tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13821111064461654562024-03-13T17:32:02.896-07:00More Mobile SoftwareSoftware for the fun, mobile life!More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-91334810781933679382014-03-03T09:52:00.000-08:002014-03-03T09:53:24.074-08:00Dive Computer Buddy Kickstarter Project To Enable Direct Dive Computer Download On IOS<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
An innovative new wireless device being developed by DiveNav, Inc. called the Dive Computer Buddy (aka DCbuddy) will finally make it possible to support direct dive computer download into Dive Log on iOS. More Mobile Software is excited about the possibility that this device and our recent agreement to license the API offers our users. Using DCbuddy and a dive computer specific cable or Inferred (IR) interface, it will be possible to import your dive data into Bluetooth 4.0 low energy capable smart phones, tablets and computers. We are working with DiveNav to bring this support directly to Dive Log on iOS. We will also have the option to integrate support for the DC Buddy directly into Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT for Mac OS.</div>
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Dive Computer Buddy is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign that ends on March 19, 2014. <b><i>You can pledge to the Kickstarter campaign</i></b> <a href="http://kck.st/1bZYhll" target="_blank">(use this link)</a> to help ensure that Dive Computer Buddy comes to market in a timely fashion. Don’t forget to spread the word by telling your diving buddies and your dive club how much you like Dive Computer Buddy and ask them to become backers too. The success of the Kickstarter campaign is key to our ability to start integrating support for this device.</div>
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We have fielded requests since we first launched Dive Log to be able to directly import dive computer data while traveling without having to bring along a laptop. The ability to do this has been limited by the inability of iPhones and iPads to talk directly to the USB interface cables supplied by the dive computer manufactures. DCbuddy solves this problem by providing an interface to the dive computer and the ability for a Bluetooth 4.0 low energy equipped iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac to receive the dive data from the DCbuddy. You should visit the Kickstarter page for details on the DCbuddy and DiveNav’s plans to bring it to market <a href="http://kck.st/1bZYhll" target="_blank">http://kck.st/1bZYhll</a>.</div>
More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-15518237580940694482013-12-11T16:17:00.002-08:002013-12-11T16:17:28.411-08:00Tips N Tricks : displaying your SAC Rate<br />
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SAC stands for Surface Air Consumption. So the simple definition of your SAC Rate is the rate at which you consume air when scuba diving. It is measured as some quantity over time, usually 1 minute and refers to how much you would consume on the *surface*, or at 1 atmosphere, over 1 minutes time.<br />
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Knowing your SAC rate gives you, the scuba diver, another piece of data about a particular dive and gives you an indication of how hard you worked, or how relaxed you were while diving. If you review your SAC rate over various dives and conditions, you'll get to know how long a particular tank will last you and this can assist in your future dive planning.<br />
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So what pieces of information are needed for Dive Log/Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT to figure this out for you:<br />
1. Average Depth over the length of the dive<br />
- if you have a dive profile from a dive computer, your average depth will be calculated from the profile itself (this is the green horizontal line on the dive profile display). If there is no profile, you should enter your best guess at your average depth in the place provided.<br />
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2. Length of Dive<br />
- again, this is obtained from the dive profile if there is one, but otherwise a time must be entered. Note that some dive computer manufacturers include the amount of time that you spent on the surface at the end of the dive in the total length of the dive, and some explicitly end your total dive time as soon as you reach a shallow depth. This extra time, or lack thereof, will effect the calculated SAC Rate.<br />
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3. How much air/gas you used, which needs:<br />
a. Starting Tank Pressure and Ending Tank Pressure<br />
- the difference gives the amount used in pressure units, like 2000 psi or 150 bar<br />
b. The size of your tank<br />
- if you're using metric units, the size of the tank is given in liters which makes calculations easier<br />
- if you're using imperial units, the size of the tank is given in cu ft which doesn't tell you enough information. So you must also enter the working pressure of that tank. So if you have a high pressure 80 cu ft tank that is normally filled to 3500 psi, it will hold more gas than a low pressure 2200 psi 80 cu ft tank, even though they are both the "same size".<br />
- and of course, if this "tank" is really a double, then there is twice as much available<br />
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So that's it. You'll see you're SAC rate listed next to the tank information on the Environment Tab in Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT. Dive Log shows it as part of the Tank Details information.<br />
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And what about you techies who use more than one tank on a dive? Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT will also give you a "per tank" SAC rate for the amount of time you used that tank, and then also give you the over all *dive* SAC rate for all tanks combined. Information for the calculation is taken from the dive profile information, and the tank switches, to determine the average depth for the time on a particular tank and then the SAC rate is calculated accordingly.<br />
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So, be sure to fill in all that information for each dive so you can also view your scuba dive SAC rate!<br />
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<br />More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-80890540033808655282013-12-07T13:25:00.000-08:002013-12-07T13:25:15.791-08:00Tips N Tricks : Keyboard Shortcuts<br />
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You know when you're typing on the keyboard and you have to stop and take your hand off so you can move the mouse and click somewhere - it takes some time. This is true if you're lucky enough to be a touch typist, but it's also true for the "hunt and peck"crowd too - you need to takes your *eyes* off the keyboard! :-) Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT has lots of keyboard shortcuts for you so that you don't need to use the menu items to do things, as well as conforms to many of the Mac-isms in this area.<br />
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First, when you're in Edit mode on any screen, tab will take you from field to field. And did you know there was a "reverse tab" - just keep the Shift key held down and hit tab and you'll go in the reverse direction.<br />
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One of the most used keyboard shortcuts is to get in and out of "Edit Mode" in the first place. Just use "Command-E" (⌘E) to toggle in and out of Edit mode instead of clicking on the Edit button. Way faster.<br />
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When you're working on any of the "Items" found in the Logbook list on the left side of the applications, these keyboard short cuts work to manipulate an "Item", such as a Dive, a Buddy, a Dive Site, a City, a Country etc.<br />
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Down Arrow - Next item<br />
Up Arrow - Previous item<br />
Command-M (⌘M) : New<br />
Command-D (⌘D) : Duplicate or Copy<br />
Command-delete (⌘delete) : Delete<br />
Command-P (⌘P) : Print<br />
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(Note: Delete actually takes two key presses because you need to confirm that you meant to do it. You can click "OK" or hit return on the keyboard)<br />
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When you're working on "Logbooks" or essentially files, you can use keyboard short cuts to manipulate them as well.<br />
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Command-N (⌘N) : New<br />
Command-O (⌘O) : Open<br />
Command-W (⌘W) : Close<br />
Command-Shift-S (⌘⇧S) : Backup<br />
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You've got those memorized right? They do conform to the very loose Apple guidelines, but no, you don't have to memorize them. If you look at the characters next to the menu item, it will show you what the keyboard shortcut is. You just need to memorize what symbol means what key for the meta-keys, and you just need to get used to using them. Then it becomes "muscle memory" and you'll wonder how you got by without them!<br />
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<br />More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-8878756790341478892013-12-05T13:27:00.000-08:002013-12-05T14:18:02.182-08:00Gift Ideas for Scuba Divers!<br />
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Did you know you can give app's as a gift? Tis True!<br />
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Why not give a give of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dive-log/id301049600?mt=8">Dive Log</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dive-log-dt/id411603212?mt=12">Dive Log DT</a> to your favorite scuba diver friend? Get them started on the road to logging their dives.<br />
