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Sorry... I went on a mini-rant and wasn't clear. I was just debating that "Tables + timers are safer." as you said... Your timer is electronic, just like a computer (heck, timers ARE computers - even if they're a Casio G-Shock) and therefore just as prone to failure as my computer. How can...

How so? I'd venture that if you look at the statistics, your timer will die just as often as a dive computer... They're both electronic devices (unless you're REALLY old school) subject to the same problems... what do you do if your timer dies? Same thing I do if my computer dies - I...

I get air in my ears all the time underwater... If you wear your mask skirt under your hood, air can escape from the mask and get up to your ears... Sometimes I do that on purpose and it helps me hear a little better (or so it seems). Then tip your head and water will run in. Now if you've...

I've heard only good things about UK's warranty service- Including a couple times where it was clearly the users fault the thing flooded and they replaced the light under warranty... Here's a link to the verbiage from their website: http://www.uwkinetics.com/warranty.htm It only states...

Cool and I just downloaded 3 albums off the internet!!! :14: I'm just kidding RIAA!! Really!!

:05: I know a few times I got my schedule, went to the bookstore to buy a particular book and found only new textbooks... Upon further examintion the reason there were no used books was because the required text was a new edition- first use that particular semester... Then, I'll take a...

PADI's mistake is selling the book seperately... They should wrap the cost of the books into their certification fees and give the books away for "free" and avoid all this bickering... Copyright laws are kind of funny (I'm a software guy and that's my reference - sorry if paper materials are...

Plenty safe... No problems... If the "violation" were a factor, the computer would have shortened your NDL for the 4th dive (again, I can't get an answer on whether it does, and probably won't unless I can see the algorithm's code). The triangle doesn't trigger a mandatory safety stop...

Nope... it has nothing to do with ascent rates, reverse or sawtooth profiles or stuff like that - although they may contribute to the symbol, they're not the only reason it comes on. All the manuals state is that when it appears (the triangle when in surface mode), you should extend your...

That trick usually works great, but I find myself "explaining" the '+' rating with just about every new shop I go into. They see the 2400 on the valve and that's where they stop (some shops stop there even if I show them the +)... That's life I guess...

Were you in the market for a tank when he told you that? I've had lots of car dealers use a similar phrase when negotiating the price of a car... Unless you're very good friends with them or have some other kind of thing (classes, other gear) they're making a killing off of, I don't think a...

A couple points I've seen: Replies refer to the $300 "mark up". You're comparing apples to oranges... The original poster bought a DIFFERENT product (cheaper one), and hasn't replied to questions of what an apples-to-apples comparison of prices would be... I agree the LDS part-owner...

I'm assuming your fill whip for your paintball tank needs the DIN fitting on the SCUBA tank. You could get one like on the website you listed: http://www.seapearls.com/tank-valves.html (the second one down). It comes with an insert so you can use it with a yoke style regulator/fill...

Or the small hardware stores cometing against Lowes and Home Depot. Or the small full-serve gas station from the 70's competing against that new self-serve c-store down the street. Or the small grocery store competing against the big supermarket chain. Or the small-town store competing...

The depths that people will go to just for a little narcosis!! The question is: Did he see any cool marine life down there?

Redundancy is a good idea for sure... Another thought: If you can't find a gauge that sits nicely on the Cobra, a second option might be to buy a Suunto Mosquito and wear it on your wrist. That way you'd have a backup depth gauge as well as a backup computer to boot (and a cool watch to...

All kids are definately different... Here's an article that talks about the pros and cons (mostly the cons) to kids and SCUBA. Mind you, the author is against kids diving at all, so he tries to convince you to wait, but he does bring up some good points to keep in mind when considering it for...

As Paul Harvey would say "Here's the REST of the story..." http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=98571 Dude, don't take everything you read on the internet at face value... (you should read the whole thread). The failure you quoted was probably due to the fact that the guy didn't...

It's just as dangerous as going deeper... You have to remember that the greatest pressure gradient is in the first 15-20 ft of water. I've heard that an adult can burst an eardrum in as little as 8 ft of water (children less than that). Also, even if you can clear, you'll be shoving crap up...

Activesync has control of your serial port (and it isn't easy to shutdown activesync) I'm assuming you've got your PDA cradle attached to a USB port, so you need to tell Activesync to release the serial port you're not using so SDM can get it. Do this: - Right click the Activesync icon...