2Tours N Iraq`
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I have a Macintosh laptop computer and a Uwatec SmartPro wrist computer. The problem lies in the fact that Macs don't have a built in IR reader so one must purchase an IR reader from a 3rd party. The particular IR reader I purchased ended up not being Mac compatible and therefore useless to me. I did, however, find a creative way to get my dive info off of my computer and into my Mac. Here's how.
1. I also happen to own a PDA with a built in IR reader and installed TravelTrak CE on it so I could download my dive data from my SmartPro to the PDA.
2. After saving the dive data on the removable storage card (SD card) I removed the SD card from the PDA and put it in my Nikon digital camera then hooked the camera up to the computer. Due to firewall problems with my Mac & PDA I was unable to hook the PDA directly up to my Mac. Other Mac users might not have this problem and can then skip to step 3.
3. I then transfered the data from the SD card (via digital camera) to my desktop and opened the file with JTrak (that was previously installed on my Mac). I then added more data to my eLogbook in JTrak that the computer was not able to gather (such as buddy info, conditions, etc).
I know this seems like more trouble than what it is worth and it did drive me nuts trying to get the SmartPro to talk directly to the Mac. Since I couldn't get that to happen I wanted to share how I was able to transfer the data with other divers who might have experienced the same issues I faced.
1. I also happen to own a PDA with a built in IR reader and installed TravelTrak CE on it so I could download my dive data from my SmartPro to the PDA.
2. After saving the dive data on the removable storage card (SD card) I removed the SD card from the PDA and put it in my Nikon digital camera then hooked the camera up to the computer. Due to firewall problems with my Mac & PDA I was unable to hook the PDA directly up to my Mac. Other Mac users might not have this problem and can then skip to step 3.
3. I then transfered the data from the SD card (via digital camera) to my desktop and opened the file with JTrak (that was previously installed on my Mac). I then added more data to my eLogbook in JTrak that the computer was not able to gather (such as buddy info, conditions, etc).
I know this seems like more trouble than what it is worth and it did drive me nuts trying to get the SmartPro to talk directly to the Mac. Since I couldn't get that to happen I wanted to share how I was able to transfer the data with other divers who might have experienced the same issues I faced.