Our favourite tool here is RootsMagic - all the key facts are laid out in a series of easy to understand tabs. With a user-friendly interface, it boasts a wonderfully friendly approach, and throws in enough powerful features to make it a real contender - it's not hard to see why it's critically acclaimed by many.

"Best genealogy software"
Your Family Tree Magazine June 07

Researching our family tree has become a national pastime, and with the advent of the Internet, it's also become faster and easier. This book gives you guidance on how to start building your family tree, where to look for clues, how to discover the useful websites and how to use and organise the information that you find.

Where did your family come from? How deep do your ancestral roots go? And are you related to someone famous -- or infamous? Discover your roots and family history the easy way -- with a computer, an Internet connection, and, of course, a copy of our third edition of Genealogy Online For Dummies.

This new X.2 version includes innovations which are in line with all the major developments of MAC X, and notably, simplified fusion of individuals for improved handling of all your data, and iApps® integration for optimizing your work. You will increase your productivity with HEREDIS Mac X.2: your media, your individuals and your events are from now on available anywhere on your Mac.

The growing availability of full-text books and journals on the Internet has made vast amounts of valuable genealogical information available at the touch of a button. And, now there is an easy way to locate the most useful texts on the web! The Genealogist's Virtual Library is an outstanding new volume that offers a comprehensive bibliography of full-text books and journals.