MobileGenealogy.com – Update 2024 5 Jun 2023, 5:04 pm

The site has been on a hiatus for a long time, way too long, but it’s carrying on at GenealogySoftware.net If you have any questions or comments, contact me at genealogysoftware@gmail.com

Mobile Genealogy on Hiatus 22 May 2014, 5:10 pm

MobileGenealogy.com will be on a hiatus as real-life events are taking up my free time! I hope to bring it back soon.

MobileGenealogy.com – Downtime/Upgrades – April 19 – 22, 2014 19 Apr 2014, 3:08 am

Over the next several days, MobileGenealogy.com will be undergoing several upgrades as far as software and content, and will be regularly updated after that. After the updates are finished, you’ll be seeing a lot of activity here. Apologies for being away – being a father and juggling a few other ... Read more

Coverage of Apple’s iPhone – iOS Event – September 10, 2013 10 Sep 2013, 4:43 pm

Cross-posting this from MacGenealogy.org (the event starts at 12pm Central, 1pm Eastern, 10am Pacific): MacRumors has a great list of websites covering today’s Apple iPhone/iOS event. AppleInsider is also live blogging it. You can follow the MacRumorsLive Twitter as well as these sites: All Things D Arstechnica CNET Engadget Loop ... Read more

Who Do You Think You Are Magazine for iPad/iPhone/iPod touch – $0.99 Back Issue Sale 24 Aug 2013, 8:37 pm

The Who Do You Think You Are Magazine (behind the popular genealogy TV series/documentary) is running a huge sale on back issues of the magazine through the iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Newsstand app for $0.99: Who Do You Think You Are? – Immediate Media Company Limited – Apple iTunes Store This is ... Read more

GoodReader for iPad 3.18.0 25 Sep 2012, 3:38 am

GoodReader for iPad 3.18.0 has been released, and the main improvements focus on handling files over a network, including shared files from PCs/Windows-based computers. The Dropbox support has received a large update – there is no size limit of files that can be uploaded through Dropbox. GoodReader is an Adobe ... Read more

Heredis for iOS version 1.0.1 24 Sep 2012, 1:15 pm

Heredis version 1.0.1 for iOS Universal (iPad, iPod touch, iPhone) was released last week. The updates include better synchronization and GEDCOM importing, improved help, and stability fixes. It’s a free companion app to the desktop versions of Heredis for Mac and Heredis for Windows, but it also works with GEDCOM ... Read more

ohmiGene for iPad – Free 7 Apr 2012, 5:06 pm

ohmiGene for iPad 1.0.1 is currently free. Normally it is $14.99 (US). It’s a genealogy application, and can be used to work with the Mac OS X version of ohmiGene Plus from within iTunes. I’m not sure whether it imports from other applications/GEDCOM files – I have it installed and ... Read more

Heredis for iOS – Looking for Beta Testers 5 Apr 2012, 3:28 am

In addition to a brand-new version of Heredis for Mac (Mac Genealogy Software), Heredis is also developing a mobile/iOS version, running on iPhones and iPads. They are looking for beta testers, according to their latest newsletter (French): Heredis calls for volunteers to test versions of iPhone and iPad…. What? That’s ... Read more

MobileFamilyTree Pro 1.1.5 31 Mar 2012, 2:12 am

It’s been just over a month since MobileFamilyTree Pro 1.1.4 was released, and earlier today, MobileFamilyTree 1.1.5 was made available through Apple’s App Store by Synium Software. While MobileFamilyTree Pro is made by the same makers of MacFamilyTree and does sync wirelessly (quite easily I might add) with MacFamilyTree, it ... Read more

Mocavo 1.0.2 31 Mar 2012, 1:58 am

After last week’s update which added support for Apple’s new iPads, specifically their “Retina” displays, this week’s update is a little tamer – just a few fixes. Changes in Mocavo 1.0.2 – Fixed issue with tab bar disappearing – Other minor bug fixes Note: It should be noted that Mocavo ... Read more

Summary: Ancestry Behind the Scenes – Mobile Apps 21 Mar 2012, 8:33 pm

The Behind the scenes chat with Crista Cowan and the Ancestry.com Mobile Apps Product Manager Branden Neish took place just a few hours after originally planned earlier today. It was short in my opinion (I would love to hear their mobile plans expanded upon!), but interesting. Below is a brief ... Read more

Livestream Behind the Scenes at Ancestry.com – Mobile Apps – Pushed Back to Today, 3pm EST 21 Mar 2012, 5:33 pm

The Ancestry.com Livestream – “Behind the Scenes at Ancestry.com – Mobile Apps” has been pushed back to 3 pm EST, 2pm Central (12 pm PST) today (21 March 2012). It was originally scheduled for earlier today, but due to scheduling or technical difficulties has been pushed back a few hours. ... Read more

Livestream March 21 – Crista Cowan and Branden Neish, Ancestry.com Mobile Apps Product Manager 21 Mar 2012, 1:24 am

Do you use Ancestry.com a lot? Do you have an Android-powered or iOS (iPad/iPhone/iPod touch) mobile device? If so, chances are you have installed Ancestry.com’s Ancestry app (which, by the way, was just updated for Apple’s new iPad). If you have the time tomorrow, or any time thereafter once it’s ... Read more

MyHeritage App – 500,000 Downloads (Android / iOS) 21 Mar 2012, 1:08 am

Earlier today on Twitter, MyHeritage announced that their MyHeritage mobile app has now reached 500,000 downloads. The MyHeritage app is an app that allows you to take your family tree with you on your iOS or Android-powered devices and keep it sycnchronized with your family’s website on MyHeritage.com. MyHeritage is ... Read more