Well, I finally got the new .NET Framework downloaded--*finally*--and got Family Tree Maker 2008 to load, BUT--now I can't get it to recognize that I'm connected to the Internet. I was browsing the genealogy board on Ancestry, and there's considerable dissatisfaction with this version--the concensus seems to be that it's more like a Beta version than a finished product.
It does take a l-o-n-g time to load, no doubt about it. I like the new page set ups--it's much easier to see information about a person and his/her family at a glance, instead of having to switch back and forth. I like the timeline feature for individuals. I love the relationships tab, which shows that person's parents, siblings, spouses, and children, all in one screen. That's great. I think the mapping feature might be interesting and even useful, but it doesn't work without the Internet connection, which the stupid program refuses to admit is there. I've also seen on the board that the web searches are better, but of course I can't get that feature to work, either. Grr.
Luckily, I did NOT delete FTM 2006, so I still have a working program. I just wish these guys hd got their act together *before* they took my money. Ancestry has a bit of an arrogance problem. It's almost indispensible as a source for on-line researchers--and they know it.
I added the 5,000th person to my family tree last night, btw. If I ever post the thing online anywhere, it will take days of work to get it into postable shape, removing all the personal stuff.
At any rate when I wasn't fighting with computers and software yesterday, I was unraveling knitting. I frogged the Cannon Beach sock back to the ribbing--I'm going to try it with 6 scallops. I've decided I want a short, open vest to wear over a white t-shirt, so I frogged a sweater I'd started a couple of winters ago to get to the yarn I wanted. I'm thinking of making it modular, and have been thinking over the construction--four squares for the bottom, then two, or possibly four smaller squares for the top of the back. Then four smaller squares and four triangles? to get the v-shape for the front, and then reverse crochet all the edges to give it some stability and define the shape. (Elizabeth Zimmerman liked I-cord; I like reverse crochet.) I need to do some measuring and planning.
It might work to cut out pieces of newspaper in the various shapes and sizes, then tape it together and try it on. If it fits, I could use the pieces as templates.
It's a pretty yarn that I got on sale several years ago. It's a potluck yarn, with sort of Indian corn colors--copper, gold, shades of red, plum, shades of blue, a little green--a nice autumn color. The label says bulky weight, but I'd call it more of a worsted, or maybe heavy worsted. My knitting journal says I used size 10-1/2 needles. (Mental note: keep up the handwritten journal! It's invaluable to check back on for notes!)
Time to take the puppies out to play. I'm going to have to start taking them out at 6 p.m. instead of 7, also--it's getting dark much sooner, and there are positive swarms of mosquitos!
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I've needed to consult my knitting journal numorous times already. In the beginning I put not enough information in it, but now I do. I'm glad I started it.
I'm thinking of frogging a scarf I made last year. Have to go look for it.
I started this back in 2002--that gives you an idea of how sporadic my knitting can be; I'm still using the same notebook 5 years later. I've learned to include the date I began something and the date it's finished (if ever...), the name of the yarn, the fiber content, the colorway, the pattern (if any), and the needle size. Plus I've learned to make notes as I go, so I can check back and see if I did 7 scallops or 6, cast on 56 stitches or 64. I don't know how I got along without it before I started keeping it!
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