My latest ( old ) version of Vista4Cast recently stopped working. The editor still works fine and will load zip code data, but the MCE extender service no longer works.
Anyone experiencing the same issue ?
Anyone know how to contact the developer PeteT ?
Thanks
Tester
Vista4Cast ?
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winterescape
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The weather channel recently changed the api for the content. If vista4cast has no option to get content from anywhere else you may be out of luck. If you look on this forum there are many of us discussing heatwave as it has the same issue.
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Tester
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Winterescape... Yes, I recently came to the same conclusion.
Thanks
Tester
Thanks
Tester
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I am going to have a go getting another service working with vista4cast. I was hopeing to get this done over Christmas but i didn't find the time.
I am going to rename it to another name? currently thinking weather4cast? but i am open to suggestions
Pete
I am going to rename it to another name? currently thinking weather4cast? but i am open to suggestions
Pete
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I would suggest MC4Cast. weather4cast almost implies it has been upgraded to work on other platforms.PeteT wrote:I am going to have a go getting another service working with vista4cast. I was hopeing to get this done over Christmas but i didn't find the time.
I am going to rename it to another name? currently thinking weather4cast? but i am open to suggestions
Pete
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I'd suggest the weatherunderground api as a source. It looks pretty comprehensive and on the pricing page it says you can contact them for a free api key if your a non-commercial developer.
http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/
http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/
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I second the name MC4Cast.
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I like the MC4cast name too! Not to sidetrack, but I have limited experience with vista4cast, do you feel it is easier to get it up and running as opposed to writing something that would store the current weather info in a xml format that heatwave would read? It seems the part of heatwave that is the UI still works fine, it is just missing current weather data.
I guess this would be the same for both heatwave and vista4cast, so whichever one is easier to fix….
I guess this would be the same for both heatwave and vista4cast, so whichever one is easier to fix….
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Hey PeteT, good to see your around again to support this plugin.
I also think MC4cast is a very good name !!
I also think MC4cast is a very good name !!
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+1 MC4cast..
Let us know when you get this up..Miss having this availalbe in MC.
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Let us know when you get this up..Miss having this availalbe in MC.
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I vote for "Windows Meteorologist Center"
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I like MC4cast. I actually think that this was one of the name i originally thought of when i decided in vista4cast.
I have registered on the wunderground site for access to the api and i am also going to look at yahoo weather as well
I have registered on the wunderground site for access to the api and i am also going to look at yahoo weather as well
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Awesome keep us posted if you can get things working, would like to have a weather app for MC again.
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Thanks you thank you, I too am looking forward to geting this feature back!
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+1 for MC4cast cant wait to have a good media center weather plugin again.
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Yeah - agreed! I prefer this plugin to all the others! Be great to get it working again
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Tim
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Are there ANY weather plug inns that work?
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I have full intentions to get this up and running again. Its ive been out socialising too much, great for me, not so great for you guys, sorry 
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Not being a programmer, any way we can help motivate you? What do you like to drinkPeteT wrote:I have full intentions to get this up and running again. Its ive been out socialising too much, great for me, not so great for you guys, sorry
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You get him drinking and we may NEVER see this ...lol j/kwinterescape wrote:Not being a programmer, any way we can help motivate you? What do you like to drinkPeteT wrote:I have full intentions to get this up and running again. Its ive been out socialising too much, great for me, not so great for you guys, sorry