Saturday, June 17, 2017

Family Tree Maker 2017 - 16 June 2017 Update

I read this last night on the Family Tree Maker Users group page on Facebook from Jack Minsky:

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FTM 2017 - UPDATE ON SYNCING - JUNE 16
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GAMEPLAN FOR RESUMING SYNCING
We have tested syncing and it works well as confirmed by beta testers and some volunteer test drivers who tested as well. Syncing for beta testers is already open (they are testing preview builds of Test Drive 2.0) But we have decided to hold off opening syncing to test drivers until Monday until further tree safety features can be put in place.
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NEW TREE SAFETY FEATURES
We have implemented a number of new tree safety features that will help prevent accidental deletion of people from your trees. They include a delete warning message, proposed deletions appearing in red in the sync change log window, and requiring a button click to initiate syncing. All to call attention to deletions so they can’t happen by mistake.
(See below for a support article on the new tree safety features.)
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TIMETABLE AND OUTLOOK
As noted, all beta testers have syncing on, and we hope to get test drivers syncing again by Monday with a modified build that has the new safety features added. We are also on track to introduce Test Drive 2.0 sometime next week and will start by testing it with a few thousand volunteers who would like to move up from the Original Test Drive.
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KEEPING UP TO DATE
As soon as we turn on syncing for test drivers, we’ll announce that here. Test drivers will also see the color of the Sync Weather Report window change from Red (no syncing) to Orange (sync with caution). As soon as the Test Drive 2.0 program is ready to roll, we’ll announce that here, by email and on our support site:
https://support.mackiev.com/498640-RELEASE-OF-FTM-2017
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QUESTIONS?
Here’s where to go to get answers: 
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NEW TREE SAFETY FEATURES
1. Go to support.familytreemaker.com
2. Enter “tree safety” in the search field
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READ ABOUT TEST DRIVE 2.0
1. Go to support.familytreemaker.com
2. Enter “Drive 2.0” in the search field
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LEARN MORE ABOUT FTM 2017
1. Go to support.familytreemaker.com
2. Enter “2017 FAQ” in the search field
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SEE WHAT’S NEW IN FTM 2017
1. Go to support.familytreemaker.com
2. Enter “2017 feature” in the search field

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Disclosure:  I have paid for Family Tree Maker 2017 and am patiently waiting for the release of the software.  I have received material considerations from Family Tree Maker over the years.

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1 comment:

Unknown said...

I purchased FTM 2017 last week for the ONLY purpose of interfacing with my Ancestry.com account.
I am not happy to find out that that is the ONE thing that it does NOT do.
I would ask for my money back until such time as they have it working but their customer service interface is non-existant!
In fact, if you click on their link for additional information it takes you to a page on Ancestry.com that basically says it's FTM's problem.
My only option is to plaster my displeasure all over social media until someone at FTM reads it and hopefully contacts me (if they really care).