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In the iOS app store, just search for "Dive Log" in the search bar. There is a triangle icon right next to the Buy button, underneath the Dive Log icon. If you click this, you can select "Gift This App" from the menu. You'll get a popup asking you to enter the email address of the person you want to gift it to. But you don't have to send it right away, you can arrange to send it later - like maybe have it arrive on December 25th! You can gift an app up to 90 days in advance.<br />
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Unfortunately, Apple does not yet support "gifting" an app in the Mac App Store. But you can find the price of the app and then purchase an iTunes gift card for that amount and send it to the email address of your choice. If you also start up the Mac App Store app, search for Dive Log DT, and then find the same triangle icon next to the Buy button, you can "Tell a Friend" about the app. This is combination with the iTunes gift hard is *a* solution to gifting a MacOS app, although clearly not as nice. Someday, Apple will get around to it and figure out that MacOS gifting is important too!<br />
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To purchase Dive Log Manager as a gift from our website, and not through the Apple Mac App Store, you can use<a href="http://sites.fastspring.com/moremobilesoftware/product/divelogmanager?option=gift"> this link here</a>. You won't have the option of having the gift delivered on a particular day, but you will be able to send the license for the application to another email address after paying for it yourself.<br />
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Happy Gifting!<br />
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<br />More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-11129083663303312652013-12-04T13:39:00.000-08:002013-12-04T13:39:49.373-08:00Tips N Tricks : Easy Logging with Template Dives<br />
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We sometimes get asked if we support "Equipment Groups" or a way to mark a bunch of "things" at once for a particular dive. We do!<br />
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What we suggest is this. When you go on a trip and start to log your first dive, you will mark all the things that are specific to that particular trip. So not only the set of equipment you are using for likely the majority of dives on the trip, but also the amount of weight you use, all the Environmental conditions like salt/fresh water or shore/boat, any tags you're using (aka Dive Types), set the City/Boat and Country, set the Buddys you're diving with, etc etc …. so set everything you can think of.<br />
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Then, just copy this dive for all the subsequent dives! All that information will be copied so you don't have to set it again. Woo Hoo! You can always copy that dive and then change whatever is particular to the next dive. And, if you keep refining it and adding more information, you can just copy the latest version.<br />
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If you're doing this on the Desktop, just select a dive and under the "Action Menu" (the little gear wheel next to the Edit button), just select "Duplicate Dive".<br />
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If you're doing this on your iOS device, just navigate to the main dive list and touch the "+" button in the top right. You'll be prompted to add the new dive from either an empty dive, the last dive, or you can choose any particular dive as a template.<br />
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One variation of this is to log a dive as your "base" dive. Say you regularly dive at home and use a bunch of, let's say cold water gear and shore dive. If you go on a warm water trip, you can do the above and create a new template dive for that trip. But at home you want a different template and just have it always available. You can just select an older dive to use, or, what some users have suggested is to create a dive #0 (zero), and then just always use that to copy from.<br />
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Hope that helps you to be more efficient!<br />
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<br />More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-26298105313794322112013-12-02T11:48:00.002-08:002013-12-04T13:40:13.731-08:00Tips N Tricks : Smart Text FieldsSo, we're starting a new series of Tips N Tricks to help you in your dive logging workflow. We'll post some ideas for how you can use our applications to help you be more efficient with things that you may not know about Dive Log, Dive Log Manager, and Dive Log DT. (aka DL, DLM)<br />
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So, let's say you're using Dive Log Manager (or Dive Log DT) to log some information about your dive on your Mac. You're in Edit Mode on the Environment panel and you've got your cursor in the "Dive Suit" field. Now, what did you put there last time? Did you put "5mm" or did you put "5 mm" or did you put "5mm Acme 1 Piece" or was it "5mm Acme One Piece", or do you think about it for a half sec and go "whatever"?<br />
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There are several Smart Text Fields - just hit the "Escape" key on the keyboard, and DLM will give you a list of strings that you've used in your logbook previously.<br />
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So if you're on "Dive Suit", you'll get something like:<br />
1-Piece Wetsuit<br />
2-Piece Wetsuit<br />
5mm Acme<br />
No Suit<br />
Semi-Dry<br />
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Just click on the one in the list that you want and you'll get the right text.<br />
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Also, if you know you want to put "5mm somethingoranother" in there but can't remember how to spell it, just first enter the number 5 in the field and then hit the escape key. You'll then only get the list of text entries that start with the number 5 to choose from.<br />
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Smart Text Fields are a great time saver and allow you to use the same information for each dive without a lot of work. Later, you may be able to look at all the dives that you used that particular suit on.<br />
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So what fields are "Smart Text Fields"?<br />
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<li>Computer</li>
<li>Altitude</li>
<li>DiveMaster</li>
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<li>Weather</li>
<li>Horizontal Visibility</li>
<li>Vertical Visibility</li>
<li>Dive Suit</li>
<li>Current</li>
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Dive Log for iOS also does this for you by just touching those fields while Editing too. Once you select one of the Smart Text Fields under the Dive, you'll get the list to choose from. If you type some characters into the field, the list will reduce to only those text fields that starts with that text.<br />
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Stay tuned for more!<br />
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As always, just ask us if you have any questions - Cheers!
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More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-73861773621357724082012-09-19T14:21:00.000-07:002013-12-04T13:41:13.719-08:00iOS 6 and Contacts Privacy Settings<br />
The latest version of iOS released on September 19th, iOS 6, adds additional privacy settings beyond what was available in earlier releases. In particular, you now have the ability to turn off access to Contacts on a per application basis. The first time you run Dive Log under iOS 6 you will (or should) be asked to grant Dive Log access to your Contacts. We'd recommend that you choose to grant access to Contacts for Dive Log to continue to enjoy the full integration of your Dive Buddies with Contacts on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. You can change your election for Dive Log's access to Contacts at a later date if you like.<br />
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To change your privacy selection for Dive Log's access to Contacts you'll want to start the Settings app on your device and select the "Privacy" settings and then select "Contacts" and then change the switch next to Dive Log to the reflect your choice.<br />
