> Hi Doug, This sounds interesting...but am I the only one who would like and "English" version of this? It's a bit more "techy" than I can handle. While we are on the subject of techy stuff. Does anyone know if one can burn a DVD on an American computer and play it in England? It is my understanding!!!!! that the world is divided into about 7 or 9 regions for security purposes and this is why there is a PAL system in Europe for VHS stuff but we are wondering if the same applies to DVDs. I want to do some DVDs of genealogy stuff and show photos and explain them on Video camera as well as still shots etc and put it all on a DVD and be able to include copies for relatives on the other side of the ocean! thanks, Happy everything to all my Rublee "cousins" Bergetta > > From: Douglas Detling <doug.detling@gmail.com> > Date: December 19, 2004 12:10:26 AM CST > To: ROBLEE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Delivering Family History Data on the Web > > > Presenting family history data on the Internet does not always have to > be based on complex HTML formatted pages. Recently, genealogists have > been experimenting with different ways to deliver data on the web, and > I'm no exception, as my data base includes Bradts, Brotts, Bunkers, > Winslows, Williams, Roblees and others galore. Wouldn't you know it, > but the most heavily used surname in my data base is Archer. > > Based on a recent article in Richard Eastman's genealogy newsletter, I > decided to try a program called The Next Generation of Genealogy > Sitebuilding ©, written by Darrin Lythgoe. The program permits the > genealogist to export family history data (an old-fashioned GEDCOM > file), then import the file and convert it to a data base (in this > case a MySQL data base on my web site, which runs under Linux). > Information is delivered to the web site visitor by PHP scripts. > Although it helps to know SQL and PHP, you don't have to (I certainly > don't) if you know basic data base principles. > > If you'd like to see how it works, please visit my site at: > > http://www.greencity.org/TNG/index.php > > Any feedback is appreciated. You can also visit Darrin's site at: > http://lythgoes.net/genealogy/software.php > > ______ > Doug Detling > >