add-ons
Federal Hurricane Response Widgets
Imagine my surprise today as I logged into MySpace this afternoon to discover the US Dept Of Homeland Security issuing hurricane updates through Myspace! What was also of interest to me was seeing the DHS providing their web site visitors with the ability to utilize their own Web widgets powered with iframes. Unfortunately, something the [...]
A Weather API In Action
Providing a good API is not just allowing developers to take your data and create mashup programs for others to enjoy, it is also about ensuring that your company has its hand on the pulse of what the users are asking for. Having a firm grasp on what their users want already by launching their [...]
WeatherBug For Linux Is Live!
After months of work and beta testing on a multitude of Linux distributions, WeatherBug is proud to redefine the way we retrieve weather data on the Linux platform. Initially launched on Linspire’s CNR.com website, WeatherBug for Linux is the aftermath of the success seen with the previous beta application, WeatherBug Tempest. So what is new? [...]
Latest Firefox Weather Extension
It’s here, the latest WeatherBug Firefox Add-on has officially been released and below, you will find the demonstration video highlighting all that is new with this extension release. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/P_Z-qEASM_Q" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] To recap, new functionality includes: Compatibility with Firefox 3 Improved icons and readability New Options icon New roll over effects Wind [...]
Weather API Solution With Digital Journal
Over the years, the citizen journalist based website, Digital Journal has made accuracy the forefront of their core mission. So when it came time to add a weather function to their offering, the website developers opted to use the web based weather API that provided the most accurate weather available in the US – the [...]
Tweaking WeatherBug Within The New Netscape Browser- A Guide
For those of you who use the Netscape browser, you may have noticed the latest release has been provided with the WeatherBug add-on already installed into the browser for you. In this piece, we will look at features it provides and how to tweak WeatherBug’s settings to best suit your needs. Step 1. Open the [...]