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You are always in control of what Dive Log does with your Contacts. Dive Log does not transmit any information off your device without your explicit control. Dive Log uses access to your contacts to allow you to add Buddies to your logbook from your existing Contacts on your device (you can also create a new Contact directly from within Dive Log). When you create a "linked" Buddy in this way, Dive Log will store some information about the contact in your logbook database. This information is used to re-establish the link to your Contact when Dive Log starts up or when your Contacts changes (through another app, the Contacts application itself or via syncing with iTunes or iCloud) and to display that Buddy's related information within Dive Log. If you choose to sync your Dive Log logbook with one of the compatible desktop applications (see <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/divelog-sync.html">Dive Log Sync</a> for more information about compatible desktop applications), any Contact data that was stored in your logbook when you added the Buddy is available in the desktop application. This allows the desktop to display your Buddy's information even if your full Contacts database is not available on the desktop computer. It is important to note that you are in full control of syncing your logbook to any compatible desktop application and the logbook is sent directly to the computer over the WiFi connection so your Contact information is never exposed on the Internet (of course what you do with the data after that is out of our control). Finally if you'd prefer to not link Buddies to Contacts within Dive Log, you can always choose to use the "Buddy without Contact" option when adding new Buddies to Dive Log. This option will populate the Buddy's information in the Dive Log logbook with the information you enter at the time and will not import any data from Contacts. You may still see this Buddy as "linked" in the future if the information in Dive Log matches a Contact in your contacts so that you can still view the full Contact information with Dive Log but the Dive Log logbook will still only contain the information that you entered directly.More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-4128810097280375182011-10-11T12:28:00.000-07:002011-10-11T12:29:34.104-07:00Upgrading your iPhone? Protect your Dive Log logbook (and other application's data)Many people will be getting new iPhone 4 and 4S's this week as upgrades for their existing iPhones. In general, switching from one iPhone to a newer model is a straight forward task, however there are some precautions you can take to ensure that you don't loose any important application data during the upgrade.<br /><br />Most applications on the iPhone keep their data in a private "sandbox" (this allows Apple to ensure that one application doesn't affect the safe use of another application). Most of this data is backed up with iTunes during a Sync with your Mac or PC and can be recovered with a complete restore of your iPhone. Most of the built in applications (for example Contacts, Notes and Photos) also share that data with applications on your computer via iTunes. However, 3rd party applications like Dive Log can not use iTunes to automatically exchange data with desktop applications and must rely on a different mechanism for exchanging data with desktop applications. In the case of Dive Log, various desktop application can synchronize logbook data (and also backup and restore logbooks) via a WiFi based connection (for more information about syncing Dive Log with desktop applications visit <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/divelog-sync">www.moremobilesoftware.com/divelog-sync</a>). When you upgrade to your new iPhone you'll want to ensure that your logbook data is transferred from your old iPhone either via iTunes or using one on the supported desktop applications (or use both).<br /><br />The easiest way to pick up where you left off with your old iPhone is to use iTunes to backup the contents of your old iPhone and then transfer that data to your new iPhone. This process will require that you have a recent backup of your old iPhone. If you plan to sell your old iPhone before you get your new one, be sure to do a full backup of your old iPhone before you prepare it to be sold. In either case, your first step should be to connect your old iPhone to iTunes and either "Sync" or "Backup" your iPhone. When you "Sync" your iPhone, the first step iTunes takes is to take a backup of your device. You can also backup your iPhone by connecting it to your computer and then "right click" or "option-click" on your iPhone's name under Devices in the iTunes sidebar and select "Backup" from the menu. Then, when you activate your new iPhone you will want to choose the option in the new iOS Setup wizard to sync with iTunes the first time and connect your iPhone to your computer via USB. Then, when iTunes displays the "Set Up Your iPhone" screen you will be given the choice to "Set up as a new iPhone" or "Restore from the backup of: xxx" (where "xxx" is a popup menu of the backups available on your computer). You want to choose the "Restore from the backup of:" option to get all your application data transferred to your new iPhone. Once the sync process is complete, you should have all your existing applications and data from your original iPhone on the new iPhone. Note that your new iPhone will also have the same name as your original iPhone. You can change either of these names on the iPhone itself or by double clicking on the iPhone's name in the iTunes sidebar under Devices and typing in a new name (this is probably not necessary if you are not planning to keep your old iPhone).<br /><br />Regardless of if you set up your iPhone by as a "new iPhone" or by restoring the backup from your previous iPhone, you should probably also take advantage of using one of the desktop applications to sync and/or backup/restore your logbook directly using Dive Log's WiFi synchronization feature. Since there is no practical ways to restore just one application's data using the iTune's backup/restore features it is useful to have a direct backup of your Dive Log data on your computer. This will be necessary to transfer your existing logbook data from your old iPhone to your new iPhone if you do not use the iTunes restore method from above (for example if you choose to set up your iPhone as a "new iPhone"). To sync your Dive Log data with your computer you will need one of the applications that supports direct Dive Log syncing on either the Mac or the PC. On the PC you'll want to get <a href="http://www.divinglog.de">Diving Log 5.0</a>. While Diving Log 5.0 is a paid application, you can use the free version if all you desire is the backup/restore function (for full editing and syncing with more than 10 dives you will need a license but the free version supports backup/restore of any sized logbook). On the Mac you can use <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager.html">Dive Log Manager</a> (free), <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Mac-App-Store-Dive-Log-DT.html">Dive Log DT</a> (paid), or <a href="http://www.mac-dive.com">MacDive</a> (paid) to sync and/or backup/restore your Dive Log logbook.<br /><br />Once you have a suitable desktop application installed, you'll want to transfer your logbook from your old iPhone to your computer. Then you'll want to transfer your logbook data from your computer to your new iPhone. The various desktop applications all have slightly different interfaces for synchronizing with Dive Log on iPhone but the basic set up in the same in all cases. You need to ensure that your iPhone is connected to the same network as your computer via WiFi (your computer can be connected via ethernet, but must be on the same local network as your iPhone - see the <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_-_faq.html">FAQ & Tips</a> section of our support site for help with connection problems). You'll then navigate to the "Synchronization" tab within Dive Log (it is usually under the "more" tab unless you have reorganized your tabs within Dive Log) and tap the "Enable Sync" button in the upper left hand corner of the screen (if this button is not visible it is most likely because your iPhone is not connected to the network via WiFi). Back on your desktop computer you'll want to access the iPhone/iOS Sync feature:<br /><br />Diving Log 5.0 on Windows: Click the "Sync" button in the ribbon. This button will show an iPhone image in the future once you've selected it the first time.<br /><br />Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT: Your iPhone device should show up under the SYNCHRONIZE item in the sidebar. Simply click the name of your device to see the synchronization options.<br /><br />MacDive: Click the "iOS Sync" item in the sidebar under Library.<br /><br />The first step is to get the data from your original iPhone to your computer. If you have already been syncing your original iPhone with your application of choice on your computer, you'll just want to proceed as you normally do to make sure that any changes from your original iPhone are updated to your computer. If this is the first time that you have synchronized your iPhone with your computer, then it is likely that you have no logbook data stored on your computer and you'll want to import your iPhone logbook to your computer. You can either choose to "backup" your iPhone to your computer (this just makes a complete copy of your logbook file into a file on your computer) or you can add the data on your iPhone to the (presumably new) logbook on your computer. Let's start with the backup option:<br /><br />Diving Log 5.0: Your iPhone's name should be showing in the Sync dialog (if it is not, make sure that sync is enabled on your iPhone and that your network and firewall is correctly configured - see <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_-_faq.html">FAQ & Tips</a>). Now click on the "Info" button to reveal the "Backup/Restore" options and click the Backup button.<br /><br />Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT: The "Backup Logbook TO Desktop" button should be enabled (if not check that sync is enabled on your iPhone and that your network is properly configured). Click the "Backup Logbook TO Desktop".<br /><br />MacDive: Once your iPhone is recognized by MacDive (again, if it is not, check that sync is enabled on your iPhone and that your network is properly configured). Click on the "Backup" button under Options.<br /><br />In all the applications you'll provide a file name to save your logbook to. Just be sure that you can find it again for the next step. The second step is to disable sync on your original iPhone (if it isn't already) and enable it on your new iPhone. Once your new iPhone appears in your chosen desktop application, you'll "restore" the file that you saved in the last step to your new iPhone:<br /><br />Diving Log 5.0: Click the "Sync" icon in the ribbon to bring up the sync dialog again. Once your new iPhone shows up click the "Info" button and then click the "Restore" button on the screen that appears.