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Licensed Users - please refer to the INFORMATION menu option for the most recent changes to LAPWARE.
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NEW NMC DECK DATABASE RELEASE
As of February 22, 2010 the NMC released a new database of questions. They have all been downloaded and HAVE BEEN reviewed. This process took 1 hour to determine the NEW, DELETED and MODIFIED questions. PLEASE check the DOWNLOAD menu option to see a spread sheet on the changes found in this latest release. REMEMBER, after 30 days, or by March 22, 2010, these NEW questions can appear on your license exams.
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PROGRAM and DATA BACKUP
Instead of the third Saturday of the month - 1600 to 1630 Eastern time - it has been requested by our programmers that a daily back up of the program and file data be made. Therefore, at 0900 GMT (0400 Eastern) for no more than 15 minutes you may encounter server down time while a daily partial or full backup is made. Saturday morning is scheduled for the full backup taking no more than 15 minues. The rest of the week we anticipate only a few minutes of downtime. The time was selected to allow miniumum disruption to our users BUT, since our users are world wide, some may encounter this temporary downtime.
NOTE - WINDOWS 7.0
One user is reporting some problems with LAPWARE while using Windows 7.0. We are NOT sure if it is Windows 7.0 or LAPWARE. If anyone else is using LAPWARE and Windows 7.0 it would be appreciated if you would send us an email on your experiences with Windows 7.0. Thank you.
It has been reported by a few users that Windows 7.0 is working just fine with LAPWARE .
POSTED NEW DOWNLOAD UPDATES
Check out the DOWNLOAD menu option after logging in. One file was updated and another INTERACTIVE file is new (protected).
CHART PLOT STATUS
ALL Management Level Chesapeake Bay chart plots have been posted as of February 8th, but some do have questions needed to be raised with the NMC. We will now move towards solving the Block Island chart plots.
As of January 10, 2010, ALL Operational Level (500T Mate, 1600T Mate and 3M/2M Unlimited) chart plots have been solved and posted.
LAPWARE is the ONLY program to take on this major task and provide full solutions for ALL math problems, including chart plots.
MAC USERS - Bug Report
It has been reported that when taking a test from the MY TEST screen, and the user trying to display the solution to a math problem, ONLY the first solution displays properly. All other solutions do not display. This has been reported on an old Mac and has been tested to also occur on my new Mac Book Pro with the latest Apple operating system. This occurs when running Safari as your browser. However, if you try running FireFox under MAC OSX or the new Apple operating system, it appears that all solutions do display properly for the test. Thank you for reporting this bug and checking out the solution to the problem.
LAPWARE Program - NO ONE DOES IT BETTER!
LAPWARE maybe NOT have been the first merchant mariner license preparation software on the Internet BUT it is definitely the BEST! LAPWARE is the most powerful license advancement study tool availalbe preparing you for your USCG DECK merchant mariner's license exam. We hope you feel the same way about LAPWARE after you use it.
The Engineering database is in BETA testing. We still have some more work to do on the DECK database first, program wise, before we start on another path in Engineering. Once this is done, Engineering will come along quickly. We are looking for the completion of the FULL SCREEN TEST REVIEW and the posting of ALL Chart Plots (Operational and Management Level) which will take a few more months. Once this is done Engineering will be concentrated on.
NOTE: We have been receiving numerous requests asking which Test Templates or Exam Code a mariner should be studying. It is the USCG-NMC or REC who has your file and has determined the license exam you are approved to sit for. PLEASE ask the USCG for the Test Template numbers and/or the Exam Code you are approved to sit for BEFORE emailing or calling LAPWARE authors. Thank you.
Over 5,000 mariners have studied for exams using LAPWARE and now we are starting to see repeats. THANK YOU for your use of LAPWARE.
Good luck in your studies and on your license exam(s). |