Pat wrote: > Hi. I currently use Family Tree Maker but am considering buying The Master > Genealogist. Have any of y'all used this software and would you recommend > it? ;D My son thinks that FTM is too limited and I didn't care for The > Ultimate Family Tree (besides, I think that company has gone out of > business). Yes, I use The Master Genealogist (TMG). I began using it about eight years ago. When I first tried it (the demo version at the time), there were no reports and all I could do was import or generate GEDCOM files. I immediately fell in love with the program and bought my copy. It took about six weeks to get the program (it was still being developed), but I continued to use the demo version without reports because there was nothing else comparable on the market. When I got the final first version, I knew I had made the right choice as TMG was head and shoulders above anything around. TMG is now at version 4.0c and is still way ahead of the rest of the genealogy programs available. It assumes nothing and is effectively unlimited in the data that may be entered in the program. I say effectively because the real limiting factor is the size of your computer and hard drive. I have about 35,000 persons entered in my main dataset and about two dozen other datasets (mostly copies of dataset from cousins and other researchers). There are many that have smaller datasets and not a few that have more than I -- some having well over 100,000 persons in their dataset. Soon after I began using the program, I became a beta tester which allows me to see some of the neat new features that will be in new versions. Also I write a column of tips about TMG in each issue of Everton's Genealogical Helper Magazine. Some of the earlier articles may be seen on the TMG Tips website (URL below). Some samples of the reports from TMG may also be seen on my personal website (URL below). There is other information there about TMG and links to websites of other users and to the website of Wholly Genes (the vendor). Browse around, I think you'll find it interesting. Most FTM users are more than happy to switch to TMG and wish they had been using it all along. The program has a 90-day money back, so you can try the program and see whether you will like it. I think you will. ---------- Lee Hoffman/KY E-mail: lhoffman@acm.org TMG Tips: <http://www.tmgtips.com> My website: <http://www.tmgtips.com/lhoffman> -------------- A user of the best genealogy program, The Master Genealogist (TMG)