During the Hurricanes of 2004, I often went out in the wind and rain just to experience the nature of the storms first hand. I love the moodiness of fog, the sharpness of a clear and starry night, the awe of an approaching thunderhead, the bite of an Arctic cold front, and the sauna-like heat of a Summer day in Florida.
I actually watch the Weather Channel.
Some people say Iim nuts. My wife tells the neighbors itis a phase Iim going through, my son tells me I am the reason heis staying in California, and my daughter just shakes her head in sad resignation and hopes itis not hereditary. What can I say? I like weather. So it would stand to reason that I would have a weather application on my Mac.
Many OS X users rely on a weather widget of some type to keep them informed on whatis going on outside (or they just stick their heads out the front door), but not me. I use the Open Source app, Meteorologist (Meteo), which sits, almost inconspicuously, in my Menu Bar and displays, via icons, whatis going on in my town weather-wise.
Also, once you set it up, the weather in any major and many minor city around the world is just a mouse-click away. Meteo works the way applications on any computer should work: Itis there when you need it and out of the way when you donit. Very cool and very convenient. Little wonder that the app has a small, but faithful following, and I am proud to count myself among them.
 Meteorologist in all its glory |
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