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Technical Help & Discussion => Software, Hardware & Website Recommendations => Topic started by: Clive on February 19, 2004, 16:55

Title: Weather Watcher
Post by: Clive on February 19, 2004, 16:55: Neat little utility which sits in your system tray and tells you what's happening outside in your locality.

http://www.singerscreations.com/
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Simon on February 19, 2004, 18:06: Oi!! What are you doing using Internet Explorer??!! >:( >:( ;)
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Post by: TR on February 19, 2004, 18:32: Clive thats brilliant ;D Does it tell you that its going to snow this week end ;)
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Post by: Clive on February 19, 2004, 18:33: :aarrgh: Big Brother is watching! ;D I must set it up to default to Mozilla as I know it makes sense. ;D
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Post by: Clive on February 19, 2004, 18:35: I've clicked more checkboxes now so that to gives me additional information and I think it updates once a minute. 41F here now. ;D
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Post by: Adept on February 19, 2004, 20:33: Wouldn't it be easier to just look out of the window Clive ;D ;D
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Post by: Sandra on February 19, 2004, 20:36: Cant you just send Gladys, your favourite sheep, out for a few minutes and feel at her fleece when she comes back in ?
That way you would find out if its wet or dry and if theres snow on it youd know that it was snowing ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Simon on February 19, 2004, 20:55: Quote from: Adept on February 19, 2004, 20:33
Wouldn't it be easier to just look out of the window Clive ;D ;D

:pmsl:

I've installed it! :sadgit: 3° here at the moment. ;D
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Post by: Michelle on February 19, 2004, 21:30: ohhh I'm gonna get that too, does it give you wind speed?

;D ;)
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Post by: Michelle on February 19, 2004, 21:58: Am so impressed thats great :D
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Post by: Clive on February 19, 2004, 21:59: Look out of the window???? We aren't allowed to have windows here Adept! ;D

Wind speed is 16 mph right now Michelle. It will convert to kilometres if you want. ;D
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Post by: Simon on February 19, 2004, 23:49: It's excellent isn't it! I'm going to recommend this to all my friends! ;D ;D
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Post by: Adept on February 20, 2004, 07:34: Quote from: Clive on February 19, 2004, 21:59

Look out of the window???? We aren't allowed to have windows here Adept! ;D

Or sharp objects apparently ::) ;D
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Serenity on February 20, 2004, 08:12: Quote from: Michelle on February 19, 2004, 21:30

ohhh I'm gonna get that too, does it give you wind speed?

;D ;)

Depends what time you had your Curry the night before ;D

I'm sad too Ive installed it ;) :P
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Camstop on February 20, 2004, 08:57: So is this worth ditching "Weather pulse" for, that you got us to install a few weeks ago then Clive ::)
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Post by: Simon on February 20, 2004, 10:09: Didn't you realise, Clive gets a commission off all these weather programs! (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apax34.dsl.pipex.com%2Fsmileys%2Fheehee1.gif&hash=4cedfc4d873e04d55bdbc11d35d26a65d327e957) ;D ;D
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Post by: Michelle on February 20, 2004, 10:35: Oh I didn't see that one, the weather pulse, is this better?

I like that you can change the area quite quickly. :D
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Post by: Tony on February 20, 2004, 11:08: Quote from: Simon on February 19, 2004, 18:06

Oi!! What are you doing using Internet Explorer??!! >:( >:( ;)

Simon looks so butch when he gets his paddy up.

;D

(https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sugrue.ndo.co.uk%2Fbadbaby.jpg&hash=828c9d1d3bb6f9aafc45e3d4b79545fe8d95970d)
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Post by: Simon on February 20, 2004, 11:13: :pmsl:
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Post by: Clive on February 20, 2004, 11:17: I think that WeatherPulse and Weather Watcher are fairly similar Michelle. I like them both! ;D
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Post by: TR on February 20, 2004, 20:11: Its going to Snow on Monday ;D
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Post by: TR on February 22, 2004, 11:28: Told you it would snow on Monday ;D
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Post by: Michelle on February 22, 2004, 11:36: Weather watcher says.......

Monday: Sunshine along with some passing clouds. High 6°C (43°F). Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.

