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SQLite for Genealogy Software - Blog comment by ennoborg - 7 May 2016
I ran a quick test today, and didn't see any encryption in My Heritage Family Tree Builder 8, build 8260. When I found that I couldn't open the database with SQLiteman for Windows, I copied it to the Linux host that my Windows 10 session is running on (in VirtualBox), and found that the Linux versions of ...
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Unexpected BNF - Blog comment by lkessler - 3 May 2016
Oh no! I didn't realize that Tim had discontinued VGedX. But it's much worse. When I went to check his site, I now see that Tim shut down completely last month. Not just VGedX, but his entire GigaTrees site and all his other great utilities including Vivify, Bonkers, CENtar, G-List, Splatter, Stat Range, The ...
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Unexpected BNF - Blog comment by geneatech - 3 May 2016
That would be awesome if Behold could do complete GEDCOM validation, now that Tim Forsythe has discontinued VGedX. And it will be especially convenient to have it packaged with a GEDCOM reader/writer/reporter.
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SQLite for Genealogy Software - Blog comment by lkessler - 25 Apr 2016
That's funny. I notice I have Family Book Creator in GenSoftReviews, and even wrote in its description that it is a plugin for FTM. And I did read Tamura's article, but obviously I didn't register that FTM had a plugin capability. So much of the article was about Ancestry that I must have been thinking ...
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SQLite for Genealogy Software - Blog comment by geneatech - 25 Apr 2016
Louis, as I said, there are two sides to the debate, but I didn't say I favored one side over the other. I even specifically said "I like the idea of an open database that I can manipulate myself..."
Your point that encrypted databases like FTM's can still be opened by anyone with the app is a good one and ...
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SQLite for Genealogy Software - Blog comment by lkessler - 25 Apr 2016
Keith:
Thinking about this further, I've come to realize that thinking that the encryption of the SQLite database makes your data secure is quite inaccurate. In fact, anyone can read a Family Tree Maker database file by simply copying it to their own machine and opening it up in their own version of Family ...
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SQLite for Genealogy Software - Blog comment by lkessler - 24 Apr 2016
Thanks for your comments Keith.
Then I suppose you'll never use a tool like RootsMagic, because its database is open and someone might get the .rmgc file from your computer and read it. And you'll never make a GEDCOM of all your data and never send that data to anyone (at least not with your living people ...
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SQLite for Genealogy Software - Blog comment by geneatech - 24 Apr 2016
Louis, you make a good case for making the databases open. However, clearly the issue is debatable, since there are apps in two camps, one that is open and one that is encrypted. I don't think the argument for encryption is any less compelling than the argument for openness. As a genealogist who loves to play ...
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Not so Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - Blog comment by lkessler - 31 Mar 2016
Sachin,
I was actually impressed by Pepipost's responsiveness on Twitter, and it very much seemed to me that your company is actively trying to engage with your customers and potential customers. I do have to admit that the one bad tweet I mention above did get me looking at the other services and I did try ...
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SQLite for Genealogy Software - Blog comment by ennoborg - 7 May 2016