This is a bit off-topic. However, I made the errors so feel responsible for correcting them -- and adding to my warning First, of course, I misspelled "statistics" in the Subject line. D'oh! Second, second sentence here should read This site *charges* a hefty sum ($20, I presume US dollars) for each record. Third: the full name of the company that produces the Viewpoint Media Player is: "Viewpoint -- An Internet Marketing Company." Thus, the company's primary interest is *not* in providing a nifty file viewer. If that doesn't raise warning flags, I don't know what does. Not at all sure why the Nova Scotia government decided to use this scary company for its genealogy site. So my "Caution!" still applies. By the way, if you use AOL's Instant Message (IM) service, you probably already have this potentially dangerous software already installed. On 3/23/07, Richard Danca <rdanca@gmail.com> wrote: > > Caution! > > 1. This site a hefty sum ($20, I presume US dollars) for each record. > > 2, Yes, the site itself is "free," but requires downloading a viewer > called "Viewpoint Media Player" in order even to see the record on your > screen. The software raises some concern among the antispyware people. > Google "Viewpoint Media Player" and make up your own mind. > > I'm not gonna be the first person on this list to try it! Where's Mikey > when we need him? (Sorry, reference to an ancient cereal commercial!) > > Best bet might be just to note the year, volume number and page number, > then do another search? > > > -- --- Richard Danca Newton, MA rdanca@gmail.com ------