<br /><br />Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT: Click the name of your new iPhone in the sidebar under "SYNCHRONIZATION" when it appears and then click the "Restore Logbook TO Device" button.<br /><br />MacDive: Click the "iOS Sync" option in the sidebar and when your iPhone is ready, "<span style="font-weight:bold;">option-click</span>" (i.e. hold the option key on the keyboard while clicking) the Sync button.<br /><br />In all the applications, you'll then provide the name of the file that you saved in the previous step. Once that file has been uploaded to your new iPhone, just tap the "Use new Logbook" to tell Dive Log to start using the logbook that was just synced from your computer.<br /><br />You can also proceed by syncing your data from your old iPhone to a logbook on your desktop (where you can potentially edit it, import dive computer data, etc.) and sync that logbook to your new iPhone. This case is very similar to the Backup/Restore except that your data will be synchronized with data that is added to your desktop logbook as well. The details of all the ins and outs of syncing with your desktop logbook and dive computer are beyond the scope of this posting, however, the basic steps that you'll want to follow are:<br /><br />1) Create a new empty logbook in your desktop application (assuming that you have not previously synced with your iPhone and want to preserve your iPhone data).<br />2) Enable Sync on your old iPhone<br />3) Sync your data on the desktop application from your old iPhone by:<br /><br />Diving Log 5.0: Click the "Receive from iPhone" item<br /><br />Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT: Click the "Copy Logbook FROM Device" button<br /><br />MacDive: Answer "No" if/when asked if you want to replace the data on your iPhone with the current data in MacDive. Make sure that under "Options" the replace data on the iPhone check box is <span style="font-style:italic;">not</span> checked. Click the "Sync" button<br /><br />4) Disconnect your old iPhone (Disable Sync if it is not already disabled)<br />5) Enable Sync on your new iPhone<br />6) Sync your data in the desktop application to your new iPhone:<br /><br />Diving Log 5.0: Click the "Send to iPhone" item<br /><br />Dive Log Manager/Dive Log DT: Click the "Copy Logbook TO Device" button.<br /><br />MacDive: Answer "Yes" if/when asked if you want to replace the data on your iPhone with the current data in MacDive. Make sure that under "Options" the replace data on the iPhone check box is checked. Click the Sync button.<br /><br />7) Click the "Use New Logbook" button on your new iPhone once the transfer is complete.<br /><br />You new iPhone should now have the same* data as your old iPhone. There is an asterisk next to "same" as the sync process with the desktop may modify your logbook before it is transferred back to the new iPhone depending on the contents on your logbook on the desktop. In the case of MacDive, the process will cause MacDive to build a new logbook based on the data that is imported from your old iPhone. There are some fields in Dive Log on iPhone that are not currently imported by MacDive during a sync. Therefore, these fields are not transferred to the new iPhone during the subsequent sync (this is not the case for the Backup/Restore approach above). In the case of Diving Log 5.0 and MacDive, the steps above will result in a different logbook on your new iPhone if there is data already in your logbook on the desktop at the time of the sync from your old iPhone.<br /><br />Please feel free to <a href="http://moremobilesoftware.com/support">contact us</a> if you have any questions before you upgrade to your new iPhone. Hopefully this information will help you preserve your logbook data during the upgrade to your new iPhone. Also, while the details of other third party applications from the App Store will differ, similar strategies can help ensure a seamless transition of application to your new iPhone.More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-86189807909945141692010-06-21T18:02:00.000-07:002010-06-21T18:05:56.067-07:00Dive Log with iOS 4 support is now availableDive Log v1.4 was just approved and should now be available via App update in iTunes or the iPhone App Store. You can also use this <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dive-log/id301049600?mt=8">iTunes link</a> to access Dive Log directly.<br /><br />Previous versions of Dive Log do not operate correctly on devices that have been upgraded to iOS4. You should upgrade to version 1.4 if you are running iOS 4.<br /><br />Dive Log v1.4 includes support for iOS 4 multitasking on iPhone 3Gs, 3rd generation iPod touch and on iPhone 4 when it ships. Multitasking support includes both "fast app switching" and support for completing a sync operation with the desktop in the background if you need to leave the application before the sync completes.<br /><br />We've also adds support for directly calling or e-mailing a Buddy from their contact information in the Buddies tab. By popular request, Certifications in the Personal tab are now sorted by "certification date". This version also includes a Dutch localization and has been optimized for the hi-res display of the new iPhone 4. Finally, we've addressed some minor bugs.More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-82321264225615026052010-06-21T10:56:00.000-07:002010-06-21T11:03:57.354-07:00Important Information about Dive Log v1.3 on iOS 4We're very excited about today's release of iOS4 for iPhone and iPod touch. A new version of Dive Log that takes advantage of some of the new features of iOS4 has been submitted for review and is currently waiting approval.<br /><br />Unfortunately, with the good sometimes comes the bad. Dive Log version 1.3 (which has been available for about 2 months now) is not fully compatible with iOS 4.0. The new version of Dive Log (version 1.4) addresses this incompatibility and will hopefully be available by the time you read this. Please update to version 1.4 (or later) of Dive Log to avoid problems while running on devices with iOS 4.0 installed.<br /><br />Dive Log has a feature that automatically enables “editing” mode when viewing sections of data in the Dive Details screen under certain circumstances. Unfortunately, due to changes between previous versions of iPhoneOS and iOS 4.0, Dive Log does not correctly display all the fields that can be edited when auto editing mode is in effect on iOS 4.0. This results in editing screens that contain only a few items to edit or, in some cases, no items at all. The only option available in the later case is to tap “Done” but subsequent attempts to edit the same information will once again force you into auto editing mode.<br /><br />The best solution is to upgrade to Dive Log version 1.4 via the App Store or iTunes once it has been approved (or wait to upgrade to iOS 4.0 until version 1.4 of Dive Log is available if you need to add or edit dives in your logbook). There are some workarounds for the issue that will allow you to edit most of the fields if you find yourself needing or wanting to run Dive Log version 1.3 under iOS 4.0. Please see the “Workarounds” section of this <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_v1.3_on_iOS4.html">page</a> for details.<br /><br />We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this issue may cause you. We submitted an update to correct the issue as soon as possible once we discovered the incompatibility. We’re sure that Apple is working as quickly as is practical to approve all the App updates that are being submitted in anticipation of iOS 4’s release. We’re confident that Dive Log 1.4 will be available soon if it is not by the time you read this.More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-79424288058203594962010-05-12T18:48:00.000-07:002010-05-12T19:10:13.680-07:00Dive Log 1.3 Approved for Sale - What's New?<a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_-_native.html">Dive Log</a> 1.3 is now available in the App Store. Dive Log continues to run on all version of iPhoneOS, but some of the new features in this version will only be available to you if you are running iPhoneOS 3.0 or greater. We recommend running the latest version of iPhoneOS to get the most out of Dive Log.<br /><br />Here is a brief overview of what is new in this version:<br /><br />Expanded Equipment Management<br /><br />• You can now set additional information about your dive Equipment including purchase details, serial number, warranty information and upcoming service dates. There is a new setting in the settings tab to control how far in advance Dive Log will notify you about upcoming Equipment service dates. The default for this setting is "never", but you can set a different period (for example "1 week before") to turn on notifications. Notifications are indicated by the application badge. The application badge will be updated even when the application is not running if your device is running iPhoneOS 3.0 or greater.<br /><br />View Dive Site Maps within Dive Log and get directions via external applications<br /><br />• Dive Log now shows Dive Site locations on a Map within the application if you are running iPhoneOS 3.0 or greater. This new embedded map also has a new control to measure the approximate distance from your current location to the selected dive site. You also now have the option of getting directions to the site from the Maps application or a 3rd party navigation application if you have a supported one installed (currently the various versions of NAVIGON MobileNavigator such as <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=fJwvm2CeFZ0&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fmobilenavigator-north-america%252Fid321506742%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30">MobileNavigator North America</a> are the only supported 3rd party applications).