Internet Genealogy Magazine 4.1.2 for iOS
November 23, 2011 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
If you own an iPad 2 with iOS 5, it is highly recommended you upgrade to version 4.1.2. It also addresses some Newsstand compatibility issues.
Internet Genealogy Magazine for iOS is similar to Your Family Tree for iOS (aka Your Family History) – It’s a magazine focused around using the internet for your genealogy resesarch. Keep in mind that it is $1.99, which allows you to download one issue of IGM of your choice, other issues will cost more and will need to be purchased within the application.
A 12 month subscription (6 issues) is: £17.49/ US$24.99
What’s New/Updates in 4.1.2
* Newsstand compatibility
* General stability and performance improvements
* In-app help page
* iOS5 rendering fix for iPad 2
* Character fix on contents
* Minor contents and subscription fulfilment fix
Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* iOS 4.0 or later
* iPhone / iPod touch Link: Internet Genealogy Magazine – Magazinecloner.com US LLC
* iPad Link: Internet Genealogy Magazine – Magazinecloner.com US LLC
GedStar Pro for Android Announced
October 28, 2010 by Administrator · 3 Comments
In case you are a Palm user (or former Palm OS user) and have been wondering what happened to GedStar, wonder no more!
Rather than make the transition to webOS 2.0 and continue on HP/Palm hardware, GHCS Software has made the transition to Google’s Android platform.
This is a major deal for the Google Android platform as there hasn’t been much in the way of genealogy software for Android – a couple of family tree/GEDCOM browsers called AGeneDB and Family Bee. GedStar will be the first fully-featured genealogy app for the Android platform. According to the press release below, everything from the Palm version has been ported to the Android version.
There is a Windows/PC program that will allow you to take your genealogy data and information directly from The Master Genealogist or Legacy Family Tree (if you use either of those) and sync it up with GedStar Pro for Android.
Press Release and future enhancements:
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Genealogy Gems Podcast App 1.6.1
July 20, 2010 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
The folks at the Genealogy Gems Podcast have updated their iPhone/iPod touch/iPad app to version 1.6.1.
They created the app to make it easier to access all of the content that goes along with the Genealogy Gems Podcast (aka Your Family History Show) – they are just limited to being a podcast. They also provide background information for the shows (PDFs, etc.), along with audio and video content that didn’t make it into the podcasts but that may still be of interest to followers. The app also allows you to call in and make comments to the show (if you’re an iPhone owner).
The 1.6.1 update (there probably wasn’t a 1.6.0 released externally) includes an in-app audio player.
Version 1.6.1 Changes:
* New feature – an in-app audio player to listen to and use other features through the app.
* Minor bug fixes
Genealogy Gems Podcast App at iTunes Store ($2.99)
If you want to skip the app and access the podcast for free, you can do it directly through the iTunes Store or visit the Genealogy Gems Podcast website.
Reunion for iPhone and iPod Available
February 19, 2009 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Reunion has finally made it’s way to the iPhone. Reunion for the Macintosh is one of the most popular and long-lived Mac genealogy programs. The iPhone/iPod Touch version (version 1.0) has all of the bells and whistles you expect out of an iPhone application – gesture features, navigating through photos with swiping motions, etc. It features a 6-generation overview – you pick a source family and it shows three generations up and two generations down.
You can search on last name, first name, married name, soundex, and person id
Like MobileFamilyTree, it is tied to Mac OS X software (Reunion 9) and does require it.
Both portrait and landscape orientation is supported.
It uses a wireless connection between your Mac and your iPhone or iPod touch. Once you’ve launched Reunion 9 on a Mac, you open up the family file you are interested in and then click on a menu option to “Put Family File on iPhone”. During this process, you can select the people you want to transfer, as well as including sources and logs.
It has a Syncing capability to sync back and forth between your iPhone/iPod touch and your Mac’s Reunion data. You can edit the data on your iPhone/iPod and then transfer/sync the edits back.
Features:
* Can transfer multiple family data files over
* Transfers pictures linked to people, as well as information (addresses, etc.)
* Multiple pictures of a person can be viewed (using swiping features)
* Bookmark feature
* Source and Log information
* Interface is similar to the desktop version of Reunion
* Gesture shortcuts including pinching for zooming in and out, dragging to scroll, tapping, as well as buttons for nvagiation.
Requirements:
* Reunion for Macintosh 9.08
* Mac OS X
* iPhone 2.2 software
It’s $14.99 – Direct app link to iTunes Store: 
Griffin Clarifi for iPhone Review – Photos, OCR
December 2, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Anybody who owns an iPhone knows the built-in 2MP camera is not that good, especially for anything close-up or text-related.
Griffin Technology has figured out a way around that – they have produced a case for the iPhone 3G, the Griffin Clarifi, that is both a protective polycarbonate case as well as a macro lens for the iPhone. They (and Evernote) use the example of a business card, but I’m thinking more in line with references or little text snippets you come across in libraries, etc., that you want to save during your genealogy research, but don’t want to spend the time copying down. Without the Clarifi, they claim you need to have the iPhone about 18 inches away in order to focus, and I agree with this, because you start losing focus any closer. At that distance however, even with good lighting, you start to lose a lot of detail. With the Clarifi, you can get down to 4 inches and still have sharp detail.
I’ve broken up the review into four parts, but be warned, Parts 1, 2, and 3 are image heavy.
* Griffin Clarifi for iPhone Review – Part 1 – A look at the case and lens itself
* Griffin Clarifi for iPhone Review – Part 2 – A look at capturing text & photos from a book
* Griffin Clarifi for iPhone Review – Part 3 – Text recognition with Evernote
* Griffin Clarifi for iPhone Review – Part 4 – Summary
* Update – I forgot to mention that the Clarifi comes with a screen protector specifically designed for it, along with a cleaning cloth.
