We'd forgotten to buy sweets for trick-or-treaters this year so my pumpkin had to stay undercover. Which was a shame because I thought the kids might've loved it! Pumpkin-carving has not been my only creative outlet these past few months. With Christmas approaching I thought it might be fun to write a Game for theContinue reading "Challenging the Little Grey Cells"
Guide Rails
The next Forebears release will be a major enhancement to the way users build and maintain their family groups. Basically, my plan is to have Forebears take more control of the various update workflows. Let me explain how this has come about. California Calling! One of my users in California was having real problems withContinue reading "Guide Rails"
Busy, busy, busy
First of all, thanks to all of you great people who've downloaded my Forebears family history app. I really appreciate it and hope you're having fun using it with your family history projects. And there's a lot of you! The chart may help explain the radio silence since my last update. I've been preoccupied developingContinue reading "Busy, busy, busy"
Great News for iPad Users!
Our latest Forebears release (version 2-3-2) includes a radical change to the user interface for iPad users. We know that some of our customers always like to use their iPads in Landscape orientation and often with an external keyboard and mouse attached. That's certainly a great layout if you're used to a laptop or desktopContinue reading "Great News for iPad Users!"
Time to flex my muscles!
What am I trying to achieve with my Forebears genealogy app? That's the question I was asked by a wise friend two-years ago. "Is it just something to talk about at dinner parties? Or am I trying to build a long-term business serving a global market of family historians?" Good questions! The truth is somewhereContinue reading "Time to flex my muscles!"
Forebears is now FREE to download!
Yes that's right. This great little genealogy App for iPhones and iPads is currently available free on the AppStore. It's taken me three years to build and has users on every continent and it's now... FREE! I hope you'll enjoy this opportunity to give Forebears a go and take your family history projects onto yourContinue reading "Forebears is now FREE to download!"
In the Beginning
Contemplating Retirement I've been a little too busy building Forebears to take the time out to explain why I built it and what I've built. So my apologies for the long 'radio-silence'. About three years ago in about 2019, I was approaching the end of my working life as a business consultant in the technologyContinue reading "In the Beginning"
A Bear is Born!
Monday 4 January 2021 was a very special day for me here in Cambridge. I released my Forebears App to the world on the AppStore. This is the culmination of a three year development journey and the beginning of a new relationship with family historians and genealogists all around the world. In future posts I'llContinue reading "A Bear is Born!"
Opsisoft Apps 