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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Update and review

I've previously written about how hard it is to find time to do research and take care of a family. Well obviously it's been awhile since I last posted anything. That's because I've been busy being pregnant with twins. Now at 6 months along, things have gotten harder to do including finding time for myself (not going to get easier I'm sure). Well since I have time, I've decided to write a review on the Ancestry.com iPad app. Overall I do like it, but there are a few problems. I've found that the app doesn't show all of the information stored on Ancestry.com. Not all of the people stored on the main site are on the app. I've updated the app and they still don't show up. Not a huge deal, but annoying none the less. Another issue that I have with the app is that when you are looking at the evidence or accepted hints of one person, you cannot use the same tools that you can on the main site. One of the things that I like about the app is that for some reason, I've been able to accept hints that are from a foreign country (ie. England, Scotland) even though I don't have world membership. This is one thing that I won't be complaining about any time soon. The main reason I like this app is the fact that I can access my family tree without being online or carrying around a huge notebook with papers falling out.