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From: Patrick Maun <patrick_at_patrickmaun.com>
subject: [Paddlewise] New Tide Software
Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 23:27:59 +0100
Hello all,

the free Macintosh tide prediction software Mr. Tides has been updated 
and can be downloaded at:

http://www.exmsft.com/~augusth/

Looks quite nice and the price (free) is right. Based on the GNU 
XTides. It has lots of options and can plot tide predictions from 
sites all over the world.

If you like it send the author a note and tell him he's doing a great 
job. I love little free utility software like this.

-Patrick






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From: Mary Z <mzuschlag_at_attbi.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] New Tide Software
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 18:22:00 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Looks like great software!  I love tide tool for my Handspring visor, now
when I go on trips my handspring rides along in a water proof case. Probably
most of you know this one already, but just in case you missed here is
another freebie tide software for your PDA.
http://www.toolworks.com/bilofsky/tidetool.htm

On an unrelated subject I hope everyone has their anti-virus up to date.  I
have received the Klez worm 3 times, fortunately Norton catches it before I
even see the e-mail.  There have been a few occasions of viruses sent from
this list.  Klez is seriously making the rounds. -- MZ  

(admin note - I've been getting 30 plus copies a day, including some where
the From: address had been set to one of my accounts :-(  - fyi, virus
is amongst the words guaranteeing your email will be proofread by the admin)

the free Macintosh tide prediction software Mr. Tides has been updated 
and can be downloaded at:

http://www.exmsft.com/~augusth/


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From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] New Tide Software
Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 07:43:49 -0400
At 06:22 PM 5/3/02 -0700, Mary Z wrote:
>Looks like great software!  I love tide tool for my Handspring visor, now
>when I go on trips my handspring rides along in a water proof case. Probably
>most of you know this one already, but just in case you missed here is
>another freebie tide software for your PDA.
>http://www.toolworks.com/bilofsky/tidetool.htm

I also use Tidetool.  I got a copy of it when I went paddling with Bob and 
Joan Volin in Florida a couple of years ago (has it been that long?).  They 
"beamed" it to my visor but I had to subsequently download the data files.

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From: Kevin Whilden <kevin_at_yourplanetearth.org>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] New Tide Software
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 15:15:11 -0700
I love Tidetool!!!  It is by far my favorite application for my PDA.  I also
take it on my kayak trips, and I plan all my trips using it.  Because I
really like paddling downhill, I use tide tool to pick weekends when the
currents are largest.  Also, the new graphing feature in v2.0 is great,
especially because it shades the hours of daylight.  V2.0 is also much
faster than v1, for those who still might be stuck on the old version.  The
upgrade is worth it because it is free :)

Actually, I guess I'll have to jump on my computer soapbox for a couple of
minutes...

1.  Mary is right that anti-virus software is extremely important.  Even
more important however is to make sure your current version of Windows and
Internet Explorer (if you use it) are up to date.  MS has released many
critical new security updates in the last couple of months, as part of their
Security Revelation in February.  Sayeth Bill Gates, "Oh, I had no ideal you
guys actually cared about security and bug fixes".  This came about as
Congress was considering repealing a law that absolves software
manufacturers from liability of lost $$$ due to bugs in their software.
That sure made MS jump fast...

So if you have windows 98SE or better, click:
Start -> Windows Update
Make sure you download all the "critical updates", which may require several
reboots.

Why is this important?  Because by merely browsing to the wrong website, or
receiving the wrong email (without even opening it), a hacker can gain full
control of your computer and use it to send out more viruses.  Kind of a big
deal, IMO... :)

2.  Tidetool is GNU licensed software, which makes it the coolest piece of
kayaking related software ever written.  GNU is the antithesis to MS's
corporate greed monopoly.  I shudder to think what the software world would
be like w/o GNU. www.gnu.org

Okay, back to my IT job...

Kevin Whilden
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From: DMcNally <dmcnally_at_pacificcoast.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] New Tide Software
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:32:57 -0700
I got it for Pacific Northwest locations.  It is really cool! At first
adding it crashed my PDA (old Palm m100) but after I deleted the ebook I had
on there  everything is fine.  Thanks, Mary! Now I can check the graphical
representation of tidal action during boring meetings!  And at more directly
useful times too :-)

Diane, Vancouver Island


Kevin wrote:

> I love Tidetool!!!  It is by far my favorite application for my PDA.  I
also
> take it on my kayak trips, and I plan all my trips using it.  Because I
> really like paddling downhill, I use tide tool to pick weekends when the
> currents are largest.  Also, the new graphing feature in v2.0 is great,
> especially because it shades the hours of daylight.  V2.0 is also much
> faster than v1, for those who still might be stuck on the old version.
The
> upgrade is worth it because it is free :)
(snip)


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