<br /><br />Landscape mode is now supported throughout Dive Log<br /><br />• You can now rotate your iPhone and get a landscape view of each screen. This is particularly useful in the photo viewer, the profile viewer and the new map view. You may also find it useful when typing in comments to take advantage of the more spacious landscape keyboard. Full landscape mode support is only available when running iPhoneOS 3.0 or later.More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-74700737503123554752010-03-30T11:03:00.000-07:002010-03-30T11:47:07.283-07:00Diving Log 5.0 for Windows ReleasedDiving Log 5.0 for Windows emerged from it's beta test cycle yesterday ready for general use. This is the eagerly anticipated successor to Diving Log 4.0. As with the previous version, Diving Log 5.0 offers full bi-directional synchronization capabilities with <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_-_native.html">Dive Log on iPhone</a>. You can download Diving Log 5.0 from <a href="http://www.divinglog.de/english/home/version50.php?Site=Desktop">here</a>. There are also links to resources on the download page to provide additional information about <a href="http://www.divinglog.de/english/order/update.php">upgrading from Diving Log 4.0</a> and details about the new features of Diving Log 5.0.<br /><br />Dive Log on iPhone and Diving Log 5.0 were designed to work together. The current version of Dive Log on iPhone will continue to work with this release of Diving Log. All the data entered on the iPhone or on the desktop are synced between the two applications so that no data is sacrificed no matter where you edit your logbook. This release of Diving Log 5.0 makes it even easier to interact with data captured on your iPhone. For example, images that were captured on the iPhone and associated with a Dive Site or Country could not be viewed on the desktop in Diving Log 4.0. However, with Diving Log 5.0 you will be able to see those images on both platforms. Diving Log 5.0 now offers the capability of customizing your on-screen logbook layout. This enables you to make the signature field (that you can capture on the iPhone) front and center in your desktop logbook display (<a href="http://www.divinglog.de/blog/?p=343">see this post for details</a>).<br /><br />Another great feature that Diving Log 5.0 enables is importing dive computer data into existing dives (check out the details <a href="http://www.divinglog.de/blog/?p=253">here</a>). Now you can capture your dive details (site name, GPS location, weather conditions, gear, etc.) at the dive site on your iPhone using Dive Log and later "merge" those details with the data captured on your dive computer during the dive when you get back to your desktop computer. You'll now have a complete record of your dive without having to try to remember how much weight you used or who the dive master was days after the fact.<br /><br />Diving Log 5.0 runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. You can also run Diving Log 5.0 in Boot Camp or via virtualization (ex. VMWare Fusion or Parallels Desktop) on your Mac. I personally run Diving Log 5.0 using Windows 7 and VMWare Fusion 4 on my MacBook Pro. You can read about my experiences with this set up (using earlier version of VMWare and Diving Log 5.0) <a href="http://moremobilesoftware.blogspot.com/2009/10/vmware-fusion-30-windows-7-diving-log.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Diving Log 5.0 was the result of a complete rewrite of Diving Log 4.0 using the latest development tools. We'll look forward to seeing all the great new features that this new platform enables for Diving Log 5.0. Congratulations on a job well done!More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-14607051731009184242010-03-26T07:48:00.000-07:002010-03-26T08:21:36.117-07:00Verson 1.3 of Dive Manager ReleasedDive Log Manager is the MacOS desktop application that works with Dive Log on iPhone. You can use it to sync your logbook back and forth between your desktop and an iPhone or iPod Touch. You can also use it to import or convert dives entered in another logbook format into this one so that you can review and edit it on the remote device. If that logbook has information downloaded from your dive computer, that will be transferred too!<br /><br />Here is a complete description of the added features:<br /><a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager_-_1.3_update.html">http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager_-_1.3_update.html</a><br /><br />This update will be useful for people who have "challenging" network configurations where some of the "plug and play" features do not work correctly and you need to connect to your iPhone manually. Technically, this would also give you WAN access to your iPhone but we leave it as an exercise for the reader to figure out how to type at your desktop computer and at your iPhone when separated by a wide area :-)<br /><br />This version also allows you to "link" your dive sites, cities, and countries when importing them from another format. Please see our previous Blog post, <a href="http://moremobilesoftware.blogspot.com/2009/07/statistics-and-databases-101.html">Statistics and Databases 101</a>, for an explanation of linking. The over simplified version is this - Linking allows you to enter the information once and then "link" to it on each dive instead of typing the information in each time. As with many things, it implies slightly more administration to set it up at first, but you get some payoff's in having more statistical information later. (And more information is *always* better right?)<br /><br />As always, please contact us if you have any problems or questions.More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-91235391492554131042009-11-09T12:58:00.000-08:002009-11-09T18:21:38.210-08:00Version 1.2 of Dive Log on iPhone released in the app store today!<table><br /><tbody><tr><td><br />Apple surprised us this morning with an early approval in the app store - sometimes it happens! This new version of Dive Log has some great new features that we've been working on for 2 months now.<br /></td></tr><br /><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkJlwPqhxMV8elPDcowulY0eMbOWZz1L0cvtpgZscLSwkrrcQFnQZwYvs8FjBfUl2KUZQKlxfxudawYHZ_M0yFg9zsLxqhHZ1PJqqXWc8s67diTTylR0OObTFKE4rpDTrQX7xxka36OpJ/s1600-h/Country.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkJlwPqhxMV8elPDcowulY0eMbOWZz1L0cvtpgZscLSwkrrcQFnQZwYvs8FjBfUl2KUZQKlxfxudawYHZ_M0yFg9zsLxqhHZ1PJqqXWc8s67diTTylR0OObTFKE4rpDTrQX7xxka36OpJ/s320/Country.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402212241695457330" border="0" /></a>1. First, you can incorporate more photos into your logbook. You can attach a photo to each Dive Site entry and each Country entry. Take a picture of the Dive Master's map on the white board, or attach a photo from your favorite critter at the site. Lots of people are into flags so you can add a photo of the country flag to the country entry. You can also add your own smiling face to your personal information stored in the log. Or maybe a picture of the dog instead. Photo's can be taken with iPhone's built in camera or loaded from the Photo Library on IPhone or iPod touch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24lcFN7KEqRE24drCIRlhYBx5re4z8WSHHosjco5fi4_mDafP2bgh85bsVqBst9AqFN4HK9CFFy9mFhZV7KkCvxxYv8ndRjqUK4dQFd2lJcwQbzbI8FMvN4xmcLTz4o8fOD66xSzParwh/s1600-h/DiveSite.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24lcFN7KEqRE24drCIRlhYBx5re4z8WSHHosjco5fi4_mDafP2bgh85bsVqBst9AqFN4HK9CFFy9mFhZV7KkCvxxYv8ndRjqUK4dQFd2lJcwQbzbI8FMvN4xmcLTz4o8fOD66xSzParwh/s320/DiveSite.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402212054178469538" border="0" /></a>A quick note about photos in general - We have received a few requests from people who would like to manage the photos they took on a dive with their logbook. This is not something we currently support and general photo management is not likely to be a feature of Dive Log on iPhone. Remember, although Apple keeps increasing the memory size of its devices, it's still a phone! Adding images to your dive log will certainly increase the size of the database. There are applications that are better suited to manage your photos than Dive Log for iPhone.<br /></td></tr><br /><tr><td><br />2. Have <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLQgjeADirJRa87Jw9QhfX4OM9eZYYc2fOFuvoUHbyhORRXQxXuNh3RixCJ7AsByJlfGVFF5LNJ0rqmuZuKdfvOsBiDAy_G3BjHfPbV0nrm3ao5T7_GIBpYx9EPPWkfVnLTxc46COha8S/s1600-h/Signature.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLQgjeADirJRa87Jw9QhfX4OM9eZYYc2fOFuvoUHbyhORRXQxXuNh3RixCJ7AsByJlfGVFF5LNJ0rqmuZuKdfvOsBiDAy_G3BjHfPbV0nrm3ao5T7_GIBpYx9EPPWkfVnLTxc46COha8S/s320/Signature.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402212546058520898" border="0" /></a>your instructor, Dive Master, or Buddy sign your logbook to verify your dive. Each logbook entry can now be signed directly on your iPhone (using your finger as a "pen") on the new "signature pad" for each log entry. Now all we have to do is figure out what the modern version of an "stamp and ink pad" look like! Send us suggestions and don't "ink" your iPhone!<br /></td></tr><br /><tr><td><br />3. Quickly locate items such as Buddies, Dive Sites, Cities, Countries, and Time Zones using quick access indices. Some of us have added quite a bit of dive information to our logs and now we have the index down the right hand side of the screen to quickly navigate to the right place.