No mention of snow
:o

And didn't you say it was gonna snow this weekend?
;D
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Post by: Simon on February 22, 2004, 11:41: My Weather Watcher says:

Monday: A mix of clouds and sun in the morning followed by cloudy skies during the afternoon. High 6°C. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy skies. Cold. Low -2°C. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Of course, if we get blizzards, we can blame Clive for his dodgy software! ;D ;D
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Post by: TR on February 22, 2004, 11:43: It has been snowing here... ohh hang on :-[ damn must remember to get some head n shoulders ::)
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Post by: Michelle on February 22, 2004, 11:53: :pmsl:
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Post by: TR on February 22, 2004, 21:05: GK turned up at my door tonight and it was Snowing ;D,

talk about strangers you meet on the internet just turning up at your back door, can never be to careful now ;)
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Clive on February 22, 2004, 23:10: Our forecast for next week is snow too Hook! And I'm working outside on Wednesday and Thursday so I'm going to freeze to death. Now where did I put those Long Johns? ;D
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Post by: Simon on February 22, 2004, 23:35: My Weather Watcher forecast for the week:

Monday: A mix of clouds and sun in the morning followed by cloudy skies during the afternoon. High 6°C. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy skies. Cold. Low -2°C. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Chance of showers. Highs near 7°C and lows near -2°C.

Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs near 4°C and lows near -1°C.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Highs near 4°C and lows near -1°C.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, chance of showers. Highs near 4°C and lows near -1°C.

Saturday: Mix of rain and snow showers. Highs near 7°C and lows near -1°C.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Highs near 9°C and lows near 2°C.

Let's see how accurate it is! :D
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: TR on February 23, 2004, 07:16: Ah as I look out upon my front garden ;D its all white even GK car is the same colour ;)

Dont need flashy pop up weather watchers in this neck of the woods........there's something about the suffolk weather law ;)

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Posted by: Hookstar Posted on: February 20, 2004, 08:11:09 PM
Its going to Snow on Monday
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Post by: Michelle on February 23, 2004, 07:57: I saw the weather forcast last night and it showed a tiny part of the country ........... The edge of Norfolk getting snow, and us in the south had lovely sunshine, which is true, but its cold brrrr.
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Post by: Clive on February 25, 2004, 21:34: So far this program has been spookily accurate! It said we would have snow today and we DID! Blizzard conditions even! OK, so it only lasted for 5 minutes, but nevertheless it happened.
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: chorleydave on February 28, 2004, 01:10: I've just looked in several of the forum boards for this thread, so I could get the link to download the program. Wouldn't it be better in the Software Suggestions board? :)
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Simon on February 28, 2004, 09:14: No Problem, Dave! :D
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Post by: chorleydave on February 28, 2004, 12:53: Thanks, Simon.

It's good, isn't it? I would recommend it to anyone with a 56K dial-up connection, as you do not have to sit and wait while a 500+ KB graphics-heavy web page loads before you can see the weather forecast. It happens instantly.

Great little program. :)
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Delgado on March 01, 2004, 07:55: I dont want to be a Party Pooper, and spoil everyones excitement, but these Weather Programmes have a habit of installing Adware or Spyeware. Has anyone checked for this? Before i install I will await a report from someone who has the prog.

:P :P
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Post by: Clive on March 01, 2004, 08:51: Spyware free Delgado. ;D
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Post by: Simon on March 01, 2004, 09:33: Confirmed. ;)
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Post by: Delgado on March 01, 2004, 20:17: Ok Guys- Will have a go!
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Post by: chorleydave on March 01, 2004, 22:07: Hi, Delgado.

If you are concerned about spyware (and who isn't?) you might want to look at Spyware Blaster. As I posted in another thread earlier today, since I installed it some months ago, neither AdAware or Spybot have picked up anything.

http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Lona on March 02, 2004, 21:16: What :sadgit:'s when the best activity you have is watching the weather. ;D ;D ;D ;D.

Simon and Dave, if you want to meet a partner, stop looking at the weather and get out there and do something about it. ;)
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Post by: Simon on March 02, 2004, 21:50: Too bloody cold, Lona! ;) :P ;D ;D
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Post by: TR on March 02, 2004, 21:55: Its ok Lona, Simon is working at it.. he has everything in hand ;D
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Post by: Clive on March 02, 2004, 21:58: Too much information Hook! ;D
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Post by: chorleydave on March 02, 2004, 22:54: Quote from: Lona on March 02, 2004, 21:16

Simon and Dave, if you want to meet a partner

Not for me thanks. I'll do my own ironing.

;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Simon on March 02, 2004, 23:12: We had a gorgeous day here today. Not a cloud in the sky, and quite warm and sunny. (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Femoticons4u.informationalot.com%2Fcool%2F1245.gif&hash=608945661a9519fb45d413b3b004e304cd4cbbbd) Doesn't look like it's going to last though. :(

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy skies with a few showers later in the day. High 8°C. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Wednesday Night: Cloudy with occasional light rain. Low 7°C. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%.

Thursday: Light rain likely. Highs near 10°C and lows near 3°C.

Friday: Chance of showers. Highs near 10°C and lows near 3°C.

Saturday: Chance of showers. Highs near 7°C and lows near -1°C.

Sunday: More sun than clouds. Highs near 9°C and lows near -2°C.
Title: Re:Weather Watcher
Post by: Delgado on March 03, 2004, 07:40: Just installed this- Love it! Its as good as you guys say.

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