RootsMagic has a real research log accessible throughout the program. I admit I do not use the functionality of the To-Do list as much as I feel I would a research log. The Legacy To-Do list can be assigned in-general and to individuals. They have said that the Events/Facts that are assigned to each person serves as a log, along with the To-Do list with the ability to report and track needed items and results of the search. I also learned that RootsMagic has a built-in research log! As I have taken classes from Legacy they have downplayed the need for a research log. This is a base function of Legacy and a key to the personal resources I have gathered. This functionally may be available in RootsMagic but I am not as familiar with the program as I am Legacy. I can find people in Legacy by RIN number more easily as I can by their name. My naming standard for files of images and documents in my database use the person’s name followed by a dash, then a keyword about the type of record, then the RIN number of the person in my file. I learned that RootsMagic also has record numbers but I find the way I use the RIN numbers in Legacy would not be as useful or helpful as the comparable record numbers in RootsMagic. I assume that most genealogy programs have to have similar functionality because they track similar items and their users have similar needs. I learned that RootsMagic has many of the same functions as Legacy. RootsMagic also seems very popular with conference attenders and my fellow employees. They appear very polished and well-funded compared to Legacy. I get different answers depending on who I talk to. When I attend the RootsMagic booths they seem like a real circus.
He always remembers me and seems sincerely interested in me as a consumer and friend. I also see the same representative at their booth at the different conferences I have attended here in Utah. One things I can say about Legacy is that I feel very comfortable using it. I am at a crossroads and I am still not sure what path to take. That the import would only transfer the information as text instead of the active database I have crafted for over ten years.
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I asked how to get me carefully crafted sources working in RootsMagic and they told me it was impossible. I soon after attended RootsTech and visited the RootsMagic booth. I paid for and downloaded RootsMagic almost two years ago when I started my classes at BYU-Idaho. I just shut down my computer much more regularly. Now I cannot predict when it will happen. I have modified the way I use the source clipboard to reduce the number of errors I get.
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Then they made another update and the error returned. Within a few weeks they made an update and made the error much less frequent. He took my information and had a tech call me to get information about my system, the other programs I use and how to generate the error. The next year at the same conference he asked me if the error had been resolved. He told me they would address the issue and thanked me for drawing it to his attention. Luckily, I was familiar enough with the program I could replicate the error in no time. He took me aside and had me show him on my computer the error I was getting. I remember speaking to a Legacy representative at the Legacy booth, at the Ogden FamilySearch Library Conference at Weber State University, and telling him about my frustration. I had to restart my computer to get the clipboard to work again. If I leave Legacy open for more than a day or If I added more than two sources the clipboard would be blank the next time I opened it and Then the program would shut down.
When Legacy 8 rolled out I was impressed with some of the functionality but also dissatisfied with common program errors I was seeing with the source clipboard. I even met Geoff and took a selfie with him. I have taken several classes, watched the Legacy Webinars with Geoff Rasmussen since they started. I began using Legacy while PAF was still available but I never used PAF. I attended a Family History class at my church and the couple teaching the class were legacy users. I have been a Legacy user for longer than I can remember. I understand the need for a database of your own. Because of the many different programs available BYU-I has decided to use RootsMagic as a tool for their students to use. This class focuses on using technology for family history.
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