Greetings All,
The new kid on the block here. As a somewhat beginner, I have a ton of questions. However, I'll post only a few here now:
1) Formerly, I owned FTM. I never really understood completely how it worked. I had a ton of information and time invested when my hard drive crashed. I lost my program and all the work I had done. I need to re-purchase some software. I have several wishes. Some of which I will list below.
2) I want the "core" software to reside on my PC and/or Laptop.
3) I want to be able to take my laptop to a relative and type in data as I research with them.
4) I want to be able to share this information with only whom I designate.
5) I have registered with GENEALOGY.COM. It is my belief that I need to purchase the software of my choice and THEN I can upload it to genealogy.com. Do I have this correct? I'm confused. I Have Not began my trial yet.
6) Genealogy has 3 levels of membership. Basic - Deluxe - Gold. Although they don't say the price until you begin the trial, I'm assuming it's $60+/year. Exactly what am I paying for? Simply a place to upload my tree to? It looks like they also allow you to add branches to your family tree. But, isn't that what the software is for? This is totally confusing to me. And what happens to your tree if you don't renew? Does it disappear or what?
So, to say the least, I'm not sure what to do based upon my needs. Any help would be appreciated.
Bob
The new kid on the block here. As a somewhat beginner, I have a ton of questions. However, I'll post only a few here now:
1) Formerly, I owned FTM. I never really understood completely how it worked. I had a ton of information and time invested when my hard drive crashed. I lost my program and all the work I had done. I need to re-purchase some software. I have several wishes. Some of which I will list below.
2) I want the "core" software to reside on my PC and/or Laptop.
3) I want to be able to take my laptop to a relative and type in data as I research with them.
4) I want to be able to share this information with only whom I designate.
5) I have registered with GENEALOGY.COM. It is my belief that I need to purchase the software of my choice and THEN I can upload it to genealogy.com. Do I have this correct? I'm confused. I Have Not began my trial yet.
6) Genealogy has 3 levels of membership. Basic - Deluxe - Gold. Although they don't say the price until you begin the trial, I'm assuming it's $60+/year. Exactly what am I paying for? Simply a place to upload my tree to? It looks like they also allow you to add branches to your family tree. But, isn't that what the software is for? This is totally confusing to me. And what happens to your tree if you don't renew? Does it disappear or what?
So, to say the least, I'm not sure what to do based upon my needs. Any help would be appreciated.
Bob
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