[PUP] Nobeltec dongles

[Douglas Cochrane]

Dear Ones,

 

I was very disappointed to discover that the latest version of Nobeltec
requires a dongle to operate. As the former owner of a software company, I
have personal experience with the problems caused by dongles. Not only are
they unreliable electronically but they are all too prone to physical
damage. Can you imagine a heavy wave shifting your laptop on the helm and
breaking the dongle off in the middle of a turbulent night? Oops - time to
shift to the paper charts!

 

To tie the reliability of a mission-critical element of the ship to a little
gadget who's sole purpose is making sure I haven't pirated my software is a
risk I am unwilling to place on my boat or its crew. Is this a concern of
others as well? What other navigation software do you use that doesn't
include this liability?

 

Douglas Cochrane

M/V Four Seasons, N46-70

P.O. Box 752

Yachats, OR  97498

541/913-0632

Douglas_Cochrane at msn.com

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