User:Gioto/Genealogy/TMG

http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/The_Master_Genealogist

TMG Release History

TMG 8

In v7.04.000's release notes Bob Velke mentions "We're working on TMG v8, including a fix to the word processor and HTML output problem under the 64-bit version of Windows Vista"^[1]

Easter Egg

In various forms many versions of TMG (and also FTST) have had a secret easter egg
- In version 6 and up you need to click on the "Ink & Feather icon" in help/about^[2]^[3] The pictures are of "Vladimir Shevchenko and Vladimir Shershakov. Also Kent Riggens (no picture), Louise Hassel, Lissa Soergel and Bob Velke."^[4]

Family Tree SuperTools (FTST)

Family Tree SuperTools is view only version of TMG. Due to the inclusion of GenBridge, FTST can is an add-on for other family tree programs. FTST allow you to share your existing TMG database without exporting to GEDCOM with other researchers.

v1.0 introduced 28 Jan 2001 ^[5]

Upgrade/Patches

v1.1 released 06 Nov 2001 ^[6]
v2.0 released 17 Dec 2006 ^[7] (U.S.A and UK Editions)

FTST Mailing List

GenBridge

GenBridge^[8]^[9] is used by TMG to recognise and import many common genealogy data format files from other programs directly into TMG, this minimises the lose of data, instead of when transferred through GEDCOM. While the GenBridge program will do native imports of datafiles, the GenBridge in TMG will not export back to those formats.^[10]

As of TMG 7.04 GenBridge can import from the following:

GEDCOM versions

GEDCOM v4.0, v5.5 (*.GED)

Genealogy Programs

Family Gathering (*.PRO)/BACKUP (*.SQZ)
Family Origins (*.FOW)/BACKUP (*.ZIP)
Family Tree Maker (*.FTW)/BACKUP (*.FBK)
- Family Tree Maker 2008/2009 (*.FTM)/BACKUP (*.FTMB)
Generations (*.UDS)
Legacy (*.FDB)/ BACKUP (*.ZIP)
Personal Ancestral File v3-5.x (*.PAF)
- Personal Ancestral File v4-5.x BACKUP (*.ZIP)
Roots IV & V (*.PRO)/BACKUP (*.SQZ)
Ultimate Family Tree (*.PRO)/BACKUP (*.SQZ)
Visual Roots (*.PRO)/BACKUP (*.SQZ)

GenBridge Software Development Kit (SDK)

GenBridge Software Development Kit (SDK)^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] can be used by programs listed below to recognise and import many common genealogy data format files from other programs directly. (need to find out if they can they export back to the original format?)

List of products using GenBridge (SDK)

Family Tree SuperTools
Ancestry Family Tree (AFT)^[16]^[17]^[18]
MudCreek Software Inc's Genealogy Software Utilities ^[19]^[20]
GedStar (Palm OS Application) ^[21]^[22]
Pocket Genealogist - genealogy program for Windows Mobile and PocketPC^[23]^[24]^[25]
Family Tree Maker 2008/2009 ^[26]

For most researchers, data transfer just isn't a problem - not because their data isn't being corrupted with every transfer but because they don't know it. They are constantly told that GEDCOM "does a good job for basic data" and they believe it, having no sense (or care) for how bad the problem really is.Bob Velke^[27]

History

Bob Velke wrote TMG

Bobs view on tmg RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG TMG design vs external utilities:From: Bob Velke Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 08:40:07 -0500]

Bob Velke on GEDCOM 5.3 Draft

Features

Information is displayed like a spreadsheet. With no set space for any piece of information, this allows you to record conflicting information you may collect, eg.If a civil birth record states John Doe born:1/1/1900 England. And Church record Birth 30/12/1899 baptism:2/1/1900. you may record and display each birth not beginning restricted to deciding which one is correct. ...expand on this why this matters...

Event based ???? ... different to most other genealogy programs in the way you can collect and display information.

