At 12am this morning I received many wonderful birthday gifts from my boyfriend and one of them was the genealogy program Reunion 9. Yes!
I downloaded the demo about a month ago after doing some research into several other genealogy programs such as Ancestry.com's Family Tree Maker and Mac Family Tree. I was initially leaning toward Family Tree Maker until I learned that it is not Mac friendly and my Powerbook is too small to support Virtual PC. (Sadness.)
Once I started using Reunion, I fell in love with it. The software is simple to use and organizes all of your information extremely well. I no longer have to dig through endless documents looking for information. You can create several types of family history charts, attach photos and other files to your ancestor person sheets and create your own categories within each person sheet. What I love most right now is the ability to suppress or add what categories you would like to be visible when printing. This lets you tailor your files so you can see what you need, making it easier for you to sort your data. There is even a new iPhone application to let users take the information with them.
I'm still in the early stages of the program, so I will post additional information as I learn.
Wow, this is a great gift! Sistah, you didn't tell me it was your birthday, and I see you at work regularly? Boo! Hiss! I gotta take you out for a birthday lunch! Holla!
Posted by: sahara | March 20, 2009 at 05:23 PM
One of the best gifts I've ever received. And yes, I am very undercover when it comes to my birthday. It was on Monday. Thanks!
Posted by: Trina Robinson | March 21, 2009 at 08:25 AM