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Have you tried Shark Rampage? Eat up everything that comes in site. Chomp on scuba divers and flip the bombs with your tail back at helicopters. I tried it, but I never got to the stage where I was able to eat scuba divers.
Posted under Internet and software by Tim Yang
Facebook has a new diver app that searches regional members of Facebook (who use this app) and pushes their profiles to you. You can also log your dives on the app and share them with your friends. Log into Facebook and try it out.
Posted under Internet and software by Tim Yang
Scubaherald tried DiveShopManager 2.0 and gave it a thumbs up.
Dive Shop Manager allows a dive center to control the daily operation of any dive centers. It works in a modular way, and the learning process is easy.
Contrary to its competitors, to operate DiveShopManager you need just 5 minutes of training. There is no need to do a PhD or to spend hours trying to customize 1000 features. In a few words: This is an easy software to use. As simple as that: easy and effective. It’s not a Formula 1 of Customer Service Applications, but you don’t drive a Ferrari every single day of your life…. do you? That’s why DiveShopManager is the perfect “working application”, it does the job in a friendly way, and once you learn to use it’s features and modules, you even enjoy updating your information and getting the software and your dive center data updated.
DSM takes in consideration modules of each Diving Course, commission to freelance instructors, extra costs added to normal dive, accommodation, liveaboards and even adds a system for newsletters to keep in contact with your customer.
DiveShopManager 2.0 is available for both Mac and Windows at a yearly license fee of USD$549.
Posted under Internet and software by Tim Yang
DAN’s Giant Stride magazine for the student diver is now online, starting with issue 3 (in full Flash).
Giant Stride focuses on everyone who’s thinking of taking that very first breath underwater — and all the divers who already have. It’s a unique resource, consisting of the best medical safety advice and scuba information available.
Giant Stride debunks common scuba myths, offers friendly advice and explanations on topics such as travel, physiology and critters, and welcomes all interested parties to the world of scuba.
Also check out DAN’s accompanying micro site for the new diver: danismybuddy.com.
Posted under Internet and software by Tim Yang
It’s actually more like a 3D platform, where you can walk around and talk to others through the character you control, you can buy clothes, a car or a yacht.
Second Life even has its own currency that is exchangeable into real world money, and there are loads of things to do. You can go to a night club and dance, you can go to a concert transmitted live into Second Life or – as of now – you can go diving!
The brand new PADI Centre in Second Life lets users learn about everything from scuba gear to the great dive destinations all over the world – and of course: it lets you click right through to PADI’s Open Water Diver eLearning programme, where you can study the theory part of the course and then choose a (real life) PADI Dive centre to do the in-water training with.
The PADI Center in Second Life was created and designed by Scotland based Second Life design company, Fusion Unity.
Here are Scubaherald’s instructions to visit the PADI Centre:
If you are a PADI IRRA member and interested in setting up a dive centre in Second Life on the soon to be “PADI” dive island – send an email to marketing@padi.co.uk and in collaboration with Fusion Unity, they can help you get started.
Posted under Internet and software & Conservation by Tim Yang
Save Our Seas, the South African conservation foundation, has a podcast featuring Maxine the rag tooth shark. Follow it on their website or through their Youtube page.
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Hopefully, my katakana isn’t so bad that I’ve mis-translated this. According to Famitsu, the Japanese video game magazine, the release date of Forever Blue will be on 2 August.
Published by Nintendo, Forever Blue will let you “use the Wiimote to perform a variety of diving maneuvers” and “use your Wi-Fi connection to meet up with your friends and swim under wanter together”. It will also let you “encounter under-water animals such as whale sharks, manta rays and other marine animals“.
Posted under Internet and software & News by Tim Yang
There are a number of diving directories out there that let you find out about other scuba diving sites.
Join The ScubaWebmasters Exchange Here!
Florida Keys Diving - Scuba diving in the Florida Keys with Its A Dive. Daily diving on the reefs of Key Largo and the upper Florida Keys, including Pennekamp Park. PADI dive instruction also offered. Dive/stay packages at the Key Largo Marriott available.
