{"id":598,"date":"2010-03-16T21:50:59","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T04:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobilegenealogy.com\/?p=598"},"modified":"2015-09-06T17:13:13","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T00:13:13","slug":"site-update-and-some-notes-march-16-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilegenealogy.com\/2010\/03\/16\/site-update-and-some-notes-march-16-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Site Update and Some Notes (March 16, 2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notes on site re-design<\/strong>
\nAs you can see, there is a new design. It should load a little faster, but more importantly should allow for easier navigation in finding what you need. If you have any problems or questions, please contact us<\/a>. For the first time since the site went live in 2004, there are now mobile-friendly options<\/a> for those users who are browsing through a mobile device (iPhone, Windows Mobile, etc.) and using a mobile\/cell phone connection (whether it be EDGE or 3G).<\/p>\n

I’ll be making some tweaks over the next few days – if anything looks weird, do a browser refresh. If it still looks weird contact us.<\/p>\n

Internet Explorer 6 (and 7)<\/strong>
\n We’re aware that the new site design doesn’t look too good under Internet Explorer 6 (a few things are offset) along with one image that’s offset in Internet Explorer 7, however less than 10% of the visitors are running IE 6, and from a technical and genealogist point of view – I would say upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer, or Apple’s Safari, or Google Chrome. You’re liable to come across other genealogy-related websites these days that don’t work too well under IE 6 as it is, along with potential security risks that may crop up with running an older browser (nearly 10 years old). I understand however, that many cannot upgrade for one reason or another, so we will work to try and iron out any bugs with IE 6 and will definitely be taking care of the IE 7 image problem very shortly.<\/p>\n

What’s next?<\/strong>
\nWe are now at the point where we will be adding several genealogy applications and genealogy-related software entries that we don’t already list, so bear with us. Once we are finished with that (should be less than a day or two), we’ve got a few other little things to add (that we’ll talk about later) and then we can start in on normal blogging\/writing about genealogy and mobile devices. I personally have a good dozen or so articles and commentaries I’ve been walking around with in my head that I’m looking forward to writing and posting, among other things. Mobile computing is a big deal to me, and I’m happy to share my own experiences and hopefully help others out.<\/p>\n

And then?<\/strong>
\nSome cool things. First and foremost, to help people out with solutions to genealogy research while trying to stay “light and portable” with your equipment. Nobody likes dragging around a lot of electronic gear to various locations such as cemeteries and libraries unless it’s going to be 100% useful in your genealogy\/family history research.<\/p>\n

Finally<\/strong>
\nWhile I’m still adding to it, please check the about page<\/a> to get a sense of what MobileGenealogy.com is about. Also know this: All platforms are welcome here. It may seem like the iPhone dominates, but it does so only through the sheer number of applications available for it. Disclaimer: I have and use an iPhone, but this site originally started out covering Palm and Windows CE\/Windows Mobile devices. For all we know, a year from now Google’s Android platform may have grown by leaps and bounds in the genealogy software arena, and we’ve still got the highly-anticipated Windows Mobile 7 release later this year (hopefully).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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