I haven't upgraded to the new Family Tree Maker 2010 yet. I've been looking at the features and reviews and can't make up my mind. What do you think about FTM 2010?
I've been using FTM for over 20 years and rely heavily on it to keep track of 3000 people in my family tree. I’m currently using FTM 2009. The previous versions FTM 2008 and 2009 link directly to Ancestry.com and identify potential ancestors automatically. I found numerous documents that I hadn't found on my own. This saved me hours of research. It takes a little time to become accustomed to the screens used to record your family information, but once you have recorded a few people it seems to work well. The help is well documented and easy to read.
With all that said, I'm not sure about whether the new features in 2010 will help me document my family's history any better than version 2009. I would like to get other people's opinions about the new version. I would also like to hear about any experiences that you have with any other genealogy software that you use. Tell me what you like and dislike how long you have been using the software and any other information that you think is pertinent.
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