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From: "Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL" <>
Subject: RE: [Clooz] Clooz 2 update
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:25:11 -0500


>At 09:08 AM 3/13/2006, Sue wrote:
>>Congratulations!
>>
>>For those of us who pre-ordered, should we assume that it will be coming in
>>the mail soon?
>
>Actually, as I indicated in the e-mail below, the first release of
>Clooz will be a download only. This is because some of the reports
>will not be included at first. Once the reports are added, everyone
>that paid will get a CD in the mail.
>
>Testing is slower than usual, of course. We haven't finished beta
>testing yet. In fact, I'm hoping to have our final beta available
>this week. I plan to make it publicly available so everyone can play
>with it and see what they think. Since it will be a beta, it will
>expire on 15 April 2006, by which time I really hope to have the
>final version out to everyone who has paid. So, watch for an
>announcement here (and hopefully in Eastman's Newsletter) about
>where to download the final beta and begin playing with the new
>version. There is a risk in playing with a beta, however. There's a
>slight chance that we may have to change something in the database
>where you data will be imported into. Therefore, it is possible that
>if you start doing heavy data entry in the beta, you may have to
>start again with the final release. I'm hoping this isn't the case,
>but with any beta, that's always a possibility.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL [mailto:]
>>Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:45 AM
>>To:
>>Subject: Re: [Clooz] Clooz 2 update
>>
>>The upgrade is $20 with no shipping right now. When it's publicly
>>released, shipping charges will be added.
>>
>>Clooz is only guaranteed to work with Windows XP and 2003. It may
>>work on Windows 2000, but we can't guarantee that.
>>
>>At 06:50 AM 3/11/2006, Glenny~~Capriella wrote:
>> >I Have missed a lot..how much is it? And you say it will work on 2000?
>> >
>> >
>> >Glenny
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>> >
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>> >
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>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL" <>
>> >To: <>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:17 AM
>> >Subject: [Clooz] Clooz 2 update
>> >
>> >
>> > > Hi everyone, I wanted to give you an update on the progress of Clooz
>> > > 2. We are currently in our second round of beta testing. We will have
>> > > one more round (probably next week) and then we'll release the first
>> > > version of Clooz 2 hopefully by the beginning of March. Beta testing
>> > > is going well. Of course we're finding bugs and quirks, but I think
>> > > the testers are happy over all.
>> > >
>> > > When Clooz 2 is released, it will initially only be available as a
>> > > download. This is because not all of the reports will be in it yet.
>> > > We will continue to work on Clooz 2 and when the release with all the
>> > > reports is ready, we'll burn CDs and everyone who has paid for a copy
>> > > will get their CDs mailed to them. There are reports in the initial
>> > > release, but mostly what's not there yet are the individual reports,
>> > > such as a report for a specific census. But, you'll be able to add
>> > > data for all the templates, you just won't be able to print everything
>>out
>> >yet.
>> > >
>> > > Clooz 2 requires Windows XP or Windows 2003. Those are the operating
>> > > systems we are supporting. Some testers have tested with Windows ME
>> > > and Windows 2000 with good results, but we can't support those
>> > > operating systems because Microsoft doesn't or is discontinuing
>> > > support this year.
>> > >
>> > > Thank you to everyone who has purchased Clooz in advance. These
>> > > purchases have allowed me to continue to develop Clooz and to get it
>> > > ready for the market place. I am very appreciative of this support
>> > > and confidence and I am sure that you will think that Clooz 2 has
>> > > been worth the wait. I'm very excited about it and can't wait to
>> > > start using it myself. I have a bunch of non-population schedules
>> > > that I want to enter as soon as we are done testing.
>> > >
>> > > If you're thinking about purchasing the new version in advance, you
>> > > can still do so and save on postage. When the product is released, I
>> > > will start charging for postage again, so at this point you're saving
>> > > at least $5.05 on your order.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks again for your patience.

Liz Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL @>----
Ancestor Detective, LLC
http://www.ancestordetective.com
Creator of Clooz, http://www.clooz.com
Editor of Genealogical Computing, http://www.ancestry.com
Editor of NGS NewsMagazine, http://www.ngsgenealogy.org

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