Son of Weather Grok for Mac

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Key Details of Son of Weather Grok

Display current weather conditions and forecasts on the desktop.
Last updated on May 22, 2014
There have been 7 updates
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Developer’s Description

By Bains Software

Display current weather conditions and forecasts on the desktop.

Son of Weather Grok is an application that displays weather conditions and forecasts for cities from around the world. It taps into NOAA's (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) data center using 4 letter ICAO codes for Airports. A web page to help you locate these ICAO codes can be found at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oso/siteloc.shtml The ICAO is the code with the 4 letters. The codes that use numbers will NOT work. Keep in mind that some remote stations, like most in Afghanistan, do not work. Give it a try, but some of these stations never seem to report any data. Son of Grok will show the temperature, sky conditions, humidity, wind speed, pressure, ceiling, visibility, and much more. Weather data is usually updated hourly from NOAA, and you can set Son of Grok to get this data at specified time intervals. The data is then displayed in an easy to read format using fancy-schmancy sky condition illustrations like you see on the news, along with the details in a small scrolling ticker and drop down list.

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GENERAL

Release: June 27, 2004

Latest update: May 22, 2014

Version: 4.2.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System

Mac OS Classic
Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements: Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2.2, orMac OS X 10.0 or higher

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Total Downloads: 26,479

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

4.1/5

41 User Votes

Doesn't unpack, TextEdit reads it fine. The OS doesn't
Rev Dave JerniganMarch 5, 2011
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It was a fast, albeit fruitless download
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Other than taking up time and space, adding to my frustration level with CNET and mislabeled software. I gained nothing from this experiment with futility
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CNET needs to do a better job of vetting software. They might even have to hire a few more people. I certainly would not upgrade to techtracker plus after experiences like this. weather.gov it is unless I see lots of positive user comments before I download. Then there is the developer of this software. Innocent of misdoing? I don't know. I will be leery of downloading anything else from them. OS does matter, I am using 10.6.6. Perhaps it works well in older OSs.
princess1925June 3, 2008
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Difficult to use
justinshoreMay 11, 2005
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Unless you know your govermentally assigned "weather zone" good luck. Poor search function.
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This product DOESN'T WORK
nystral djoMay 10, 2005
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Downloaded quickly?
Cons
This product DOESN'T WORK. I downloaded it, double clicked on it, and everything seemed to unstuff and open fine. But then I clicked on File > New Window > Current Conditions, and the program QUIT with no warning. I figured, Hmm, my fault, let's try it again. Again, the same thing happened. After the third try, this product went in the trash!
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Surprisingly easy to use and understand
January 23, 2005
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OSX uses this product quite easily, though being it is not an OSX product, it may quit without warning occasionally (no more or less than any other non-mac product though). It is a very simple, attractive program, it has a good list of areas to gather weather information from, and it has a very good "preferences" format so you can set it up the way you like it. As an amateur, I recommend this product.
Works fine on current systems
MathueJanuary 1, 2005
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I'm wagering that my review might get some a bit miffed . . On OS X this application runs fine, all the features work and it displays properly on all my OS X machines. If there is any complaint it's the rather slow rate of updates. For all it's quirks*, OS 9 is dead, dead, dead I TELL YOU! ==D E A D== It's time to move on :) *I miss some of the aspects of 9 and earlier, which I expect will eventually get added back into OS X
Easy and Useful
November 11, 2004
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The software slaps a little non-intrusive box in your dock. Works best with animation turned on.
Son of Weather Grok - 4.2.2 Works Great
cficheraJune 28, 2004
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I just downloaded the latest version on my G4 TiPB 800Mhz running OSX 10.3.4 Runs great. Overall I rate this 5 stars. Totally easy to install and update. So easy that I haven't had to use the support/documentation. Features are great, I would only like to see Forecasts. Quality is great and so far the stability is great also. And PRICE! Heck it is FREE! What's not to like. Great job guys! Peace, Chris.
nickrosencransAugust 13, 2002
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I have been using SWG for almost six months now (back in the StimpSoft days) and have been using WeatherPop (the free version) for a
cheetah2July 31, 2002
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />can't use Forecast thing... it wont give me any places to choose from! :(