[Web4lib] Re: Desktop weather alerting?

[Dan Robinson]

The National Hurricane Center has its own RSS feeds. This is the one for the Atlantic region
<http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index-at.xml>. They put out updates as needed. 

Dan Robinson
drobinson at hwwilson.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of
> MichaelMay.6149485 at bloglines.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 12:41 PM
> 
> 
> This "warning" widget looks interesting, but it says Mac only.
> 
> I'm thinking
> about trying Weather Watcher at 
> http://www.singerscreations.com/AboutWeatherWatcher.asp
> 
> 
> The National Weather Services has RSS feeds for alerts by 
> states and counties/zones
> at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/alerts/
> 
> Is there an easy way to get RSS feeds
> to open in pop-up windows on a desktop, or something along 
> those lines?
> 
> 
> Also, for Firefox users, there's a weather extension called 
> ForecastFox at
> http://forecastfox.mozdev.org/  
> 
> Mike
> 
> --- Peter Murray <peter at OhioLINK.edu
> wrote:
> Konfabulator also has a "Weather Warning" widget.
> > 
> >    http://www.widgetgallery.com/view.php?widget=35877
> 
> > 
> > To keep this web related, the description goes on to say 
> that it hits
> 
> > the National Weather Service website to get updates.  Pretty neat.
> >
> 
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> > On 5/19/05 9:46 AM, Alnisa Allgood wrote:
> > > I use
> the weather widget that's part of Konfabulator  
> > > http://www.konfabulator.com
>  which now works on Macs and PCs.  It's not 
> > > really an alert, it's more
> of an updated weather forecast. It's set to 
> > > update every 30 minutes
> and pulls data from  weather.com I believe. It 
> > > has both graphical and
> text display.   I can't recall if attachments are 
> > > allowed for this group,
> but if so, below you'll see a screen shot.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Peter Murray
>                       http://www.pandc.org/peter/work/
> > Assistant Director,
> Multimedia Systems  tel:+1-614-728-3600;ext=338
> > OhioLINK: the Ohio Library
> and Information Network   Columbus, Ohio
>