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Beyond is now on Sourceforge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/beyondproject/ This means we get Subversion access. :) I'll look through the other Sourceforge offerings and see what's worth using. (In general, though, I shy away from it because their site is really cluttered and not very pretty and it's hard to find what ...

Here's a diagram showing the server/client model for Beyond (you can click on it for a slightly larger image): I think the image pretty much speaks for itself. The only thing not accounted for is that desktop clients will probably need ...

I put these together in Illustrator and will hopefully have HTML versions before long. The second screenshot is what the error screen will (tentatively) look like, though of course the error text will change depending on the error....

Before long I'll need some data to work with. The easiest way to get that is to write some code that'll convert a GEDCOM (which is easily exported from PAF) into XML or, even better, SQL code that will place it directly in a database. And turns out ...

It seems like genealogy and pedigrees are eternally bound together -- you don't get one without the other. And since Beyond is a genealogy app, it follows that it'll have a pedigree. So, I've been thinking about this a lot lately. What's the purpose of a pedigree chart? ...

I've created the Pedigree Sandbox page as a testbed for various pedigree ideas. Right now it's just a simple table-based layout for two and three generations, at various sizes. And the code for the two-generation one is at the bottom (you can view source for the rest, ...

At work we have a couple of projects which have leapt to the forefront of our priority list, which basically means that I won't be able to work on Beyond at work for the next two weeks or so. But fear not, that's what spare time is for. :) ...

Five minutes ago I got an e-mail from one of the genealogy lists I'm on (for my Crowder surname), and it looks like the person is doing research in the same area I am. So I started a reply, and then when I got to the point where I ...

Okay, I fixed the problem. Here it is (click on the image): It doesn't work quite right in Internet Explorer, so I recommend using Firefox. (Keep in mind that these are just mockups and ...

I spent a couple of hours this afternoon putting together an HTML mockup for the dashboard, but then had a unexpected two-hour-long meeting. I'm relatively pleased with the results so far, especially for such a short amount of time. There are still a few little problems with it, ...