[PUP] Nobeltec dongles

[Anthony Thorne]

Unfortunately ther are no charts for Coastal Explorer outside of the USA, so
it is no use for some of us,

Anthony

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Crossroads <crossroadsn50 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Doug,
>
> I had the same concern so I am using Rosepoint's Coastal Explorer
> (http://rosepointnav.com/default.htm), also marketed with a few minor
> enhancements by Maptech as Chart Navigator Pro. I have found it
> extremely easy to use and very intuitive. It is not perfect (what
> software is) but it is relatively bug free. The cost is reasonable and
> they are coming out with a new version soon (which they say they will
> upgrade all current users to for free).
>
> By the way I also have Capn' which is what Russ used on Four Seasons. He
> liked it, I hate it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Stan Heirshberg
> CrossRoads N50-01
> Lying Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA
>
>
> Douglas Cochrane wrote:
> > 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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