Genealogy

What tools do I want to use to track the family tree? This will be an ongoing discussion on several topics. Clearly it is possible to track the tree with paper and pencil. For me a typewriter adds legibility. The computer makes it easy for your reports to reflect small changes, and look at the information in different ways. Given my background, computers is the way to go. After a family gathering with much note taking on the part of my father, I made my first attempt with lifelines running on linux, a free option. The ancestor charts at www.paffendorf.sj.ca.us/Family published in 1999 came from that effort.  Since them we have tried assorted tools including Ancestor, Reunion, and most recently familysearch.  We often transferred person and family information using gedcom. This could be awkward with id's varying, and knowing what information to keep from each side. I am unable to list my computers in detail. I can say my recent mac is unusable and I have not delved into my attempte