"What a delight to find My Roots is now
available for the Pocket PC! Installation went without a hitch. Getting started
was easy, and importing family databases is fast and simple. I spent more time
trying to figure out what the operating system required me to do to rid my Dell
Axim of my previous genealogy program than I did loading My Roots and adding 3
family databases, each with over 250 people with notes and sources. The other
program was essentially unused because it wasn't easy to use. My Roots is the
opposite, and I will have it with me on every library visit from now on."
Bill Burrows, review at PocketGear.com, October 11, 2004
"Like many others I am attempting to trace
my family back over the centuries. Though I input all the information I gather
on my computer, I have been looking for a handy way to carry the data with me.
That's where 'My Roots for Pocket PC' comes in. This handy program allows you to
download a GED file from your PC to your handheld, where you can view the data.
The data is viewable in several formats, including a list of all records.
Tapping on a record allows you to delve deeper, displaying information on
Events, Facts and Siblings. You also have the ability to enter new information.
This program is ideal for anyone who wants to carry their family tree around
with them!"
Gordon Iremonger, review at
PocketGear.com, September 21, 2004
"Product works well on Windows CE devices,
giving excellent views for 3 generations of ancestors and decentants. Excellent
view of siblings by showing all childen with SibM for stepchild of Mother, SibF
for stepchild of Father and Adpt for adoption. Great support as well."
Reviewer from Black Forest, CO, review at
Handango.com, May 3, 2004
"Awesome!!! It installed without a hitch. It was up and running within minutes!!! So far, I got 253 names in there (with dates, data, facts, events, notes?.) - 148 were imported with the My Roots Conversion Utility using .ged format, 105 were manually typed in. My Roots is obvious to use. I loved everything about it: from the smart use of colors to the super great Ancestor/Descendant tree (really cool!). One click to navigate up or down the tree, one click to reverse, click on any name and the tree is instantly displayed for that person, click and hold the pen pressed to have choices between person and family detail: very clean and spectacular looking on a PPC! Another important detail: My Roots starts instantly; when you exit, it stops running and releases the memory it was using (you never have to do setting/system/memory/Running Programs/stop!!!!!) I never, ever, wrote
a software review (I am a grouch and always find something wrong with all the apps out there) but I really love this one. Bottom line: OUTSTANDING and perfectly designed!!! Zillion thanks and keep up the good work!"
Dan Frayssinet, review at
Handango.com, April 28, 2004
"Product works well on Windows CE devices, giving excellent views for 3 generations of ancestors and
decendants. Excellent view of siblings by showing all childen with SibM for stepchild of Mother, SibF for stepchild of Father and Adpt for adoption. Great support as well."
Daniel Lockhart, review at
Handango.com, April 22, 2004