GedWise for Palm OS

About GedWise

DescriptionWhy settle for viewing only part of your genealogy database when you can have it all. GedWise lets you transfer a copy of your entire genealogy database from your personal computer to any handheld device running the Palm Operating System. The data transfer is accomplished by using a standard GEDCOM 5.5 file that is created by your PC-based genealogy software. Most contemporary genealogy software is capable of creating a GEDCOM file. GedWise converts this GEDCOM file into a database that can be read and displayed by your handheld device using the GedWise Viewer application. The GedWise application consists of two components: 1) a PC-based program that processes a GEDCOM 5.5 file and converts it to a GedWise database; and 2) a program that resides on your handheld device that allows you to view your GedWise database(s).Benefits and FeaturesGedWise is unparalleled in its ability to incorporate nearly all of your GEDCOM genealogy information into a handheld database. This database can include:

• All GEDCOM-supported primary and non-primary event and individual attribute tags, including LDS Ordinance tags. This means each individual in your database may have multiple record entries for each type of data item.
• Multiple alias names. You can even view a list of all alias names for a selected individual.
• All citation, source, source-repository citation, and repository data.
• All note data. GedWise supports multiple notes for each individual, as well as a separate note for every data item, including every name, alias, event, family structure, child-to-family link, citation, source and repository.
• All family data for each individual, including all spouses, children, and family events.
• Up to 65,000 individuals with unlimited events, notes, families, citations, sources and repositories.

GedWise also has the following great features:

• The ability to store up to 100 GedWise databases on your handheld device.
• Ancestry and Descendancy Charts.
• A Date Calculator and Relationship Calculator.
• A built-in Soundex code converter tool.
• Memo Export and database beaming.
• Ability to search by ID Number, Reference Number and place of event.
• Support for color devices.
• An outstanding user interface (the GedWise Viewer) that organizes your genealogy data in a way that makes sense and allows you to access the information you need quickly. Anyone who does genealogy research will greatly appreciate this feature.
• A highly compacted database. GedWise compacts your genealogy data very efficiently on your handheld device in order to minimize the size of your database without compromising speed.

Update Description - 15 Nov 2004GedWise version 6.0 offers the following improvements:

• A new "Event Search" function for searching ALL events in your database, as well as filtering the search by event types, e.g. marriage, birth, burial, etc. Additionally, the current search list is retained while GedWise is running so that you can easily return to it.
• An improved "On This Day" tool that lists ALL events in your database that occurred on the current day and month.
• Support for devices with expandable screens.
• Improved "Memo Export" function.
• Faster searching and displays in the GedWise Viewer.
• GEDCOM processing time cut by 50%.
• Plus much more!

Update Description - 28 May 2005GedWise version 6.1 offers the following improvements:

• Improved 5-way navigation button support for Treo and latest Tungsten devices.
• Small bug fixes.

GedWise version 6.2 offers the following improvements:

• Added support for 5-way navigation buttons and button focus rings for latest devices.