Opera 9.25
I have updated the Opera web browser to Version 9.25 in the Remaster.
Check the Getting Started Guide for details.
As you will note, we are currently shipping Beta 133, Build 3.
For Mozilla Firefox, I have used the Accuweather.com extension, and configured it in a fairly useful way. The weather information appears in an unused area of the toolbar.
It's not the greatest thing in the world that I could add to Firefox, but it does provide some quick, if somewhat brief, and sometimes inaccurate weather information. I notice they sometimes have the current temperature wrong. You can right-click on the Accuweather toolbar and have it "reload" the data, but I have it set up to do that anyway every three minutes. Not as accurate as I would like, so I may leave it out next time Mozilla Firefox is updated to a new version.
One can click on any of the various elements of the Accuweather Toolbar, and get the appropriate Accuweather web page to open in a new browser tab. Accuweather seems to appreciate the fact that you have broadband internet access, then their web pages download and work ok.
After all, this is a linux distribution made by Rapidweather, and the built-in web browser start page does provide links to some of rapidweather's weather pages, on the fifth line of the main link area. There you can get weather maps and information that can outshine what you get with the Accuweather toolbar in Firefox.
You have to get used to the rapidweather weather pages to get the most out of them, so the Accuweather toolbar can provide really quick basic weather information for most users.
The downside is that you have to "set" it to your location, your zipcode, each time you boot up Firefox. There is no way you can save that Accuweather setting in the Remaster, as Firefox is "protected" by a rapidweather "Sccurity and Control Script" that completely deletes all traces of your Firefox web experience when you close the browser. Have to do this to protect those who depend on Firefox to do online bill paying, banking, online credit card purchases.
Same thing for Opera, it's protected also, but I have not placed an Accuweather toolbar in Opera. One can get an Opera "Widget" for Accuweather, I am testing it now in Opera, and it has a high quality interface, probably requiring more computer processing power to work quickly.
I am using an older Celeron processor, but the Opera Widget interface does work, although it is a bit slow. It's called touchtheSky, and like the Firefox extension for Accuweather, it needs to be adjusted for your zip code. The forecast data seems OK, but that's just a "forecast". The current temperature is off by 6 degrees (F) from what the National Weather Service is telling me about my location's current temp. Sure would like for these to match what the NWS has.
You may have noticed that I have not posted to this blog very often of late, this does not mean that I'm not doing anything with the Remaster, kindly check the Getting Started Guide to see current activity.
Stay Tuned!
Check the Getting Started Guide for details.
As you will note, we are currently shipping Beta 133, Build 3.
For Mozilla Firefox, I have used the Accuweather.com extension, and configured it in a fairly useful way. The weather information appears in an unused area of the toolbar.
It's not the greatest thing in the world that I could add to Firefox, but it does provide some quick, if somewhat brief, and sometimes inaccurate weather information. I notice they sometimes have the current temperature wrong. You can right-click on the Accuweather toolbar and have it "reload" the data, but I have it set up to do that anyway every three minutes. Not as accurate as I would like, so I may leave it out next time Mozilla Firefox is updated to a new version.
One can click on any of the various elements of the Accuweather Toolbar, and get the appropriate Accuweather web page to open in a new browser tab. Accuweather seems to appreciate the fact that you have broadband internet access, then their web pages download and work ok.
After all, this is a linux distribution made by Rapidweather, and the built-in web browser start page does provide links to some of rapidweather's weather pages, on the fifth line of the main link area. There you can get weather maps and information that can outshine what you get with the Accuweather toolbar in Firefox.
You have to get used to the rapidweather weather pages to get the most out of them, so the Accuweather toolbar can provide really quick basic weather information for most users.
The downside is that you have to "set" it to your location, your zipcode, each time you boot up Firefox. There is no way you can save that Accuweather setting in the Remaster, as Firefox is "protected" by a rapidweather "Sccurity and Control Script" that completely deletes all traces of your Firefox web experience when you close the browser. Have to do this to protect those who depend on Firefox to do online bill paying, banking, online credit card purchases.
Same thing for Opera, it's protected also, but I have not placed an Accuweather toolbar in Opera. One can get an Opera "Widget" for Accuweather, I am testing it now in Opera, and it has a high quality interface, probably requiring more computer processing power to work quickly.
I am using an older Celeron processor, but the Opera Widget interface does work, although it is a bit slow. It's called touchtheSky, and like the Firefox extension for Accuweather, it needs to be adjusted for your zip code. The forecast data seems OK, but that's just a "forecast". The current temperature is off by 6 degrees (F) from what the National Weather Service is telling me about my location's current temp. Sure would like for these to match what the NWS has.
You may have noticed that I have not posted to this blog very often of late, this does not mean that I'm not doing anything with the Remaster, kindly check the Getting Started Guide to see current activity.
Stay Tuned!
posted by Rapidweather | 6:03 PM
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