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Have you looked at Reunion for MAC? http://www.leisterpro.com/ That should work. Regards, Steven On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:50 PM, Kyle Banerjee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Howdy Alexis, > > Are hosted services an option? > > No matter which path you take, you need to think about what relationships > the system needs to express, how people need to interact with the system, > and how you'll get everything into and out of the system since nothing > lasts forever. Tracking horse pedigrees is a specialized type of records > management that software designed primarily for library use cases and > exhibits would be poorly suited for. > > My gut reaction would be to focus on genealogy software as that seems > likely to support the use case and behaviors you need. A commercially > supported wiki or CMS could nominally work, though I expect that getting > info in/out plus the futz factor associated with adapting general purpose > tools to support what you need might approach building an app from scratch. > > kyle > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 8:34 AM, Alexis Adkins <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Hi Kevin, > > > > We are at the mercy of the university's IT department and they do not > > allow open source software. > > > > Thanks! > > Alexis > > > > -- > > Alexis Adkins > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2017 22:06:10 -0600 > > > From: Kevin Hawkins <[log in to unmask]> > > > Subject: Re: Software suggestions for horse pedigrees > > > > > > For your first criterion, did you really mean to say that you need > > > software that is NOT open source? That is, you must have closed-source > > > software? I'm especially confused because wikis and CMSes often run on > > > open-source software. --Kevin > > > > > > On 2/4/17 6:47 PM, Alexis Adkins wrote: > > > > **apologies for cross-posting** > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I’m looking for software suggestions for a project to track horse > > > > pedigrees. Criteria: 1) Not open source; 2) Can have photographs of > > > > horse with its entry; 3) Easy to navigate user interface that is > > > > ideally aesthetically pleasing; 4) Compatible with Mac. > > > > > > > > Most horse pedigrees online seem to be built with simple database > > > > software and don’t include photos. We are thinking a wiki, or CMS > > > > like Omeka, but perhaps genealogy software would suit our needs? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > >