The Loving Connection Between Weather and Technology
“Good evening, this is Lindsay Polowich joining you with today’s weather in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Current temperature +1 degrees; feels like -2with the east windchill of 11 km/hour. It is partly cloudy, and looking for a low of -6 tonight. And for the long range forcast, Friday: high of +2, variably cloudy; Saturday +3, wet flurries; Sunday 0.”
How do I know all this??? No, I did not watch the news. But what I did use was the new computer-related tools on The Weather Network website. Its true. Many of you may already know about these tools, but if you haven’t, you may find them handy. I am a person who has to check the weather every morning. I started doing it online, since I am usually on the computer anyway. One day, as I was surfing the current temperatures, I came across the Weather Eye. (I call it my Weather Buddy, because…well…I’m just strange.) You can download it, and it sits at the bottom of your toolbar, and lets you know the forcast in your particular area, and is updated almost hourly. It is so handy, all I have to do is look at my toolbar to find out the temperature, and click on it to get the details, the high-lows, and the long-range forcasts. This is useful for me, because it ensures I stay on top of the weather anytime, anywhere, anyhow.
The next weather-related tool is the Facebook Application. You can add it and access the weather in your community on your Facebook Profile, and people can view yours as well. I added this and felt it was necessary to send my friends a message saying, “It is currently three degrees.” You can also access the weather via text-messaging; however, I have not tried this yet because I think I’m connected enough to the weather right now.
Finally, you can embed the current weather into your blog! Pay attention because this is COOL! You can choose different background colors, you can choose more than on city and area. I have included some of my favourite spots: my local golf course, and my favourite park.
March 28, 2008 at 3:29 am
Just wanted to say great job on the diversity of your posts and the genuine passion you project. I also want to encourage you to keep posting to flickr. Your have a great eye. I would have actually used one on this post.
Also, check the spelling on your title.
March 28, 2008 at 8:25 pm
This is so cool, thanks weather buddy
March 28, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Wow…very interesting…I have always been obsessed with the weather and I am constantly looking to see the weather forecast on Theweathernetwork.com. I did not know about Weather Eye. Thanks for posting it.
Jessica F.
April 1, 2008 at 2:40 am
So I’m not the only weather freak! I don’t even have to look at the buttons to dial Weather Radio Canada on the phone. I have tried to subscribe to several weather feeds in Google Reader, but these all ended up being either really impractical, or not working at all. Now, I can just see the temperature at all times! Thanks.