I agree Larry I have Ftm 12 and wish I would of kept original but would not work on Windows 8 Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 27, 2014, at 9:40 AM, Larry Thompson <lt0168@epix.net> wrote: > > If a product does exactly what you want it to do and a way you like why > would you care if it was ever going to be updated? My main genealogy > program is FTM 8.0. I've updated it twice and both times I decided I > liked 8.0 better. But, for day to day use I much prefer to use PAF. I > record all of my data in FTM, then use it for all of my reports I print > out. Then I export a gedcom and import to PAF for day to day work. > To think you would automatically update a program just because somebody > decides to issue an upgrade seems pretty silly to me if your happy with > what you're using. I have better things to do with my time than spending > it trying to learn someones idea of a new and improved way of doing > things when the old way works. > > Larry > >> On 1/27/2014 9:52 AM, Martha A Crosley Graham wrote: >> Good Morning, >> No offense to PAF users, but why would anyone want to continue to use >> software that will never be updated? >> >> PAF served it's purpose and it is time to let it retire. The online >> function of the FS Tree is not -IMHO- acceptable either. >> Reasons? As of right now, there is no way to create a gedcom for backup >> and the whole system of servers that FS uses are subject to internal >> server errors. Who knows what havoc that causes to data? >> >> So, in the interest of finding and using modern genealogical software, >> let me just say that there are a lot of programs out there that are not >> only inexpensive, but exciting to use. Granted, there is a learning >> curve to everything we do webwise, but that is what keeps our minds >> functioning. >> >> Try Legacy Family Tree 8, there is a free version and the deluxe version >> is only $30.00. This is cheap compared to some of the other stuff out >> there. FTM is more expensive and of course is owned by Ancestry. >> Both Roots Magic and Legacy integrate with FS which is an interesting >> search tool when used properly. >> Here is a list of others: >> https://familysearch.org/products >> >> One last bit of information. The past couple of years has brought a >> proliferation of businesses that promote Genealogical research by >> offering online data entry and storage of that data. As with any >> purchase: Buyer Beware! Those businesses that offer online data entry >> can and will sell your files. The ability to control who sees and uses >> your research should be you, not Ancestry, My Heritage or even >> FamilySearch. Take a look at your contract and make sure you understand >> the ramifications of it all. >> >> Finally, be sure that a gedcom can be created and off-loaded. Also that >> all media files can be saved off site. Servers are frail and can fail. >> There is no guarantee that any of the Paid online Genealogical Services >> will send you a full backup if their systems fail. >> >> Martha A Crosley Graham >> Allegheny County Coordinator >> State Coordinator: California GenWeb >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > My genealogy page > http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ > Allegheny County Maps page > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lt0168/maps/ > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message