V-plan or GUE deco plan or ...

[misterfrogfish]

Before I buy either V-planner or GUE deco planner (or both), is there any last minute advice or recommendations?

Although GUE is more expensive, I like the compartment graphs so this may be my first choice.

I have bought a portable hard drive so I will load it onto this. Then plug it into computers at internet cafes so I can run it. Will this work?
GUE told me that I can only load the program once.

The reason for this is because baggage allowance means cutting back on luxuries such as laptops and I will be heading to Asia so the internet cafes are everywhere & cheap.

The best would be to access a program on-line. But I can't find a way to do this as I will be using Tx and 100%.

Thanks,
MFF

[Garf]

Theres a version of decoplanner that works on windows mobile, GLOc and I are big fans of it. Dunno if its actually been released yet though tbh.

I prefer decoplanner as it gives me the option of comparing versious gradient factor curves with the vpm curve, but they are both excellent programs.

[MidnightCowboy]

I struggle with V Planner (or at least the trial versions I have used)

I find the readouts from Decoplanner a lot easier to use

[nickb]

Originally Posted by MidnightCowboy

I struggle with V Planner (or at least the trial versions I have used)

I find the readouts from Decoplanner a lot easier to use

That's interesting, as I find exactly the opposite.

Maybe it's 'cos I started using V-Planner (and ZPlan before that) some time before Decoplanner that I just can't get to grips with the Decoplanner interface.

[steveharriss]

a vote for V-planner here as well. Easy to use interface. Free upgrades. Put it on your mobile phone and dispense with the hard drive.

[Marky Mark]

V Planner already works on mobiles, I love it. I was also thinking of getting one of these Asus eeepcs and trying the get the Linux version of V Planner to work on that.

[misterfrogfish]

A lot of shops I dive with want a printed copy of my profile before the dive, so the mobile option is out.

[weazelz]

what do your buddies use?

[MonkeyPony]

I use HL planner. Free software and a really easy to use use interface. The only annoying thing about it is it calls dives 'missions' ??

I dont know how many others are using it but its not managed to bend me (yet)

[nickb]

Originally Posted by misterfrogfish

A lot of shops I dive with want a printed copy of my profile before the dive, so the mobile option is out.

Take a photo of the screen

Seriously, if you can find a workaround for this, it's a great product. I have both the desktop & mobile versions