM. If you haven't watched it, go to http://www.ancquest.com/Ver12-1Tutorials.htm and watch the video entitled "Upload Data to NFS" -- about 7 minutes. This is a technique you can use in AQ to get your PAF or GEDCOM data into nFS without using the nFS GEDCOM upload. It compares all your local records with nFS before the upload, so you only upload the records that are not already in nFS. Gaylon Whitcomb wrote: > I just left another presentation on AQ here at the Family History Library. > One feature I had not paid any attention to.. but would be very useful (one > time) is the ability to upload all your data to nFS. I know people that > have uploaded their GEDCOMs through the nFS website only to get the data all > screwed up. > > When uploading through the website.. it does not check for existing records, > which caused a mess for several FHC Directors and others when nFS came out > in Spain. > > I would like to hear if any other program does that. > > Alan W. > digging through the microfilms.. finding ancestors, problems, and making new > friends. > > > > On 5/6/09, Helle Thor Hirschmann <helle@hirschmann.dk> wrote: > >> Kathy is right! >> >> >> >> Find someone in the ward/your family who knows computers and has the >> patience to let YOU sit at the computer and let you work your way around. >> >> >> >> One learns absolutely nothing from seeing someone work at the computer. And >> what you do has to interest you. >> >> >> >> Which ever program you choose has to work properly. So from the ones >> mentioned here there is actually no difference in that respect. They work >> ok. And which to choose is a matter of preference. >> >> >> >> I was at a computer course once; the teacher suggested we tried on our own >> as far as we could go, when a problem surfaced consult the manual. If it >> did >> not work after extensive trying – “-call the nearest 14-year-old and watch >> closely!”. >> >> >> >> You may have genealogy knowledge and the other person computer knowledge – >> swap. >> >> >> >> Helle >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >> Fra: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] På vegne af Kathy Scott >> Sendt: 6. maj 2009 22:55 >> Til: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com >> Emne: Re: [LDS-WC] What genealogy program do I select? >> >> >> >> To all especially Harry, >> >> >> >> I am learning so much from what is being said, but I am also finding it >> >> difficult. Some of you guys are in a different place than I am and many of >> >> us, who are just getting our teeth into learning for ourselves and then >> >> teaching others. I so understand where Harry is coming from, not because >> >> the learning curve I am on is too difficult for me but it certainly has to >> >> be approached carefully when introducing and teaching nFS etc. to others. >> >> >> >> I am personally very interested in looking at other genealogy programs but >> I >> >> >> know, as a professional teacher, that it would blow the minds of those whom >> >> I teach at this point of time and I would never get them off the ground. I >> >> enjoy my PAF; it is my 'friend' and most important of all it is the >> 'friend' >> >> >> of most members over in England; those not using it or not comfortable >> >> with the computer I go along with what best suits them so that they will >> >> get hooked into the work. >> >> >> >> Harry you need a good teacher! Don't give up.And as far as 'age' is >> >> concerned You can't be older than I am! >> >> Kathy >> >> >> >> >> >> E-mail checket af Spyware Doctor(6.0.1.441) >> Databaseversion: 6.12330 >> http://www.pctools.com/dk/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ >> >> Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to >> LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Gaylon, This feature (which I don't need, because I submitted all my stuff to the PRF) is a neat feature.. I wish I knew about that feature in AQ when nFS rolled out in Spain. I refrained from asking in your demonstration (I didn't want to distract you) if AQ could be an add-in to PAF 4? I also neglected saying that AQ is happy running under Ubuntu and WINE which I find really neat. Using the program today while preparing a demonstration on another floor of the FHL, I found a family with a sister to one of my ancestors! Alan W. .. off to watch more demos on AQ. (I know I shouldn't use the acronym RTFM here). On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Gaylon Findlay <gfindlay@ancquest.com>wrote: > Alan: > > Let me elaborate just a bit on this feature. You saw in the demo how to > upload one family at a time. There is a way to upload larger groups of > data in lieu of using GEDCOM. If you haven't watched it, go to > http://www.ancquest.com/Ver12-1Tutorials.htm and watch the video > entitled "Upload Data to NFS" -- about 7 minutes. This is a technique > you can use in AQ to get your PAF or GEDCOM data into nFS without using > the nFS GEDCOM upload. It compares all your local records with nFS > before the upload, so you only upload the records that are not already > in nFS. > > Gaylon > > > Whitcomb wrote: > > I just left another presentation on AQ here at the Family History > Library. > > One feature I had not paid any attention to.. but would be very useful > (one > > time) is the ability to upload all your data to nFS. I know people that > > have uploaded their GEDCOMs through the nFS website only to get the data > all > > screwed up. > > > > When uploading through the website.. it does not check for existing > records, > > which caused a mess for several FHC Directors and others when nFS came > out > > in Spain. > > > > I would like to hear if any other program does that. > > > > Alan W. > > digging through the microfilms.. finding ancestors, problems, and making > new > > friends. > > > > > > > > On 5/6/09, Helle Thor Hirschmann <helle@hirschmann.dk> wrote: > > > >> Kathy is right! > >> > >> > >> > >> Find someone in the ward/your family who knows computers and has the > >> patience to let YOU sit at the computer and let you work your way > around. > >> > >> > >> > >> One learns absolutely nothing from seeing someone work at the computer. > And > >> what you do has to interest you. > >> > >> > >> > >> Which ever program you choose has to work properly. So from the ones > >> mentioned here there is actually no difference in that respect. They > work > >> ok. And which to choose is a matter of preference. > >> > >> > >> > >> I was at a computer course once; the teacher suggested we tried on our > own > >> as far as we could go, when a problem surfaced consult the manual. If it > >> did > >> not work after extensive trying – “-call the nearest 14-year-old and > watch > >> closely!”. > >> > >> > >> > >> You may have genealogy knowledge and the other person computer knowledge > – > >> swap. > >> > >> > >> > >> Helle > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > >> Fra: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com > >> [mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] På vegne af Kathy > Scott > >> Sendt: 6. maj 2009 22:55 > >> Til: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > >> Emne: Re: [LDS-WC] What genealogy program do I select? > >> > >> > >> > >> To all especially Harry, > >> > >> > >> > >> I am learning so much from what is being said, but I am also finding it > >> > >> difficult. Some of you guys are in a different place than I am and many > of > >> > >> us, who are just getting our teeth into learning for ourselves and then > >> > >> teaching others. I so understand where Harry is coming from, not > because > >> > >> the learning curve I am on is too difficult for me but it certainly has > to > >> > >> be approached carefully when introducing and teaching nFS etc. to > others. > >> > >> > >> > >> I am personally very interested in looking at other genealogy programs > but > >> I > >> > >> > >> know, as a professional teacher, that it would blow the minds of those > whom > >> > >> I teach at this point of time and I would never get them off the ground. > I > >> > >> enjoy my PAF; it is my 'friend' and most important of all it is the > >> 'friend' > >> > >> > >> of most members over in England; those not using it or not comfortable > >> > >> with the computer I go along with what best suits them so that they > will > >> > >> get hooked into the work. > >> > >> > >> > >> Harry you need a good teacher! Don't give up.And as far as 'age' is > >> > >> concerned You can't be older than I am! > >> > >> Kathy > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> E-mail checket af Spyware Doctor(6.0.1.441) > >> Databaseversion: 6.12330 > >> http://www.pctools.com/dk/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > >> > >> Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > >> LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >