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Has anyone tried a new "glossy" MacBook in full, direct sunlight? I'm afraid the reflections might render the MacBook unusable for navigation on the flybridge.

AyeTides 1.41 is at the App Store now. It's a minor maintenance update that fixes a couple of visual glitches on the text view, when there is a event from the previous day that is supposed to disappear (and does, but leaves traces behind), or an event from the next day that should appear (and does, but the bounding box is wrong).

As always, this is a free update. Just use the App store to download it.

v1.5 is coming, it'll have support for UK-style interpreted subordinate stations, which will give better coverage in the UK. Also, I might change the way you change units; I'm exploring using a double-tap to cycle through the units instead of a button to select the units.

Enjoy!

Hi Everyone, Most of you most likely know this already, but Icom America has come out with a AIS receiver. Checked it out at the Vancouver Boat Show today. Looks very good, but pricey, $560 Can. I wished Icom had thought about a USB port capability however the VHF hook up saves time. Check it out at this site; http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/m...fault.aspx
Rich does this look good for GPSNavX and MacENC?

Patrick

Noted that Navionics charts will work with iNavx on the iPhone.
Any chance that the Navionics USB compact flash reader and charts will work with MacENC soon?

Anybody know what happened to Navionics for the iphone? It seems to have disappeared from the App store and nothing on the website.
Barry

Download here..

http://earth.google.com/

Remember both GPSNavX, MacENC and iNavX can import/export Google Earth GPX files (i.e. waypoints, routes, tracks, GRIB weather).

COMAR has introduced a new AIS parallel receiver with NMEA output, USB output and VHF antenna splitter.
This looks to be the ideal AIS receiver!

more info here:


http://www.comarsystems.com/ais_multi.html

regards
Manou

We'll be heading out to the Pacific in the near future, so we've been investigating charting software as well as charts. So far, for other than specific local cruising, I can't find any electronic chart supplier beyond C-Map which makes any sense. Their Mega Max version is the most complete and way, way beyond the most affordable for far ranging cruisers. We can do the planned Pacific circle with four or five cards. But the only way I know of to use them is with a chart plotter or a windows based software such as MaxSea or Nobeltec.

We're trying to figure out the best way to run Windows on the mac and everything to do with Bootcamp and Parallels seems just so fragile or awkward that it scares me. I spoke to a Parallels rep the other day about how to get an actual disk here in Canada in case I needed to reinstall. He suggested it was not needed because one needed to keep downloading the updates constantly to keep things running because of constant Apple and Microsoft changes. Do I want to go to remote areas with such a fragile system? .

We're comfortable traveling with paper charts and sextant, but the price of paper charts and the price of C-map equivalents have really gotten our attention.

Is there a way to do HF email (ham and marine) without windows and just be resigned to only charting with paper or a chartplotter? I left the Windows OS 15 years ago and what I now see is just painful to contemplate. I'd almost rather pull up anchor chain by hand.

What have I missed?

donal
Vancouver Island

If you keep a Log Book onboard, BoatLogix will definitely be of interest to you. (And if you don't, you should.)

Whether it's just around the bay or the world, BoatLogix can save you time and money that is better spent on sailing.

Download the free 30 day trial here:
https://secure.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.as...6476a66d9d

Version 2.00 is now available to download from ...

http://www.gpsnavx.com/downloads/MiniPlex.dmg

MiniPlex 2.00 is compatible with MiniPlex 41/42, S, USB and BT

It also supports transmitting the received NMEA data over TCP/IP

Requires OS X 10.3.9 or later

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On another note I have a spare (new in the box with manual and USB cable) ShipModul MiniPlex-41 USB. In addition to supporting up to 4 NMEA inputs, this Multiplexer will convert Raymarine SeaTalk to NMEA data. Please contact me directly at gpsnavx at mac dot calm if you are interested in purchasing at a very discounted price.