<br /></td></tr><br /><tr><td><br />4. Search for a specific Buddy, Dive Site, Cities, Country, or Time Zone using the new search <img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTguLTMk0p8Gh3sqab3lta0vd2LXHCUzOBI6XgCCRNGgZDzbzf6PFvESz_Hunq0zTDV5jxS-eiiHOVTw0rTfIoAMwb1wmtH0YSCbd3tCMPLo6dvujgwK31GaVyomO_hAqAvg5qjJ4d7E2/s320/Search.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402213299769152514" border="0" />bar at the top of many of the lists. Sorry, we can't help you remember what it was you were searching for in the first place though!<br /></td></tr><br /><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4l8A8HlyQ3qOwQK-8zORhbMGkLbS98g19EHZYroNeJ4xNCPuqXC88AKYz2g2FllciAlYF6iaqiGXsLD5xCcZIs_tJLyRZTNzsriOhExdzGs97-Fmi9E0E9brh-5JuK-77dt-rZuKPqwvh/s1600-h/AverageDepth.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4l8A8HlyQ3qOwQK-8zORhbMGkLbS98g19EHZYroNeJ4xNCPuqXC88AKYz2g2FllciAlYF6iaqiGXsLD5xCcZIs_tJLyRZTNzsriOhExdzGs97-Fmi9E0E9brh-5JuK-77dt-rZuKPqwvh/s320/AverageDepth.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402213698127114786" border="0" /></a>5. Directly read your average depth for a dive from the Profile display. The profile graph now displays the average depth in feet or meters in addition to showing the average depth graphically.<br /></td></tr><br /><tr><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNckQdtFuDqX2R1giZHspDD8DNbVNiYRW_PiL3KcMeAS9CdJMrl8b8gu6lVyznZ-Ry-8OaT-05QvP-h2liYKGREfubuU7LrHuVqCUiR9QP68gt_1GZx39ZvXFZuF3lUjsKeYshcsfKUEXr/s1600-h/Metrics_1-ja.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNckQdtFuDqX2R1giZHspDD8DNbVNiYRW_PiL3KcMeAS9CdJMrl8b8gu6lVyznZ-Ry-8OaT-05QvP-h2liYKGREfubuU7LrHuVqCUiR9QP68gt_1GZx39ZvXFZuF3lUjsKeYshcsfKUEXr/s320/Metrics_1-ja.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402214289077369042" border="0" /></a>6. You can now work with your logbook directly in Japanese. Dive Log for iPhone now supports the Japanese language in addition to English (and variants), German, French, and Spanish.<br /></td></tr><br /><tr><td><br />7. And last but definitely not least, we have done a multitude of interface enhancements, performance enhancements, and maybe even fixed 1 or 2 bugs.<br /></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br />We're very excited about this new release and know that you'll find it a great addition to both your iPhone and scuba diving experiences. Re-live your dives at any time by looking in your log!<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301049600&mt=8" target="_blank">Click here to see it in the app store.</a>More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-75055079725479847282009-10-30T12:34:00.000-07:002009-10-30T14:14:31.133-07:00VMWare Fusion 3.0, Windows 7, Diving Log 5.0 Beta, Snow Leopard - 'Tis the SeasonThere has certainly been plethora of new software releases in the last couple of weeks. I imagine that a lot of Mac users have wondered how all these new releases play together and if they work with <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_-_native.html">Dive Log on iPhone</a>. I've been running Diving Log 4.0 on my Mac using VMWare Fusion 2.x and Windows XP under MacOS 10.5.x (Leopard) to sync with my dive computers and Dive Log on iPhone for some time. The introduction of MacOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and more recently VMWare 3.0, Windows 7 and Diving Log 5.0 beta have created lots of possibilities for things to stop working. I'm please to say, that for the most part this has not been the case!<div><br /></div><div>Snow Leopard looks like a pretty minor change to Leopard on the surface, but "under the covers" there are significant changes. The good news is that applications like <a href="http://thedoorisajar.org/macdive/">MacDive</a> and <a href="http://www.macdivelog.com/">Mac DiveLog</a> seem to be working just fine under Snow Leopard. I have been able to download my dive computers and sync with Dive Log on iPhone via <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager.html">Dive Log Manager</a> without any problems on Snow Leopard. The one place where changes to the lowest levels of the OS can be a factor is with device driver support. I've been using Suunto's USB cable to sync my D9 with my Mac and the <a href="http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm">diver</a> that I've been using works fine under Snow Leopard. I have been in contact with some users that have been using the <a href="http://www.customidea.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=99&osCsid=ufs7464f3krrh8rkuq8858kqj4">CustomIdea</a> cable and <a href="http://www.customidea.com/shop/support/CustomIdeaUSBDriverMacIntel.zip">driver</a> that have not been as lucky. The CustomIdea cable uses a chip and driver from <a href="http://www.silabs.com">Silicon Laboratories</a>. A recent communication with Silicon Laboratories suggested that they were planning to support Snow Leopard and expected to have an schedule for that support around now. I'll let you know when I hear more details on their plans.</div><div><br /></div><div>VMWare Fusion running Windows and Diving Log on Snow Leopard is also working very well. I've had no troubles importing dives from my dive computers (Suunto and Scubapro/Uwatec) and syncing the data to Dive Log on iPhone.</div><div><br /></div><div>VMWare Fusion 3.0, Windows 7 (x64) and Diving Log 5.0 beta ... works great too! This was a pleasant surprise as everything worked without any drama. I must confess that I was a Windows Vista "skipper", so I had to approach the upgrade to Windows 7 as a clean install. This was probably for the best anyways (evan as a clean install my Windows 7 virtual machine is at least 2GB bigger than my existing Windows XP virtual machine). You may have to jump through a few hoops if you purchased Windows 7 as an upgrade to do a clean install on a new virtual machine. The catch is with activation (Microsoft is a little vague on how you are supposed to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7). I followed the steps suggested by "morrispe" in this <a href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/238899">thread</a> and it worked very smoothly. I decided to try the 64 bit version of Windows 7 and it seems to be working without any problems. When you set up your virtual machine, remember that your network configuration needs to be set to "bridge mode" (the default is "NAT mode") in order to sync with Dive Log on iPhone. This is necessary because Bonjour (the Zero-administration networking configuration used by Diving Log 5.0 and Dive Log on iPhone) requires that both devices be on the same subnet. You can change this setting at any time and VMWare Fusion will remind you that you should install the included security software (which you should do regardless of your networking mode in my opinion) if you are going to run in bridge networking mode. Also, depending on how you set up your firewall configuration you may need to enable Diving Log and/or Bonjour to communicate on your network.</div><div><br /></div><div>You will also need to install either Bonjour for Windows or iTunes into your virtual machine for Diving Log and Dive Log on iPhone to rendezvous. Since you probably use iTunes on your Mac already, you can just install <a href="http://support.apple.com/downloads/Bonjour_for_Windows">Bonjour</a> and save some space. If you installed the 64 bit version of Windows, you should install the 64 bit version of Bonjour for Windows (the link is on the Bonjour page, but here is the <a href="http://download.info.apple.com/Mac_OS_X/061-5788.20081215.5t9Uk/Bonjour64Setup.exe">direct link</a> to the x64 bit download). By the way, if you want to by pass Bonjour and establish you link manually you can do that using the steps in this <a href="http://www.divinglog.de/english/tutorials/iphoneconfig.php">tutorial</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can install Diving Log 5.0 beta into your new virtual machine by downloading it from <a href="http://www.scuba-divelog.com/dl50">http://www.scuba-divelog.com/dl50</a>. You don't need to install Dive Log 4.0 first (unless you want to) as you can just apply your 4.0 registration data to this build (press "r" in the info dialog). Your existing logbook data from Diving Log 4.0 will work with the 5.0 beta release.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to import my Suunto D9 directly into Diving Log 5.0 under Windows 7 on VMWare 3.0. Once your cable is plugged into your Mac, you'll need to enable it in the virtual machine for Windows to use. If you are using the Suunto cable, you will get a message that Windows was unable to find a driver for this device at this point (no worries). You can download the appropriate driver from Suunto's website <a href="http://www.suunto.com/suunto/main/article_1column.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673939767&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723697223448&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442491968&bmUID=ii1G9z_">here</a>. You could install the full Suunto Dive Manager release, but I choose to install just the USB driver (they are listed at the bottom of the page as being for "Suunto t6, G6, X9i, Dive Computers"). You'll want the appropriate driver for your Windows 7 install, either the <a href="http://ns.suunto.com.edgesuite.net/software/drivers/SuuntoUSBFTDIVista.exe">64 bit driver</a> or the <a href="http://www.suuntosports.com/mysuunto/downloads/USB/">32 bit driver</a>. After you run the driver install application you should get all the appropriate "happy sounds" from Windows and your Suunto cable should be available as a COM port (probably COM3). You can always look in the Windows device manager to see which COM port the Suunto cable was assigned to. You should now be able to proceed with importing your dive computer into Diving Log 5.0.