Mac users who've chafed at the dominance of Windows in genealogy software — which exceeds even the Windows-ization of corporate America — will cheer the release of MacFamilyTree 4.5. It's the most Maclike genealogy program yet, not only in execution but in style. Indeed, it may be better-suited to Mac enthusiasts who happen to do genealogy than to genealogists who happen to own a Mac.

As you'd expect on a Mac, getting started is a snap. To start a new tree, click the Add Person button in the Family Card view. In MacFamilyTree's button-centric approach, that's the one with the plus sign (+); other options, whose graphics aren't always as intuitive as you might like, let you delete a person, pop to the Additional Information window, display the wildly colorful Quick Navigation window, or jump to the parents' card.