tphillipp
Contributor
All,
I received some information from Suunto Finland today.
1) Comments about editing taking place only in Movescount.
- It's true that the first release of DM4 does not allow adding notes/deleting logs. All editing currently takes place in Movescount (MC). We’re constantly bringing new improvements to the DM4 and notes is one of the features we’re working on to add (the same applies to deleting dives, gauge view and tissue saturation graphs). It's good to see the user's reactions in order to have a sound basis for prioritizing our feature lists. It is important to emphasize to customers that the DM4 updates automatically to newest version when one comes available and the computer is online. Stay tuned!
2) Suunto is forcing customers to go "cloud".
- Customers will still have a local copy of their dive logs on their laptop. The computer OS provides the application with a location for persistent data. We’ll add the personal persistent data folder path to DM4 “about” box for in the next release.
DM4 is for offering basic log book capabilities and MC adds to the experience the social media level features. We believe that the mainstream of divers will be pleased with the features and functionalities MC offers for diving.
3) Suunto is not supporting Dive Manager anymore.
- To the contrary - DM4 is what we're going forward with, and to demonstrate the "going forward", we're preparing the Mac compatible version release this Fall. DM4 is the "new Dive Manager" and Suunto has every intention to keep evolving it with constant improvements.
We're also encouraging everyone to contact our Helpdesk at Suunto.com for detailed troubleshooting on connectivity issues, drivers etc.
(Tom again) - We thank you for your patience as Suunto moves through this transition. Please feel free to contact the Suunto Helpdesk if you need assistance with your v3.1 if you are not ready to jump on to DM4 yet.
Tom Phillipp
Product Manager
Aqua Lung / Suunto Distributor in the USA
I received some information from Suunto Finland today.
1) Comments about editing taking place only in Movescount.
- It's true that the first release of DM4 does not allow adding notes/deleting logs. All editing currently takes place in Movescount (MC). We’re constantly bringing new improvements to the DM4 and notes is one of the features we’re working on to add (the same applies to deleting dives, gauge view and tissue saturation graphs). It's good to see the user's reactions in order to have a sound basis for prioritizing our feature lists. It is important to emphasize to customers that the DM4 updates automatically to newest version when one comes available and the computer is online. Stay tuned!
2) Suunto is forcing customers to go "cloud".
- Customers will still have a local copy of their dive logs on their laptop. The computer OS provides the application with a location for persistent data. We’ll add the personal persistent data folder path to DM4 “about” box for in the next release.
DM4 is for offering basic log book capabilities and MC adds to the experience the social media level features. We believe that the mainstream of divers will be pleased with the features and functionalities MC offers for diving.
3) Suunto is not supporting Dive Manager anymore.
- To the contrary - DM4 is what we're going forward with, and to demonstrate the "going forward", we're preparing the Mac compatible version release this Fall. DM4 is the "new Dive Manager" and Suunto has every intention to keep evolving it with constant improvements.
We're also encouraging everyone to contact our Helpdesk at Suunto.com for detailed troubleshooting on connectivity issues, drivers etc.
(Tom again) - We thank you for your patience as Suunto moves through this transition. Please feel free to contact the Suunto Helpdesk if you need assistance with your v3.1 if you are not ready to jump on to DM4 yet.
Tom Phillipp
Product Manager
Aqua Lung / Suunto Distributor in the USA