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GHCS Software is asking for people to test out v3.1 of GedStar Pro, a Palm genealogy application. You can find the details/download link here.
GedStar Pro 3.0 has been released by GHCS Software. It’s $24.95 (upgrade from GedStar or GedStar-Plus is $14.95). It works on PalmOS-based handhelds running PalmOS 3.5 – 5.x, including color devices, and requires a PC running Windows 98 – XP. For a comparison between GedStar, GedStar-Plus, and GedStar Pro, please see this page.
Among the Changes/New Features:
* Version 3 now converts and displays your photos (JPEG/BMP formats) as well as data.
* Lower Price.
Press Release:
Earlier this week (November 20th), the GedWise (PalmOS) 6.3 beta was released for both Linux and Mac OS X. GedWise is a Palm OS based genealogy application that now has a Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X installer (the only PDA genealogy application to cover all three platforms, and the only other Palm OS-based application besides My Roots to support the Mac platform). This is the first release for Mac OS X.
PocketPC Magazine has a review of Phatware’s CalliGrapher 8.0: Taking handwriting recognition to the next level. About a month ago we posted MobileTechReview.com’s review of this handwriting recognition software.
Dick Eastman has a tip on reading RSS feeds on your iPod (iPod, iPod mini, iPod Nano, with Notes facility).