View Poll Results: Mac Based Data Logging
Interested
49
85.96%
Not Interested
3
5.26%
Don't care
5
8.77%
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Data logging for a Mac
11-17-2008, 09:58 PM
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11-18-2008, 05:15 PM
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Race-Keeper Video Data logger as seen at PSDS
Thanks for the positive review of the Race-Keeper Comparo PC app MJones! We’ll be launching the Race-Keeper system for racers in December at PRI. Race-Keeper has been installed in driving schools across USA since mid 2006. Check http://www.race-keeper.com/revshare for a list of our partner racing and driving schools.
See you at PRI, bring along your PSDS USB key from the Master Class last week and you can get a hands on demo of the Comparo software using your own video and data.
See you at PRI, bring along your PSDS USB key from the Master Class last week and you can get a hands on demo of the Comparo software using your own video and data.
11-19-2008, 12:49 PM
#21
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Definitely interested if it worked with the pbox from racelogic.
BTW, I also resort to Parallels for various windows-only apps, including the racelogic software, and have recently discovered a way to significantly increase the performance of Windows. Requires a little investment, but in my case it was just using stuff I already had but was not putting to good use:
If you have an ExpressCard slot, it will support the eSATA connection standard for external hard drives. An eSATA compatible hard drive (I use a Western Digital My Book) is faster than the internal hard drive, partly because it takes some of the load off of the internal I/O bus of your mac. Move your windows VM to the external hard drive and run it from there. Amazingly stable, and noticeably faster windows performance and Mac OS X performance. Saved me from almost buying a windows computer for just 3 or 4 apps.
BTW, I also resort to Parallels for various windows-only apps, including the racelogic software, and have recently discovered a way to significantly increase the performance of Windows. Requires a little investment, but in my case it was just using stuff I already had but was not putting to good use:
If you have an ExpressCard slot, it will support the eSATA connection standard for external hard drives. An eSATA compatible hard drive (I use a Western Digital My Book) is faster than the internal hard drive, partly because it takes some of the load off of the internal I/O bus of your mac. Move your windows VM to the external hard drive and run it from there. Amazingly stable, and noticeably faster windows performance and Mac OS X performance. Saved me from almost buying a windows computer for just 3 or 4 apps.
11-19-2008, 10:50 PM
#23
Drifting
We are total mac heads, but I don't think a native version is all that important. What really matters is how good the software is in terms of data analysis. If great software was available only on Windows, then I would use Windows, if it was on Mac, I would use Mac. In fact, there is a case to be made that a ~$800 Dell laptop is the perfect tool for analysis because if I drop it, it gets stolen, then it's not a huge loss (except for the data). We have now dropped two Macbook pro's in the pits, and its getting expensive. ;-). Now we bring two to every event.
The DAS tool is the key, get it right and don't worry about the software platform as much. I would rather have a vendor focus on the features/bug fixes than support two platforms. Now, if you are just thinking only supporting the Mac, then that would be fine. For sure it has better native video support.
The DAS tool is the key, get it right and don't worry about the software platform as much. I would rather have a vendor focus on the features/bug fixes than support two platforms. Now, if you are just thinking only supporting the Mac, then that would be fine. For sure it has better native video support.
11-21-2008, 11:27 AM
#26
FWIW, we have a good sized community of Mac users running TrackVision, most under Parallels but also with a few under VMWare and even Bootcamp. The general sense is that the Windows on the Mac is a strong or stronger than on a native PC. Go figure!
Also FWIW, Windows native video support is sketchy at best, especially for HD formats. We use our own codec suite exclusively, which works quite nicely.
Also FWIW, Windows native video support is sketchy at best, especially for HD formats. We use our own codec suite exclusively, which works quite nicely.
12-02-2008, 04:31 PM
#29
Very, very interested. I own three Macs but the only Intel based is a desktop. PC based means a laptop in addition- more $ I'd have to spend. And I HATE Windows.
