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Beta 3 release of the genealogy software MyBlood highly praised in Canadian Apple user group Magazine ’Double Click’ Cross platform capabilities called unique selling point in Genealogy application market
23 Oct 2009
Lafontaine concludes: ”I was impressed with MyBlood program from the beginning. Installation was easy.
The program is visually pleasing while not being confusing. Screen layouts are not cluttered. The use of color is effective and not harsh. Users who are more familiar using highly text oriented programs will find navigating in MyBlood is quite friendly. The program runs very well.
Read the Press Release here - Double Click Newsletter - MaUsE

MyBlood Beta 2 well received in Ancestors Magazine review
31 Aug 2009
James Taylor gives his comments and opinion on the Beta 2 release of the MyBlood application.
He concludes: “MyBlood looks as if it's shaping up to be an all-round user-friendly rival to the established mainstream competition (...) as it joins the mainstream and begins the gradual convergence that overtakes them all” - Read the Press Release here

MyBlood 1.0 Beta 3 Press Release
2 Aug 2009
Vertical Horizon announces Beta 3 availability of genealogy software MyBlood.
New release builds further on enthusiast feedback of beta customers

Belgium based software company Vertical Horizon today
announced the availability of Beta 3 of its MyBlood genealogy application.

This release is the last stage before entering into general availability of the MyBlood application,
which is scheduled for Q4 of 2009. The Beta 3 release brings a whole...
Read the Press Release here

MyBlood 1.0 Beta 3 Release
29 Jul 2009
MyBlood 1.0 Beta 3 is available for download. You can also download and use it as a DEMO version (save disabled).
Beta 3 brings a 6 bug fixes, 15 improvements and 15 new features or additions.
MyBlood now allows you to have several MyBlood files open at the same time. Extra windows are now resizeable.
All reports can now be saved as PDF, and multi-page reports are printed and viewed, and reports are a lot faster than before.
Beta 3 is the last beta before going to the final 1.0 release, which will focus on further bugfixing and extra reports.
For details, please read the Release Note.

MyBlood listed as a good idea!
24 Jun 2009
The REALbasic Blog published an eBook
"How to Avoid Economic Ruin: A Survival Guide Creating Your Own Software"
in which MyBlood is listed as a good idea to create an application.

MyBlood 1.0 Beta 2 Release
21 Jun 2009
MyBlood 1.0 Beta 2 is available for download. You can also download and use it as a DEMO version (save disabled).
Beta 2 brings a 20 bug fixes, 9 improvements and 8 new features or additions.
MyBlood as an application is now resizeable, and additional windows like the Find window are now also resizeable.
The Media Viewer is rewritten and you can now edit images. Sepia color mode, image rotation etc. are added.
Speed improvements for Media lists and Web-export are also part of this release.
For details, please read the Release Note.

MyBlood 1.0 Beta License for Mac & Windows
1 June 2009
Because several people ask to get a Windows and a Mac license, we now allow you to buy the Windows and Mac versions together and get a discount on it. The Windows & Mac license option is now available in the STORE.

MyBlood 1.0 Beta 1 Release
24 May 2009
MyBlood 1.0 Beta 1 is available for download. You can download and use it as a DEMO version (save disabled).
This it the first version commercial version. Early adopters get a discount of 50%, and still get every 1.x release.
Beta 1 brings ancestor and descendants charts, together with some bug fixes. For details please read the release note.

To provide some insight in what you'll get in 1.x we commit ourself to provide at least the following for 1.x:
- Multiple MyBlood files open at the same time
- Merge files, and import GEDCOM files into an existing database
- PDF-export of reports
- Privacy implementation for GEDCOM export and web-site export
But next to this, there will also be other features to look forward to.

The MyBlood Team likes to thank the alpha users for their input and feedback.

For details please read the Release Note.

MyBlood 1.0 Alpha 4.1 Release
2 May 2009
A bugfix to change the expiration date which will otherwise tell you the License Key is expired.
Documentation is updated for Alpha 4 and available online.

