Rootsmagic is in the mail

Well I'm sure we've all heard the phrase "the cheque is in the mail" but this time it's a copy of Rootsmagic. I'm actually looking forward to seeing the program especially as it is supposed to solve my pet peeve, real MS Word footnotes in reports.

Anyway, I'll let you know what I think once I get it installed. I have high hopes as TMG is so clunky and unintuitive and there's no word from Geoff about a Legacy 7. I find it strange that there are still software programs out there that are so awful to use in practice. During all my years as a Business Systems Analyst working in the software industry and defining user requirements, the number one request was always "ease of use". TMG really missed the boat on this one! When are people going to learn to get the user's input on these things.... (ok, rant is over)

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The demise of the Dear Myrtle podcast

Well I've been a really bad blogger lately. I haven't posted anything in months. That's the problem with being a mum of two small children and having too many other things to do. Anyway to cut a long story short, I just went back to work this week after my maternity leave and was looking at updating my iPod with some stuff to listen to at work. Great, I thought, I'll have lots of time to catch on my listening to my favorite podcasts. So off I went to update all the episodes in iTunes. But iTunes told me that there were no new episodes of Dear Myrtle. A quick trip over to her site revealed that Myrt is no longer podcasting. What a shame! Anyway, if you want to listen to a genealogy podcast, I'd recommend listening to George and Drew over at Genealogy Guys. A quick search of iTunes should get you there or visit their site at http://www.genealogyguys.com/.

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