Hey David, I also never get to any of the WAMUG Christmas BBQ or Meetings... Well one meeting I had to get to this year for my extra very special presentation ;-)
I also wish everyone that attends the WAMUG BBQ tomorrow to have a really great day! Have a Champagne on me... Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/12/2011, at 6:15 PM, David Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > This is what I love about WAMUG...... Weatherzone link/App Ronni supplied was > an unknown to me... love it....thanks Ronni! Just sorry we can't make the BBQ > to say thanks to more of you in person for all the knowledge and tips you > have imparted during the course of the year.... long haul from Yallingup.... > but hope all of you have a great day. > > D. > > > On 10/12/2011, at 11:15 AM, Peter Crisp wrote: > > Thanks Ronni and Carlo for your advice, I'm sure I'll get out of trouble and > be up to date with weather watching again very soon. > > Pete > > On 10/12/2011, at 5:45 AM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Like Carlo I use everyday Pocket Weather AU HD for iPad. The Radar is very >> handy as well. >> And on my MBP I use the standard weather widget in Dashboard. I have quite a >> few cities I watch weather. >> <http://shiftyjelly.com.au/products/pocket-weather-au-hd> >> >> Sent from Ronni's iPad >> >> On 10/12/2011, at 12:38 AM, cm <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> If you want to work on WeatherZone, there is every chance that you will be >>> able to rehabilitate it because you still have the app file. If you can >>> move the window around, there should be a preferences file somewhere to >>> record the starting location of the window. You could also try >>> right-clicking (or control-click) the Dock icon of the running WeatherZone >>> app and see what options can be set there. But, if you feel wanderlust for >>> new unexplored software -- a whim that I quite understand... >>> >>> There are some very good iPad and iPhone apps: in fact WeatherZone itself >>> is popular. Or there is Pocket Weather Au HD which I use most every day. >>> It, like WeatherZone, gets its information from the Australian Bureau of >>> Meteorology. >>> >>> For the Mac I use the standard weather widget in Dashboard which can be >>> configured to point to Perth. I usually run multiple copies, one for each >>> of the cities that I follow (at the moment Toronto, Melbourne, and Chiang >>> Mai). There are also some offerings in the Mac App Store that I have not >>> tried. Just bring up the App Store application on your Mac and search on >>> "weather". You'll see Weather Dock, Weather+, a free WeatherEye, and >>> Weather HD among other. Of course unlike WeatherZone or Pocket Weather AU, >>> these apps may not get their data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. >>> >>> Apart for that I will leave it up to others to chime in with their >>> favourite weather apps. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Carlo >>> >>> On 09/12/2011, at 23:59 , Peter Crisp wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Carlo, it is an icon which sit is the dock at bottom of screen. When >>>> selected, the menu bar shows "Weather tracker" as main menu bar. >>>> >>>> I am happy to write it off and pick up something that someone recommends >>>> as a good desktop weather app. >>>> >>>> I was unable to locate a plist file reflecting the Weatherzone app. Maybe >>>> that suggests a specific issue. >>>> >>>> Thanks Carlo. >>>> >>>> PEte. >>>> >>>> On 09/12/2011, at 11:45 PM, cm wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Peter, >>>>> >>>>> When you say it is a widget do you mean that it resided in Dashboard? Or >>>>> alternatively did it used to show up in the Menu Bar at the top of the >>>>> screen, as an icon on the Dock, or as a fixed display area on your >>>>> Desktop? Or finally, was it a full fledged window that you could drag >>>>> around on the desktop? (Phew! :-) >>>>> >>>>> If it is a standard window you should see it when you run Exposé, which >>>>> shows all running windows in miniaturised form, although it sounds as >>>>> though you have done that with the four-finger swipe. >>>>> >>>>> Another alternative is to delete the preferences file and restart the app: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Stop the app by right clicking the icon and selecting Quit. >>>>> 2) Delete the preferences file that will be something like >>>>> ~/Library/Preferences/com.weatherzone.<app-name>.plist >>>>> Where ~ represents the path /Users/SWMBO-account-name >>>>> and <app-name> could be something like weather-tracker >>>>> 3) Restart the app by clicking on the icon in the dock. >>>>> >>>>> Let me know. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Carlo >>>>> >>>>> On 09/12/2011, at 23:21 , Peter Crisp wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I've had a little app which boots up on start up for about a year on >>>>>> SWMBO's Macbook (White plastic one with Snow leopard). It's been very >>>>>> reliable and informative. It is a Mac OSX app I grabbed off the >>>>>> Weatherzone website way back then. Just today it bounces on the dock on >>>>>> startup and then stops bouncing as it would if all were normal, other >>>>>> than that the widget is not visible. So either it is there somewhere >>>>>> just off screen, I've tried shifting the dock and a 4 finger swipe etc >>>>>> but can't get it to show or it isn't there. I don't think the >>>>>> weatherzone website has the OSX app any more. Any clues on how I might >>>>>> get it to reappear. It is still there listed in Applications folder and >>>>>> it sits there on the dock with the light under it indicating its running >>>>>> - but no show. I've tried numerous reboot from full shut down as it's >>>>>> set to start on "boot up". >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone have a link to a known good aussie app for weather info with >>>>>> specific location locked in? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance for any tips. >>>>>> >>>>>> SWMBO will be most appreciative. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pete.... >>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
