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Version 1.0.4 includes a couple of bug fixes that were reported. I don't think I should make any more updates to Behold (except for any other necessary bug fixes) until after the RootsTech conference. Then I'll finish off 1.0.5 and start on the road to 2.0. I'm now scheduled to give a demo of Behold at ...

I was going to call this Version 1.1, because there's enough in it to give it that designation. But I decided to go with 1.0.3 because I'm still waiting for Behold's listing at the Windows 7 Compatibility Center (the delay is all Microsoft's). Changing a point version requires a resubmission of the test ...

Yesterday, I registered and finalized my arrangements to go to RootsTech 2012 from Feb 2 to 4 in Salt Lake City. If there are any Behold users going there, please let me know. I'd love to get together with you and maybe we can have a lunch or supper together. If there's enough interest, I can put on an ...

On November 28th, I decided it was necessary to order events in Behold by date. This required a bit of internal data restructuring to allow the sorting. Basically I was storing GEDCOMs by record (Level 0 in GEDCOM), but I had to now store it by event/fact (Level 1 in GEDCOM) within each record. This then ...

The end of another year. It's been a good one for me. In November, I celebrated my 55th birthday. On that same day, I released Version 1.0 of Behold. This year, my wife and I celebrated our 30th Anniversary. Our daughters are both in University. My father started the year in the hospital, but is now quite ...

There were a couple of important bugs that needed fixing. Also, an improvement to the way a spouse's maiden name and married surnames are designated. See this Forum post about it.

There are actually a lot of new things in this new version. It could almost be named 1.1, but I won't do that since it would require another submission to Winqual for Behold's Window's 7 Certification - which i've actually achieved, but recognition of such is being delayed by something on Microsoft's side - but ...

Well, um, there is no Place record. But there should be. Currently in GEDCOM, you normally specify the place where something happened with a PLAC tag that is subordinate to an event, e.g.: 1 BIRT2 DATE 24 DEC 20113 PLAC Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada These events in GEDCOM are attached to individuals or ...

I got feedback from Bob trying to add a review to GenSoftReviews. He said there was no place to add it. I took a look, and sure enough, the Add Your Review link was there, but under it was no form to enter your name, review and stars. Very strange. I tried it on my copy of the site on my own machine, and it ...

I've been using Plimus to accept payments for Behold for almost six years now. They handle the secure purchase requirements of online sales that include credit card processing, currency conversion, charging VAT and refunds, and charge a commission on each sale for those services. They also accept PayPal ...