MyBlood 1.0 Alpha 4 Release
30 Apr 2009
MyBlood 1.0 Alpha 4 is available on the MyBlood site. This version is the last alpha version.
Beta 1 will be available in May 2009, bringing it to a commercial level.
This version brings some important features:
* Better GEDCOM import: Citations, Sources and Repositories are now imported
* Better GEDCOM export: Notes, Media, Sources and Repositories are exported
* Extended Web-Export, now also exporting Chronology, Media, Places... and including a fresh Layout...
* Citations, Sources and Repositories can now be managed.
There are a lot of small improvements from better icons to automatic selections...
An important addition is the Find and Replace feature which allows you to easily modify the database.

This is also the first release that has platform specific features. MyBlood has been made scriptable for Mac users. You can now do a limited a mount of Apple scripting. You can open and save files (including settings) and export web-pages (including specific settings) through scripting. More items will be made available for scripting in the future.

MyBlood 1.0 Alpha 3 Release
31 Jan 2009
MyBlood 1.0 Alpha 3 is available for download. This version is a big step forward on different levels.
Highlights are:
* First version with TimeMaps implementation
* New file format
* Much better support for use with big files
* ANSEL support for importing GEDCOM files
* Report of imported files
* Improved Media handling for attached media
* and a number of bug fixes...
The Release Note lists all changes together with known limitations.

MyBlood 1.0 Alpha 2.1 Release
31 Dec 2008
This Alpha 2.1 version fixes a few bugs in the Alpha 2 release.
Most important bug fixes are:
* Exported web pages now have UTF8 encoding and some incorrect person information is now corrected.
* Images in the GEDCOM file now get people attached and an image will be put set as the main image
The Release Note lists the changes together with a list of known bugs or limitations.

MyBlood 1.0 Alpha 2 Release
29 Dec 2008
Starting today, the Alpha 2 version is available for download for our Alpha users.
You can get a free License Key after registering for an Alpha version.
The highlights of the Alpha 2 release are:
* Encoding for allmost every language for GEDCOM import and export
* Reports for Person and Family Group
* Export web pages (to extend in a later Alpha)
* Better UI refresh for Mac users
* Improved Calendar
Next to these new features, there are a number of bug fixes. The Release Note lists the changes together with a list of known bugs or limitations.

MyBlood 1.0 Alpha 1 Release
28 Nov 2008
Today we launch the Alpha 1 version of MyBlood. It's the first public version of MyBlood. During the Alpha period the use of MyBlood is free, but to be able to save changes, you need to register to get a free License Key.
Alpha 2 and 3 will provide extra functionality. For the known limitations in alpha 1 and the functionality of alpha 2 and 3, you can read the Release Note.
We are looking for alpha users to give feedback so we can improve the application to the users wishes.
Available languages are English, Nederlands, Français or translate MyBlood in any language you want with the Translator Tool.

MyBlood Dev 6.2 release and Site Update
21 Nov 2008
Preparation for alpha 1 release. Alpha 1 release planned for 27 Nov 2008.

MyBlood Dev 6 release
15 Nov 2008
Test run for Dev 6 version. This version requires a License Key to run. This version will become Alpha 1 after further testing, hopefully in a few days. There is no example file inlcude in the installers. This alpha 1 release will include all documentation and example files.

Yet another look for the Web-site.
10 Nov 2008
This is a more modern look for the Web-Site. Form pages for registration are now also include, and for the first time, you can find video tutorials on the documentation pages

MyBlood Dev 5 release
18 Sept 2008
Test run for Dev 5 version.

New look for the Web-site.
2 Sept 2008
We’ve developed a new look for the Web-site. A warmer look and feel with wood structures and a simple navigation. Hope you like it.

What’s in a name?
25 Aug 2008
When looking for a name for a genealogy program, you quickly get names like roots, ancestors, generations or family... which are good names in the sense that they describe the context and what it is about. Another category of names often points to functionality like family tree of generation tracker... We wanted a different name that could distinguish itself from the two categories described above, and came up with the idea of blood. Development
The word “blood” has no gender, doesn’t relate to a specific culture, religion or other... but is still very personal.
It’s in our blood is an expression we all know and use to defend who we are. Names like bloodline fell too much in the previous categories, so we played around a little bit and found that iBlood and MyBlood where the two most interesting.
As the application is developed on Windows and Mac, iBlood could do well for the Mac part, but is focussing on the “i” part, and genealogy is about the family.
MyBlood is still stressing the fact that brothers and sisters have the same blood. The logo is currently displaying red blood particles in a circle.
Suggestions for another logo are welcome.