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GEDGEN

  1. GED-GEN at Ten goo.gl/fb/rr0dq #genealogy #GEDGEN
  2. GED-GEN celebrates ten years. Are GEDCOM-to-HTML utilities still relevant? ged-gen.com/comm/2012/01/2… #GEDGEN #genealogy
  3. No pictures of your ancestors? Use signatures as portraits on your family group sheets ged-gen.com/comm/2011/10/1… #genealogy #GEDGEN
  4. Watch out for #genealogy programs that don't follow the #GEDCOM standard for primary facts. ged-gen.com/comm/2011/10/0… #GEDGEN
  5. Added a new blog at GED-GEN website to discuss features, questions, tips, how-to and issues. bit.ly/ki4kEw #genealogy #GED-GEN
  6. Pay your GED-GEN registration fee using Bitcoin. Digital currency gains popularity. http://ged-gen.com/ http://www.bitcoin.org/ #genealogy
  7. GED-GEN version 1.8.1 is now available at http://ged-gen.com. It fixes non-standard description fields exported by some #genealogy programs.
  8. Family Tree Maker 2011 appends "description" fields to event tag lines. Violates GEDCOM standard. Workaround in GED-GEN is forthcoming.
  9. Add pizzazz to your GED-GEN family group sheets with picture links. See tidbits at http://ged-gen.com/links.html #genealogy
  10. Make it easier to print your GED-GEN family group sheet web pages. See tidbits at http://ged-gen.com/links.html #genealogy
  11. Source citations still not exported to GEDCOM properly in latest version of RootsMagic (4.0.9.8). Third-party #genealogy apps still waiting.
  12. GED-GEN Version 1.8 is now available. Create your own family tree website: http://ged-gen.com/