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Nov 25 2009

ANTWAKE  thanks for this!

very useful in Quebec :)

one thing tho, the color palette doesn't close when you click on save&close  
(Version 2.1.7)

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Nov 12 2009

SURFSPIRIT  The old icons are lot nicer!   
(Version 2.1.7)

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Sep 9 2009

LUX  Thanks for this very nice app.   
(Version 2.1.6)

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Sep 8 2009

DEMORAY  The developer's link is currently broken, even when I try to download it from their own site.

I've tried to get this app several times over the past year and every time there's been a problem with the download link.

Is it just me, or has anyone else had this problem?  
(Version 2.1.6)

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Sep 8 2009

MACUPDATE ADMIN  Just tried the download link here on the MU page, works fine for me using 10.5.8 and Safari 4.0.3 (5531.9) at my location on the Pacific coast of Mexico.  
(Version 2.1.6)

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Aug 31 2009

IBEME  I really like this application and have had it sitting in my menubar for quite awhile now. Weather Vane is a good example of software that does what its designed to do, and does it very well and unobtrusively. Unfortunately, updating to OS X 10.6 seems to have damaged it. Specifically, once the preferences are initially set, they can't be changed. Likewise, the "About" and "Quit" commands at the bottom of the menu no longer seem to work. Since the program does display and update the weather and temperature this isn't a huge issue since I almost never change my preferences after setting them the first time--but I do hope this fixed in the next release.  
(Version 2.1.1)

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Jul 2 2009
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HANDYMAC  Well, I like it. I've been using WeatherDock for the last couple years, and it's great, but it's really more than I need (with a really huge menu, even on a 17" MBP display), so I was happy to find WeatherVane, which provides the basic info in a small menu (and looks tasteful in the menu bar). If I need more, I can go to a weather service's homepage. WeatherVane does what it does well; if it doesn't do what you need, there are alternatives, but don't pan it just because it isn't as huge as other weather apps.

The only thing that puzzles me is that WeatherVane, which accesses its info from AccuWeather, consistently shows temperatures for my city up to 5 degrees higher than WeatherDock, whose info comes from Weather.com. (Don't have a thermometer at my house, so I don't know which is closer to my actual situation.) Of course, this discrepancy isn't the developers' responsibility, but it does seem odd.  
(Version 2.1.1)

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Jun 28 2009
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JEFFREY HARRIS  Lame at best.

This is extremely limited. It seems that you're only able to display ONE city at a time... unless I'm missing something. The interface is poor.

If you're looking for a free, well featured and flexible weather app, check out WeatherDock.  
(Version 2.1.1)

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Jun 26 2009

FORMICA  I agree with PCHARLES67 -- Meteorologist offers more weather data (if you choose to display it) and superior control over that data. Weather Vane does offer a fair amount of data, but it only displays it in a tooltip box with tiny writing, and like almost all tooltips everywhere, it doesn't display long enough to read all of it (or perhaps I'm just a slow reader!). Furthermore, Meteorologist can show the radar image for your location, but I'm guessing that few people use that function because it's buried a little deep. You have to open the Preferences, select the Cities tab, double-click your city's name, select the Weather Items tab, then put a check mark in the Radar Image checkbox, even though the word "None" in the "Unit" column is greyed out, giving the impression it's not yet implemented.

Anyway, Weather Vane is nice, but Meteorologist is superior in every way.  
(Version 2.1)

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Jan 28 2009

PCHARLES67  This is an attractive application, but on a small screen it takes up too much space. I prefer Meteorologist because I have a lot more control over what I can display.  
(Version 2.0.1)

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Jul 16 2008
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WEASELBOY  Just installed this on Mac Pro with 10.5.4 and it works well. I like the simplicity of the interface.  
(Version 2.0.1)

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Jul 4 2008
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IDJSTER  Works well. Has Canadian weather, sits out of the way in the menu bar, it works as advertised. I really like this app! Very nicely done!  
(Version 2.0.1)

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Jul 2 2008

HAZMAT  Looks very nice, but the menu in the menu bar looks grayed out, as well as the days of the week in the menu. Very odd.  
(Version 2.0)

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Feb 27 2008

DRUMSHANBO  Weather Vane doesn't seem to want to refresh on my computer (Macbook 2GHz Intel Core Duo/OS X 10.5.2). I have it set to refresh every 15 minutes. Any help?   
(Version 1.7)

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Feb 27 2008

DRUMSHANBO  Hmmm, I changed the interval and it seems to be working now.   
(Version 1.7)

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Jan 21 2008

HENDO  No Canada support...boo  
(Version 1.7)

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Jan 21 2008

JSLMG  With so many slam-dunk reviews, I'd like to try it... I live in Asia. Any plans for international support?  
(Version 1.7)

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Jan 21 2008

SPIKE-LORENZO  Internation support as well as city/state (province) support is on the todo list. I can't give a time frame yet though.  
(Version 1.7)

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Jan 8 2008

ROGER KATZ  Great, Great, Great. Many thanks to the developer. It provides a wonderful interface that makes it effortless and very handy to get at useful weather information. Works perfectly on my MacBook Pro with Leopard.  
(Version 1.6)

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Jan 7 2008

SATHOMASGA  Great job! Minor complaint is that with Leopard the application is semi-transparent (like the whole menu bar), which makes it a bit hard to read.  
(Version 1.6)

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Jan 7 2008

MACDEVIANT  Using 10.4.11, after entering zip code (several different ones) and clicking save and close, nothing happens.  
(Version 1.6)

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Jan 7 2008

TUNCINATOR  I have the same issue  
(Version 1.6)

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Jan 7 2008

SPIKE-LORENZO  What zip codes are you using? If there is a problem with the zip, you should get an error. Otherwise, they may be something else going on.  
(Version 1.6)

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Jan 8 2008

CHE-DOG  I'm having the same problem with zipcode 05641.  
(Version 1.6)

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Jan 8 2008

SPIKE-LORENZO  Thank you. Let me investigate this and get back to you later. In the future please use the support page to reach support. http://www.spikesoft.net/support  
(Version 1.6)

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Jan 8 2008

SPIKE-LORENZO  I checked this zip code, 05641 and I get a forecast for this location. Can you and the others go to http://www.spikesoft.net/support and send a support email detailing the steps you took and any error dialogs reported by Weather Vane. Be sure to include the version of the OS (10.4.x or 10.5.x) and we will investigate the problem.

Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience.  
(Version 1.6)

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Jan 8 2008

SPIKE-LORENZO  CORRECTION:

The support link is:

http://www.spikesoft.net/support.php  
(Version 1.6)

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Dec 5 2007
*****

ELEGRAPHY  Works fine on PPC machine! UI looks clear and attractive. Good job!  
(Version 1.5)

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Dec 4 2007

HAZMAT  I'd like to check this out, but it's PPC. Please make it a universal binary.  
(Version 1.5)

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Dec 5 2007

SPIKESOFT  An updated version, both PPC and Intel compatible was uploaded. Please try this one and sorry for any trouble.  
(Version 1.5)

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Dec 6 2007

HAZMAT  It's still PPC-only.  
(Version 1.5)

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