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WeatherLink

software for the Davis weather stations

Version: 5.0.4

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I give up

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Contributed by: Trevor Harley Thursday, August 21 2008 @ 04:10 AM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Over One Year

Recommend Product: NO

I agree with the other comments.

I've used Davis WeatherLink for several years, and I have found it barely functional. But at least it has worked, in a basic sort of way.

However, I have at last upgraded an Intel iMac, and have been trying to transfer my data. The problem is that the version supplied on the CD is WL 5.03, but this version crashes horribly. When I install the bug fix to 5.04 and run it I get the message "This is an upgrade version. You will need to purchase the full version."

This can't be right, surely, but I can't work out what I'm doing wrong. The Davis Support people don't reply to questions. So basic software when it works, hopeless installation, and appalling support.

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I give up - Trevor Harley

I didn't give up and now I've got it working.

The key to success is to keep plugging away. You just ignore the error messages. Each time you get one just quit and the next time you open up you'll be one step more along.

Hardly great programming, but at least WL works on my Intel iMac. I occasionally still get input errors, but again just quit and try again - sometimes though you need to unplug the USB cable, or even restart.

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Monday, October 13 2008 @ 03:55 AM PDT

I give up - X-caiver

I was pretty frustrated with the quality of the WeatherLink software, so I wrote my own. Go search for Weather Now here on VersionTracker.

There are some things that the WeatherLink software can do that my Weather Now doesn't do, but as I decide I need some particular new feature I implement it. There are also some things that Weather Now does that WeatherLink doesn't, such as having an AppleScript interface so you can really make use of the weather data.

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Wednesday, April 01 2009 @ 11:15 PM PDT