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July 31, 2009

How Can I Get Weather Reports On My Desktop?

Filed under: Internet — Tags: , — admin @ 2:17 pm

by David Hakala

It’s all too easy to get lost in your computer and the Web, totally ignoring the real world. Writers and programmers do it all the time; so do gamers. But sooner or later you have to get up and go outside. It would be nice to know what’s going on out there. A number of online weather services can put the current weather report for your area right on your desktop so you don’t even have to look out the window.
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April 8, 2009

How Can I Display Weather Information on My Computer?

Filed under: Internet — Tags: , , , — admin @ 8:00 am

by Gabe Goldberg

It’s as easy to look up weather information on the Internet as it is to find anything else online. It just take a few clicks, typing a URL or fetching a bookmark, waiting for a Web page to load, then clicking for specific data if it’s not the default display. What could be simpler?

How about automatic, always-displayed, always-current summary (today/tonight/tomorrow) weather data displayed without occupying prime display real estate, with more details available by mouseover actions and full details via one click, PLUS warnings of severe weather or other hazards?
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