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    1. [TGF] need to update Mumford's _Genealogical Software Report Card_
    2. The late “Suddie” Bill Mumford’s _Genealogical Software Report Card_ is available by way of the _Internet Archive: Wayback Machine_ <http://archive.org/web/web.php>. Enter into the box on the _Wayback Machine_: <http://www.mumford.ca/reportcard/> without the angle brackets. He divided the _Report Card_ into 12 main categories, with a list of features under each category. Though somewhat dated, it covers more features and more software packages than all or most current comparisons. He also wrote reviews of software for the National Genealogical Society magazine. Someone needs to update his _Genealogical Software Report Card_, adding new categories of information and new software packages. Then users could pick the features which are most important to them and buy software that suits their needs. If users don’t think about what their needs are, they are apt to stumble around from package to package, wasting time and money. Is there a US or Canadian copyright issue? “Suddie” Bill Mumford died in 2010. His obituary is on _Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter_ <http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/11/suddie-bill-mumford-rip.html>. --Ida Skarson McCormick, idamc@seanet.com A long-time user of The Master Genealogist (TMG)

    11/05/2012 11:26:45