</div><div><br /></div><div>VMWare 3.0 provides some pretty nice interface touches that makes Unity mode much easier to use (check out the new VMWare icon on the status bar). VMWare 3.0 also let you use all the new "Aero" UI features of Windows 7 if you are so inclined.</div><div><br /></div><div>Diving Log 5.0 beta is looking great! There is a new version of Dive Log for iPhone that has already been submitted to Apple for review that will be able to take advantage of some of the new features in Diving Log 5.0. Keep an eye out for some more posts with information about the new version of Dive Log for iPhone.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-34749151307936521932009-10-27T15:13:00.001-07:002009-10-27T15:20:00.330-07:00Name My Tune on sale for lowest priceThe latest version of Name My Tune is on sale for a limited time. It was accepted into the app store and immediately put on sale in the lowest price tier. (0.99 USD for example). We'll be putting it back up to regular price on Monday November 2, 2009. So use the opportunity to get it cheaper!<br /><br />I'm still working on the next version which will have multiplayer capability over bluetooth. It's been fun! Hopefully I can finish it sooooooooon.More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-79234098931457679612009-09-08T11:44:00.000-07:002009-09-08T11:58:25.832-07:00Dive Log 1.1.4 approved for saleDive Log version 1.1.4 was just approved for sale by Apple and should be showing up as an update in the App Store or iTunes within a day or so. You can also download the new version directly by clicking <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301049600&mt=8">here [iTunes link]</a>.<div><br /></div><div>This version now gives you the option of viewing your Total Dive Time on the Statistics tab in either Days:Hours:Minutes format (as before) or in Hours:Minutes format. You can switch back and forth by tapping on the Total Dive Time row in the Statistics tab or you can change the default setting in the Settings tab (either way you set the default your choice is retained the next time you start Dive Log). You will also notice a small change is the visual appearance of the Dive Site "rating" display.</div><div><br /></div><div>This update also has an important fix for a problem that could cause the application to crash at unexpected times. While this issue only affected a very small number of users in their daily use of Dive Log it is an important fix that everyone should get.</div><div><br /></div><div>We are hard at work on new features in Dive Log that should roll out before the end of the year. Your comments are important drivers for the changes that we make, so please feel free to keep sharing your input with us.</div>More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-34092453501738143222009-09-04T12:11:00.000-07:002009-09-04T12:30:56.134-07:00New Version of Name My Tune approved and releasedThe latest version of our app, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=323409488&mt=8">Name My Tune</a>, is now available in the app Store.<br /><br />New in Version 1.1:<br />A settings page has been added with a new setting allowing you to exclude certain playlists from game play. I know that some of us have audio sources that are NOT songs that still show up as songs in our music library. (Some audio books and other recordings ripped directly from CD will show up as songs for example.) If you put them in a specific playlist and exclude it, then they will not be part of the game.<br /><br />Features:<br />Name My Tune has 3 different rounds of game play and is probably the most challenging music quiz game currently in the App Store. Each of the 3 rounds is played twice giving you more variety and great entertainment.<br />* Ring The Bell - once the song is playing, shake the device to stop playback and then choose song. (Or you can touch the bell on the screen if you're out in public)<br />* Get A Clue - guess the song based on all the song meta data .... but it's scrambled! Uses more than just the audio to give you a clue and is probably the hardest of the 3 rounds. You'll need more than just your ears for this one.<br />* Just In Time - just like the TV show game of old. How many seconds do you need to "Name That Tune"? Use the music score to "dial in" to a maximum 9.9 seconds.<br /><br />The more music you have in your library, the more points earned.<br />The less time you need to answer, the more points earned.<br />Use the iPod interface to choose your answer. Look up songs via Song Title, Artist, Playlist, Album, Compilation, Composer, or Genre! Take your time while selecting the song and peruse the library until the right one jumps out at you.<br />Sophisticated, professional graphics make it easy on the eye<br />You can quit the app any time and it will restart on the round you were on with your current point total in place.<br />Scores can be published at Geocade (a location aware social gaming network) so that you can compare against yourself, other players in your geographic area, or anywhere around the world!<br /><br />We are committed to a great music experience. Please contact us with any suggestions or complaints about "Name My Tune". Software development is what we do, and so feedback on this or any of our other apps is not only welcome, but needed so that we can continue to do what we do!<br /><br />Thanks for listening!<br /><a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/">http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/</a>More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-16229486663872923522009-08-19T16:45:00.000-07:002009-08-19T17:07:33.685-07:00Dive Log Manager 1.2 Beta - adds JDiveLog importerDive Log Manager 1.2 beta is now available. Dive Log Manager is the free Mac OS companion application for Dive Log on iPhone. This release adds support for importing JDiveLog logbook files and improves the MacDive 1.5 importer. You can learn more about these changes and get a copy of the release by visiting:<div><br /><div><a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager_-_Beta.html"> http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager_-_Beta.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>If you'd prefer to stick with the current released version (1.1.1), you can find that at:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager.html"> http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>You may have also noticed that MacDive was recently updated to version 1.5.2. Dive Log Manager (both 1.1.1 and the new 1.2 Beta) can successfully import logbook from MacDive version 1.5.2 along with the previous 1.5.1 release.</div></div>More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-88927047578345397782009-07-28T11:25:00.000-07:002009-07-28T11:26:06.571-07:00Statistics and Databases 101For those of us that continue to log our dives, one of the incentives and great rewards is to sit back and look at the results "in toto". It feels enormously satisfying being able to see all the total's of all our diving accomplishments in one place. So imagine looking at your total dive time on the statistics page of Dive Log on iPhone and seeing a smaller number than you expect. It's like getting "gypped" out of an experience.<br /><br />Never fear, you didn't get gypped, it's all about notation. The time is expressed in days:hours:minutes. If you see 18:06:34 as your total dive time, this is not 18 hours, this is 18 days, 6 hours, and 34 mintues. Many people spend *a lot* of time underwater and so if we presented the time in hours, minutes and seconds, the hours number gets so large that it's impact is really lost. It makes more sense to display it in days first.<br /><br />There is another implementation related issue in the Statistics section when you want to look at all the dives you've made in a particular place. In database parlance, a logbook entry can be a regular field, or it can be a pointer to another database that contains all the information about that field. So when you enter information into your log about Dive Site, City, and Country, Dive Log on iPhone will automatically enter the information into the Dive Site database, the City database, and the Country database and "point" to that information in your log. In the Windows desktop software, Diving Log 4.0, you have the option of entering this information in a linked/pointing way, or as a regular field on it's own. If you do the latter, it will *not* show up as a destination in your Statistics on the iPhone. If you are interested in your own Stats, always use the linking option in the desktop software. Why do we do it this way you ask? Simply speaking, performance. Using the built in database features allows your iPhone (remember, it *is* a phone not a desktop computer) to be much faster in answering your important Statistics questions.<br /><br />So if you enter your Dive Site, City, Country information directly into your iPhone and then sync this information to your log on the desktop, you'll know exactly how many times you dove everywhere!More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-33949865139783888912009-07-25T17:07:00.001-07:002009-08-19T17:08:34.591-07:00New App finally approved - Name My Tune!It's only been 15 days, but it seems like forever.<br /><br />Our new application is a departure from the scuba realm - it's a music quiz game called "Name My Tune". Just like the TV show of old, listen to a small part of a song and try to guess the song name. Great fun and an easy way to get the know the music on your iPod or iPhone. Put the song on speaker and play with anyone around you, or just take a moment and play against yourself for a little break from the day.