>However,
>when it comes to tides I find the handy little booklet available in
>bookstores, bait shops and dive shops a lot more portable than my Power Mac
>or even a laptop.

Yeah, but they cost a QUARTER!!!!

My problem is I always find out that my Oregon tide chart is out
of date just when I want it, or I only have the Northern Oregon
Coast chart handy, etc.

The Oregonian actually publishes daily tide charts with corrections
for several areas that helps me at home.

But, at home like today, contemplating a trip to Tokeland tomorrow
if the weather clears, it would be handy to just be able to find it
online.

Of course, in practice I'll use the old rule-of-thumb: add 40 minutes
a day from the last tide you knew the time of.

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>