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I've used Autoenginuity http://autoenginuity.com for several years. I've been pretty happy with it and use it with my laptop.
I believe that it gives me information in a better format than a regular code reader. I have used it to troubleshoot the endless problems I had with my wife's 1999 Passat - sure glad to see that car go away.