<br /><br />Here it is:<br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=323409488&mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=323409488&mt=8</a><br /><br />Our website has more information but, as always, feel free to contact us if you have any problems or questions.More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-64501459942904193392009-07-04T08:34:00.000-07:002009-07-04T09:03:52.945-07:00Dive Log just updated on the iPhone App Store<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301049600&mt=8">Dive Log 1.1.2</a> was just published on the iPhone App Store. This version adds support for plotting a graph of the temperature during your dive. The temperature graph is displayed below the depth profile when temperature profile data is available. You can see a screenshot that includes the temperature graph <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_-_Screenshots.html">here</a>.<div><br /></div><div>The temperature graph will only be displayed if your dive computer captures temperature data during the dive and that information is synchronized to Dive Log on iPhone by your desktop dive log application. On Windows PCs, <a href="http://www.divinglog.de/">Diving Log 4.0</a> will import temperature data from most computers and will synchronize that data with Dive Log on iPhone. On the Mac, both <a href="http://thedoorisajar.org/macdive/">MacDive</a> and <a href="http://www.macdivelog.com/">Mac DiveLog</a> will import temperature data from the dive computers that they support. In order to synchronize that information to Dive Log on iPhone you'll need to use the native import ability of <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager.html">Dive Log Manager</a> 1.1 (or later). The UDCF format does not have any provision for temperature data so dives transfered using UDCF will not display the temperature graph.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dive Log 1.1.2 also contains a number of small bug fixes. An issues was addressed that was seen by a very small number of users that had a particular combination of localization settings on their iPhone or iPod touch that caused problems when synchronizing with Diving Log 4.0. Another issue with parsing certain "Buddy lists" that were imported from desktop applications that could cause a crash (if the Buddy List on the desktop had an extra separator character like two commas in a row) has been fixed.</div><div><br /></div><div>This update is recommended for all users. You should receive the update for free via the App Store on your device or iTunes. You can also get the update directly from iTunes <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301049600&mt=8">here</a>.</div>More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-20036652071037929102009-07-02T08:51:00.000-07:002009-07-04T09:06:50.536-07:00Dive Log Manager 1.1.1 is now availableDive Log Manager 1.1.1 for MacOS 10.5 and above was just <a href="http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Dive_Log_Manager.html">posted</a>. This version has some minor corrections and improvements in the MacDive 1.5.1 native importer.<div><br /></div><div>Since version 1.1 of Dive Log Manager there is an improved interface for importing data from UDCF files as well as the addition of native importers for MacDive 1.5.1 and Mac DiveLog 1.3.2 files. You can now select specific dives to import from the source file and add or merge those dives with your existing Dive Log on iPhone logbook. The addition of the native importers allows for much better data fidelity than is possible with the more limited UDCF format.</div>More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-48844046971515675562009-06-29T15:21:00.000-07:002009-07-04T09:07:05.063-07:00Multiple Logbooks on one iPhoneSometimes software applications have features that you don't even know exist. And sometimes you know they exist but you can't remember how to use them and don't want to take the time to look it up in the documentation. Well iPhone applications are intuitively obvious to figure out ..... right? Right.<br /><br />But just in case it's not intuitively obvious, here's a quick look at how to keep more than one users logbook on the same iPhone. (Just to be clear up front though - we don't advocate depending on this feature at all. No one should be deprived and everyone should have their <span style="font-weight: bold;">own </span>personal iDevice to use and covet and play with and be productive with. We only added this feature so that you could still log your dives if your buddies iDevice was dropped in the water or broken while diving.) (;-)<br /><br />First, under the "More" tab, there is a Personal item in the table. If you select this to go to the Personal screen, you will see the name of the person that the current Logbook belongs to. If there is nothing there, then you'll want to edit the information so that your name *does* show up there. This is the name that will be used to identify your logbook. (See previous Blog post).<br /><br />To change Logbooks, or add a new Logbook, we again go back to the "More" tab, and now look for and select "Settings". The first item in the list is the "Active Logbook" and it will be named the same as the name listed in the Personal section. If you select the item, you will see a screen that allows you to manage Logbooks. All of the currently available Logbooks will be listed and the top one is the Logbook currently in use. To select a new Logbook, simply select it in the displayed list and it will be loaded. To add a new Logbook, touch the "+" sign in the upper right hand corner and you will be prompted for a name to use for your newly created Logbook.<br /><br />When you backup your device using iTunes, all of the data associated with Dive Log is backed up and so <span style="font-weight: bold;">all</span> of the Logbooks contained on your iDevice will be saved as part of the backup. The desktop Logbook synchronization software however (both on Mac and PC), work with one Logbook at a time, ie: your "currently loaded" Logbook. So make sure you know which one is loaded before transferring back and forth. If you want to back up/synchronize "all" of the Dive Log Logbooks onto your desktop, you will need to transfer the first one, switch to the other Logbook in Dive Log, and then do another transfer to the Desktop.<br /><br />It really is easy to manage. But not as easy as just buying another iPhone ...... ;-)More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382111106446165456.post-72660505165079685382009-06-18T12:13:00.000-07:002009-07-04T09:07:17.881-07:00Personalize your LogbookRemember when you first got certified, and you opened your lovely paper logbook to the first page so that you could enter your name and say "This logbook belongs to ....". That way you knew that should it be misplaced, it would have a chance of finding you again. It was a place you could track your training and certifications and gaze upon your long scuba diving journey. It was also a place that everyone *else* knew to look to find out information about you in an emergency. Well where does that information go in Dive Log for iPhone?<br /><br />We're glad you asked. If you touch the "More" tab on the bottom right of the screen, one of the items listed in the table is "Personal". If you go into that screen, you can enter a bunch of personal information about yourself. If you are not "inclined" that way, we understand. But we suggest that you at a minimum, enter the name of the person that the dives in the logbook are for. We use this name in multiple logbook support and if you ever want to have multiple logbooks on your device, this will make them easier to manage.<br /><br />Also under the personal information is a place to add the usual contact information such as address, phone number and email address. Under the "Medical Information" screen, you can enter your birthdate, date of last medical, and your blood type. While this is all information that you might think is too private, or that you have listed in other places at home, this could be vital information about you that others may want in an emergency. Having it in one place where *someone else* can look it up will make it easier for everyone. And of course it goes without saying that your Emergency Contact information and notes is a necessary part of diving. If you don't wear your medic alert bracelet or there is other medical information like that, (you get the idea), this would be the place to put it. The third item on the list is just "Notes" and this is a general text area where you can put information about yourself that you think is appropriate. Like, "if something happens to me, make sure the dogs get let out and fed".<br /><br />The last section is a neat feature that you can use to keep your certification information. If you have nothing entered yet, you will see just a button "Add New Certification". Here you can enter information from your "C" cards and then also take a picture of the front and back of the card. How many times have you gone on a trip and forgot to bring your Nitrox card? Just enter the info into the screens and take a picture and show that to the live aboard crew. (And your cool factor will rise substantially). Just touch the "Front" and "Back" tabs and you will be prompted to use an existing picture in your Camera Roll, or just use the builtin camera if you have an iPhone to take a picture of the front and back of the card itself. Need to be an "Advanced" diver to go on the dive? Don't happen to carry your "C" cards around with you in your wallet everyday? Are you *not* the kind of person that has the accordion pack of plastic card protectors of "C" cards? Neither are we. This is the modern age - take a picture! It lasts longer.<br /><br />The personal information in your Dive Log for iPhone and iPod Touch will keep some of that scattered information you need when diving, all in one place.More Mobile Softwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207509157560737614noreply@blogger.com0