Review: Tide Tool
Posted on June 6, 2007 by LJ Earnest
Categories: Review,Software
Summary
Tide Tool, by Flater/Bilofsky, is a tool to track tides, sun and moon rising/setting.
Overview
Manufacturer: Flater/Bilofsky
Platform: PDA
Current Version: Palm: 2.2
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Many tide modules to help you calculate the tides
- Separate tide modules decrease program size
- Easy to use
- Can predict height of tide based on moon phase
- Gives what the tide is doing as of now
- Gives sun/moon rise and setting times
- Can choose date of information
Cons
- No SD card support
Why Did I Download/Buy This?
Living very close to the ocean and a tidal river, I needed to have some idea of when the tides were. Going out in a canoe at the wrong time can mean getting stuck in a stinking ooze of decaying matter. While this tool is not 100% accurate, it is accurate enough for my uses.
How I Use This?
I have used this to find out when high tide will happen during “rain events” (otherwise known as nor’easters. If a “rain event” and high tide happen, I need to make plans to work from home, as our approach may flood and become impossible.
I have also used this tool to help an environmental group I belong to decide when to do a cleanup of the waterways. We aim for a low tide on a weekend at a reasonable time. This tool will help us figure out when that will happen.
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Comments (1)
[...] came the PDA, and looking up the tides with TideTool, I was able to help them come to a conclusion about when to clean up. There are those in the group [...]