Getting the initial versions of FolioPro and FolioPlayer live on their respective app stores in October 2024 was a major milestone, but it took a huge amount of effort to get them over the line, so as soon as they were published I stepped away from Folios to recharge the batteries. When I came…
As I can’t always guarantee the amount of time I have available to support the FolioPro and FolioPlayer apps I decided it was unfair for me to charge for them. So I’ve decided to remove the pricing on the respective app stores. For FolioPro in particular, removing this barrier to entry will allow more…
After a bit of a struggle with Apple’s review team, I’m delighted to announce that FolioPro is now live on the Mac App Store. With Pro and Player both now live on their respective app stores, this is the first time that the folio ecosystem is complete. Obviously, FolioPro allows you to create folios,…
In a blog post that I wrote back in 2021, I asked this question, “In generations to come, how will you be remembered? Will it be the anecdotes passed on by relatives, or will you leave a detailed and coherent portrait of the way you want to be remembered?” It is amazing to me…
I thought it would be a good idea for me to address this head-on before my DMs and emails light up. Where to start? Well, I’ve just added a showcase video for Jammi’s Taylor Swift folio. It’s an outstanding piece of work and collates web-based material into a single folio that really shows off…
After a turbulent couple of weeks trying to fix some last minute bugs and navigate the labyrinthine mechanisms of Apple’s app reviews, FolioPlayer is now live on the App Store. You can get it below. At this stage, the app comes with three free folios that you can download; Shakespeare’s Plays, Apollo and Light…
Did you know that neuroscientists classify our memories into two different types? Procedural memory is for the things we do without conscious thought like eating, driving or riding a bike. Declarative memory is the conscious, intentional recollection of factual information and previous experiences. One of the main sub-categories of declarative memory is episodic memory, which…
The genealogy market is forecast to grow by 11% between now and 2027, becoming a $12Bn business. There are legions of hard-core and casual family historians being well-served by the various genealogy websites such as Ancestry, MyHeritage and FamilySearch. People are building detailed family trees going back many generations. My father was one of…
If you’ve ever researched your family tree, you’ve probably been able to trace your ancestors back several generations. You’ve probably also found that the further back you go, the less you know about the people that you find. In as little as a couple of generations, the past becomes shrouded. In generations to come,…
The availability of the Internet in the mid-’90s transformed family history research as more and more records were digitized and put online. Websites like Ancestry.com provided subscribers with tools to research and catalog their family trees. People were able to make a connection to their past and had the ability to dig deeper and…