Pocket Genealogist Pre-Release 2.96.19
April 2, 2006 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Northern Hills Software has a an update to Pocket Genealogist Pre-Release 2.96 series (this is version 2.96.19) for those using Family Tree Maker 2006. Pocket Genealogist is a PocketPC/Windows Mobile based genealogy application.
Change:
* New GenBridge module with fixes importation of multiple source citations with FTM 2006 and better handles multiple sets of parents per indivdiual.
You must re-import your FTM database to take advantage of the fixes.
You can download it here.
Pocket Genealogist 3.00A56 (Public Beta)
March 10, 2006 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Northern Hills Software has a released a major update in their Pocket Genealogist public beta for version 3.0 series. This is version 3.00A56 Public Beta. Pocket Genealogist is a PocketPC/Windows Mobile based genealogy application, and this series is part of the 3.0 public beta series. This release incorporates several major changes, including Windows Mobile 5.0 improvements, as well as a rework of the To Do imports.
Note: Requires re-import of database
To download and view a status of the changes coming to version 3.0 of Pocket Genealogist, please refer to this page (northernhillssoftware.com).
Changes:
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Pocket Genealogist Pre-Release Version 2.96.18
March 4, 2006 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
There is a new Pre-Release of Pocket Genealogist, from Northern Hills Software. This version is Pre-Release 2.96.18, and can be downloaded from here (pocketgenealogist.com).
Changed:
* “British Quarter Date” (Legacy Family Tree) now called just “Quarter Date”
Fixed:
* Fixed GEDCOM output of Calculated Dates
* Family Historian “Freeform” (non-standard) dates now work better. (Requires re-import of FH databases)
* Fix to RootsMagic To Do’s to properly populate Last Work Date and Completed Date (They were reversed) (Requires re-import of RootsMagic databases)
* Fix to GEDCOM output of Double Dates
Review of Cingular 8125 (HTC Wizard)
February 23, 2006 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
If you are looking at getting a mobile phone capable of running some of the genealogy software that’s available for handhelds, you might want to read this review (mobiletechreview.com) of the Cingular 8125 aka HTC Wizard (available from T-Mobile under a different name I believe). It’s a Windows Mobile 5.0 device, and Northern Hills Software indicates that Pocket Genealogist will run on it.
One of the nice features and one of the reasons it will handle genealogy software made for Windows Mobile/PocketPC devices – it has a stylus. More importantly, it has a slide-out keyboard, which even though it’s small, beats using a stylus for inputing or searching for names. It doesn’t have the fastest of CPUs (195MHz), but hey, it’s a phone.
It also has a 1.3MP camera with a flash for those times when you need to take a quick snapshot (and there is software available and/or being developed that is made to do OCR (optical character recognition) from camera phone shots).
Did I mention it has WiFi available? Beats using your normal service for downloading web pages, email, etc., when you have WiFi access available (ala a library or research center).
A quick check shows it retails for around $350 USD.
Mozilla releases new version of Minimo
February 22, 2006 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Minimo, the open source web browser from The Mozilla Group, is now available in a Windows Mobile 5.0 version, and it’s “optimized to provide a small footprint and a good web browsing experience on small screens”. jkOnTheRun didn’t have a good initial experience with it on a Palm Treo 700w, saying that it had “instability issues and very slow performance. To be fair the low available memory on the Treo 700w may be the culprit”. That’s not to say it’s not worth a shot on other Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. Many of us are always looking for the next best browser, especially now that more mobile devices are supporting wireless internet access, and more and more places are providing the access.
via jkOnTherun
