I use Brothers Keeper and have done since it first incarnation in the early days of DOS through the various Windows offerings.
However I have also tried and rejected most other family tree programs such as Family Tree Maker, Legacy, Family Historian, Roots Magic and about twenty or thirty other programs which were not up to the job, slow or simply did not suit my way of working.
Brothers Keeper has a number of good points apart from being good at what it does.
These include the ability to store data, pictures, media etc., in whatever folder or disk drive you want it stored.
The ability to use third party programs such as Word, Photoshop etc to process files and images “within” Brothers Keeper. This means there are no restrictions on recording or storing notes about a person, these could be one word or the size of a book.
The ability to name and store notes, images and media (video, sound recordings) in predetermined locations allows easy access of those items from outside Brother’s Keeper allowing easy sharing, copying and/or manipulation of the files.
This may not seem important now but when you have a collection of files complied over many years you want to be able to access them when you want to the way you want to rather than to have to follow the route required by a family tree program such as finding the person and opening files that are attached to that person.
Cheers
Guy