Database is evidence oriented:
enter all data as is from a source & assign surety levels
mark most reliable data for printing
color-coded flags, research planning aids

Visual Chart Form (VCF) - Charting. (note:VCF uses GenBridge to communicate with TMG^[28]

Custom Report Writer (CRW) <-- TMG v4.x and earlier only.^[29]

In TMG v5.x and later report configurations are defined and saved via the Report Definition Screen, or RDS.^[30] and use R&R Report Writer

Whollygenes Genealogy Software Comparison Chart (with more the 350 categories) (Updated 28 Dec 1998)

Reviews

The Master Genealogist Gold 6.12 for Windows Software Review - By Rick Crume (This review originally appeared in the October 2002 Family Tree Magazine.)
About.com's page on TMG
Modern Software Experience - 2008-01-15 The Master Genealogist Version 7
ZDNet: Wholly Genes The Master

Cruise Reviews

SHOESTRING GENEALOGY: Wholly Genes Cruise 2006 - by Dae Powell

Articles

Genealogist Gold Edition 4.0 Full Review:From PC Magazine / June 8, 2000, By Sally Wiener Grotta]
Distribution of People Report in The Master Genealogist
Maintaining Consistency of Place Names in The Master Genealogist

Pictures

http://ourwebsite.org/photos/genealogy/photogallerygentech.shtml

Patent Issues

TMG's Commsoft's Patent Issue 1995 ^[31]^[32]

Interview

Ancestry.com - Interview with Bob Velke, Owner, Wholly Genes Software: by – David Birley - Genealogical Computing 7/1/1997 - Archive Summer 1997

Official Whollygenes Newsletters

TMG NEWS

TMG NEWS was an exclusive newsletter for registered users of The Master Genealogist . Editor: Lissa Soergel

Volume 2, Number 2, Summer 1995 [32]
Volume 2, Number 3 [33][34]
Combined:Volume 2, Number 4, and Winter, 1995 / Volume 3, Number 1 and Spring, 1996 [35][36]
Volume 3, Number 2, Summer, 1997 [37][38]
Vol. 3, No. 3, Winter 1998 [39][40]

Wholly Genes Newsletter

Wholly Genes Newsletter is the current newsletter for users of The Master Genealogist.

Wholly Genes Newsletter - from 22 December 2004 to Present.

Technologies Used

bennet-tec.com ^[33]

mivamerchant.com^[34]

Amyuni Technologies Forum Index -> Amyuni PDF Converter (PDF Printer Driver)^[35]

R&R Report Writer ^[36]

Roots Magic also uses the same "Object Views" tool kit to create their charts as VCF^[37]

Leadtools developers. current version LT.^[38]^[39]

DynaZip by Innermedia who went out of business in March 2008. ^[40]^[41]^[42]TMG7.04 uses Dzactx.dll version 5.00.03 DynaZIP-32 ZIP ActiveX Control (According to InnerMedia, DynaZip versions prior to and including 5.00.03 are vulnerable. )

References

^ Cite error: The named reference TMG704 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ RootsWeb: TMG-L RE: [TMG TMG v.6 Ink & Feather Icon] From: "Sholder, Kevin L" Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005
^ RootsWeb: FTST-L [FTST Re: FTST-D Digest V01 #2] - From: Anna Henderson Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001
^ RootsWeb: FTST-L Re: [FTST Re: FTST-D Digest V01 #2] From: "William M Roberts" Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001
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[TMG704-1] Cite error: The named reference TMG704 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] RootsWeb: TMG-L RE: [TMG TMG v.6 Ink & Feather Icon] From: "Sholder, Kevin L" Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005

[3] RootsWeb: FTST-L [FTST Re: FTST-D Digest V01 #2] - From: Anna Henderson Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001

[4] RootsWeb: FTST-L Re: [FTST Re: FTST-D Digest V01 #2] From: "William M Roberts" Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001

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