UFT is not going to do you any good since it is not being supported. If The Master Genealogist can be used on a mac, that might be the way to go. It is a complicated program but you really don't need to learn how to use much of it. I assume that FTM saves to a disk in a sqz file. Any GEDCOM loses information even going between two identical programs. TMG is able to import a sqz file from any softwear and loses nothing. Then it can be uploaded to the web. Only problem is the sqz file is the entire database and you probably don't want someone's entire database. I guess you can upload what you want and delete the database but I sure don't know how to do that. In other words, I could save my database to a zip disk, it would go right on your TMG, and then you could upload what we want posted. You could do the same with PAF, FTM and any softwear and no one has to know how to do a GEDCOM and nothing would be lost. Everyone backs up their database. Might be worth looking into. Martha I have an iMac and most of you >don't. That means our genealogy software programs are not compatible. We can >only exchange information in text or gedcom. Many of you are not familiar >with how to make a gedcom. I really need a PC with Family Tree Maker software, >but that is not going to happen given my new frugal ways and desire to stay >sane. Is it possible that someone out there has an older version of FTM that >is Mac compatable they would be willing to sell me cheaply. (That is if you >are not using it on your machine, I do not want to break the law) > >I have PAF (which is PC compatible), Reunion (Mac only), and a garage sale copy >of Ultimate Family Tree (which is supposed to be PC and Mac.) I am having a >little trouble with UFT and my iMac though. I am trying to figure out the best >way to read and post your information. > >Most of what you send in text, doc.or excel has to be reformatted by hand, and >depending on the size of the document, can take a while. Although I must >thank you, because I am having to learn how to use my Office program as I >strive to find more efficient. ways to get your information internet ready. If >you can help me out or have any ideas, please email me privately. > >Also, before sending attachments, let me know they are coming. The worm is >still out there and I delete things I do not expect. I received, but did not >open, another infected attachment today. > >Thanks for your support and all the great genealogy work you do. >Patty > > >===== >Old Dobbers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~paday/dobbers/index.htm >Greene Co., NC US GenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgreene >Greene Co. Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/greenenc.htm >Lenoir Co. NC, US GenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nclenoir/ >Lenoir Co. Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/lenoir.htm >Craven Co., and Dobbs Co., US N.C. GenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger >http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > >

Unfortunately, UFT is PC only too. I love the Mac for the web page design, and creativityl, but it sure can hinder me in genealogy. The LDS have just come out with another good buy, PC only. THE VITAL RECORDS INDEX FOR SCANDINAVIA on CD-ROM contains 4.5 million records extracted from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Some of the church records date from the late 1500s to 1905. It also contains 3.5 million birth and christening records and 1 million marriage records. The set of seven discs (plus one viewer disk) is only 16 dollars and 50 cents (shipping and handling included) You can order it from the Distribution Center on the internet at www.familysearch.org or by calling 800-537-5971 and ask ing for item number 50108. FYI for those of us who are enjoying the new Ellis Island data base, it was LDS voulunteers who abstracted the passenger lists and helped make that site possible. For those of you, like me, who are Mac users. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints Family History Centers have PCs and the additional software available to use on site. Depending on the time of day, it can be hard to get a computer though. Familysearch.org would have the address of the FHC closest to you. They are open to the public. I will be updating Old Dobbers with all these new links, like Ellis Island, that have become available since my last major overhaul. Patty --- Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> wrote: > UFT is not going to do you any good since it is not being supported. If The > Master Genealogist can be used on a mac, that might be the way to go. It is > a complicated program but you really don't need to learn how to use much of > it. I assume that FTM saves to a disk in a sqz file. Any GEDCOM loses > information even going between two identical programs. TMG is able to > import a sqz file from any softwear and loses nothing. Then it can be > uploaded to the web. Only problem is the sqz file is the entire database > and you probably don't want someone's entire database. I guess you can > upload what you want and delete the database but I sure don't know how to > do that. > > In other words, I could save my database to a zip disk, it would go right > on your TMG, and then you could upload what we want posted. You could do > the same with PAF, FTM and any softwear and no one has to know how to do a > GEDCOM and nothing would be lost. Everyone backs up their database. > > Might be worth looking into. > > Martha > > > > I have an iMac and most of you > >don't. That means our genealogy software programs are not compatible. We > can > >only exchange information in text or gedcom. Many of you are not familiar > >with how to make a gedcom. I really need a PC with Family Tree Maker > software, > >but that is not going to happen given my new frugal ways and desire to stay > >sane. Is it possible that someone out there has an older version of FTM > that > >is Mac compatable they would be willing to sell me cheaply. (That is if you > >are not using it on your machine, I do not want to break the law) > > > >I have PAF (which is PC compatible), Reunion (Mac only), and a garage sale > copy > >of Ultimate Family Tree (which is supposed to be PC and Mac.) I am having a > >little trouble with UFT and my iMac though. I am trying to figure out the > best > >way to read and post your information. > > > >Most of what you send in text, doc.or excel has to be reformatted by > hand, and > >depending on the size of the document, can take a while. Although I must > >thank you, because I am having to learn how to use my Office program as I > >strive to find more efficient. ways to get your information internet > ready. If > >you can help me out or have any ideas, please email me privately. > > > >Also, before sending attachments, let me know they are coming. The worm is > >still out there and I delete things I do not expect. I received, but did > not > >open, another infected attachment today. > > > >Thanks for your support and all the great genealogy work you do. > >Patty > > > > > >===== > >Old Dobbers: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~paday/dobbers/index.htm > >Greene Co., NC US GenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgreene > >Greene Co. Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/greenenc.htm > >Lenoir Co. NC, US GenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nclenoir/ > >Lenoir Co. Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/lenoir.htm > >Craven Co., and Dobbs Co., US N.C. GenWeb Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > >http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > > > > > ===== Old Dobbers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~paday/dobbers/index.htm Greene Co., NC US GenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgreene Greene Co. Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/greenenc.htm Lenoir Co. NC, US GenWeb Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nclenoir/ Lenoir Co. Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/lenoir.htm Craven Co., and Dobbs Co., US N.C. GenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/