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| Family Tree Maker 2008 Platinum (PC) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 17
Category: Software
Publisher: GSP
Studio: GSP
Brand: GSP
Label: GSP
Platform: Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.8 x 3.2
EAN: 5016488116633
ASIN: B000VVNUWI
Release Date: October 12, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Upadated and very much IMPROVED May 12, 2008
This is a radical change from previous versions of this software, which has since been updated & now works brilliantly. Anyone who is used to using a point-and-click interface, such as a web browser will now find this software very easy to use. Charting is also much simpler to use than older versions. I'm still feeling some resistance to this new version, but that's about familiarity, not functionality. Unlike the old software which used to take regular holidays to Mars whilst it thought about things, this install seems to work almost flawlessly & instantly. Access to online mapping via Micro9soft Virtual Earth is seamless & actually quicker than using the Virtual Earth standalone software. Access to online census data, including LDS data is much improved. Placing all 'media' into a single folder on your computer's hard drive, rather than incorporating it within an ever bigger(and therefore slower) database is a substantial improvement. It also allows direct access to such media 'objects' from within Windows itself so that, for instance, Census images can be much more easily taken into applications such as Photoshop to be cropped & have the black areas removed from their edges, enabling easier viewing on-screen & much less wasted ink on printing.
Only gripe is the renaming of media when imported in a database created in a previous version of FTM.
Its not perfect, but its trying hard to get there & will appeal to seasoned researchers & newby technophobes alike.
Well woth the money. Buy the dearer version as, with the included 6-month online membership, it works out cheaper!!
 What a shambles May 4, 2008
This is not an update, it is a re-write. What is the point? Such a change should be re-titled and not just given a new date. The publishers have already created a confusion with introduction of Ancestry incorporating FTM. What are they playing at? Family history computer games?
It is high time that computer program writers addressed the neglected issue of user-friendliness. The are still writing for the professional computer user and ignoring the thousands of amateurs who form the majority of customers buying programs and subscribing to magazines. It is these amateurs who are the major providers of finance and data to this ever growing industry and their needs should be respected.
The new FTM2008 is an example of indulgence by FH program writers. I am stopping at FTM2006.
I Love every version March 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I buy every new version of Family Tree Maker and I was once again impressed. I love finding family from England to Australia, the names and dates make it easy to find as always. I think that this product is so easy to transfer my trees to newer versions and easy to understand the slight variations.
Fantastic February 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Unlike previous reviewers, I've found this to be fantastic software well worth the money.
Having not used earlier versions of programe I can't comment on the difference but have found this to be easy to use and navigate around.
Well worth it!
A total waste of money January 20, 2008
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is the biggest waste of money ever. My children are on the birth register, but none of my wife's family are- all born, bread and lived in England all their lives. This program is unable to trace any of them. What a load of tripe. There should be law against producing rubbish like this.
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