January 26th, 2010
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pimg src=http://z.about.com/d/genealogy/1/0/q/Y/ancestryiphoneapp.jpg alt=Ancestry.com Family Tree to Go align=right border=0 hspace=4 width=150 /This month two nifty new genealogy apps have made their way onto my iPhone, which I thought some of you might find interesting. /p
pThe first is a great app for iPhone / iPod Touch users of Ancestry.com Family Trees. The free new a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://landing.ancestry.com/iphone/?sssdmh=dm13.232150#038;o_iid=42310#038;o_lid=42310Ancestry.com Tree to Go iPhone app/a offers up a lighter version of your family tree that you can easily access on the go. You can search or browse your family tree while at the library, easily add a new tombstone photo right after you take it at the cemetery, or add interview notes directly to your tree as you talk to your relatives./p
pimg src=http://z.about.com/d/genealogy/1/0/r/Y/ancestryiphoneapp-2.jpg alt=Ancestry.com Tree to Go - Tree View align=left border=0 hspace=4 width=150 /You can't begin a new Family Tree via the Ancestry.com Tree to Go app (at least not yet), but you can actually scroll through your existing trees a bit easier than is offered online. The navigation is different than what you're used to online (no more pedigree view for example) due to the need for streamlining for the iPhone. You also can't yet search Ancestry.com databases and upload your finds to your tree through the app (thought that will hopefully be available in the future). But even with these limitations, I love the new Ancestry.com Tree to Go app. a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewSoftware%253Fid%253D349554263%2526cc%253Dus%2526mt%253D8%2526uo%253D6Download it now for free/a in the iTunes store and let me know what you think./p
pa href=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id337736531?mt=8img src=http://z.about.com/d/genealogy/1/0/p/Y/genealogygems_iphone.png alt=Episode screen of the Genealogy Gems Podcast app for iPhone and iPod Touch. width=150 align=right border=0 hspace=4 //aThe second is an iPhone / iTouch app for Lisa Louise Cooke's ema href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.genealogygemspodcast.comGenealogy Gems Podcast/a/em which streams her free genealogy audio and video content on the go (a nice feature for genealogists like me who are always on the go!), and also offers exclusive Bonus Content. The app streams all Genealogy Gems podcast episodes, which cover everything from research strategies to celebrity and family history expert interviews; new episodes are downloaded automatically. While Genealogy Gems podcasts are free online, the new a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id337736531?mt=8Genealogy Gems app/a is available for $2.99 from the iTunes Store with exclusive bonus content such as custom genealogy themed wallpaper as well as Cooke's 20 page e-book, em5 Fabulous Google Research Strategies for the Family Historian/em. More bonus content will be released with future episodes. /p
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