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Diveboard Mobile Feature updates: 1.1.6 released

by Ksso on March 15, 2012

We just released the 1.1.6 version of diveboard mobile on Android (iPhone pending Apple's good will probably around next tuesday).Main changes include :

Users can now sign up from the mobile app either through Facebook connect or with a login/password

New users will have a placeholder in their dive lists telling them to go (for now) on Diveboard's web to create a dive

Private dives now show up on the list in red

Fixed a bug with multiple tanks with non-null start time

Grab your copy for free : Android Martket Google Play, iPhone App store

Diveboard feature updates: Pictures & activity feed

by Ksso on March 14, 2012

Two big addition to the service today (well actually yesterday).

A new high definition lightbox for your pictures.Now that you can upload your pictures to Diveboard, we added a gorgeous way to showcase them with that newly designed lightbox.It does it all, show the location the picture was taken information on the species tagged in the picture, and comes with the support for high-resolution pictures and videos.To get there we had to reprocess all your pictures, in most case we still had access to the originals but unfortunately in some cases we didn't ... so we had to upscale the larger resolution we had (but using smart filter so it should be ok...)The lightbox comes with its own...

New hybrid deep-sea creatures discovered

by Ksso on March 09, 2012

Foxnews reported today that :Scientists have discovered a strange and rare hybrid site in the deep sea where two extreme seafloor environments exist side by side, and are home to a parade of weird hybrid creatures seemingly adapted to the hardships posed by both intense environments.

TheBlu : A socially connected ocean screensaver

by Ksso on March 08, 2012

A few days ago I got an email from TheBlu, a strange company with an all-start team of advisors and founders which spent the last few months crowdsourcing 3D models of fishes. They were announcing a relaunch with their new product : an interactive ocean screensaver. The least I could say is that this announce sounded highly puzzling. So I grabbed a copy and gave it a try.and... WOOOOOAAAAAAAHHHHHH !!!!!After installing it on my Mac (and discarding an awkward installation error message) I launched the screensaver only to stumble into a real dive simulation. For the next half hour I found myself following fishes, clicking on them, changing views and just getting that feeling and excitement...

Diveboard Feature updates: explore, plugin and navigation

by Ksso on February 13, 2012

This monday brings in a complete redesign of the "explore" page. The previous version did not reach its goal: letting users browse the variety of scuba spots and see what fellow scuba divers have experienced diving there. It's not perfect yet but definitely brings us closer to that goal!The new explore should be fairly simple to manipulate with a large map showcasing the dive spots and a left pane listing what's on the screen: dive spots, divers who've dived there and dives logged in that area.When clicking on an item in the left pane, an info pane will open giving you a summarized version of the element you clicked. If you wish to see more you may navigate away and see a logged dive...

Diveboard mobile on Android

by Ksso on January 26, 2012

I'm super happy to announce the release of the Diveboard mobile app on the Android Market.This initial release lets you access your logbook and will cache the data on your android phone so you can share your scuba love even while offline. In order to save bandwidth only dives you have accessed once will be cached, and of course should you update them a simple pull will refresh them.Next in line is the iPhone app (awaiting Apple's approval)

Deepsea under the pole

by Ksso on January 13, 2012

Breathtaking video of the "Deepsea under the pole" expedition that took place in 2010.

Paris scuba show 2012 - "salon de la plongée"

by Ksso on January 13, 2012

The Diveboard crew spent the day at the "Salon de la plongée" - aka Paris scuba show. The show felt bigger and more dense than last year's edition - and spans over 4 days vs 3 last year. Loads and loads of travel agencies and dive clubs presenting their dream destinations and dive packages. I had a terrible crush on the "Azores" as a destination - and just realized no-one has logged a dive there yet ! Wild island in the middle of the Atlantic, big mantas, whales and sharks... Calling out for a fish-eye lens for my camera. Good to see Alban (my ice diving instructor) ruling on a beautiful booth of both his venues the Tignes Ice diving school and the Quercy cave school . Thumbs up for...

How to correct colour in underwater video using Adobe Photoshop CS5.5

by Ksso on January 12, 2012

Superb video by @info_on_scuba showing step-by-step how to color-correct an underwater video (work same with images)

Diveboard feature updates: navigation, pictures, bulk

by Ksso on January 09, 2012

It's been a while since the last update, and that's because we've been cooking a really big one for you divebaorders.Firsty we heard a few pending issues such as:

sometimes imported data showed seconds as minutes

there was no confirmation message when bulk assigning data to dives

after a bulk action dives where de-selected

and many other little quirks like that...

Those reporting the issues will be happy to see they have all been fixed in this release ! Now this would be no fun if we didn't have a few late christmas presents in this release too!A new navigation menu !We used to have 2 levels of navigation menu, which did not make a lot of sense, we've now cleaned this through one single...