[ale] Weather App (was WAY [OT] but geeky - how do I calibrate GPS barometric altimeter)

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi Robert,

Thanks for that info as well.  I wasn't aware of the spyware issues with WeatherBug.  I'll try to take a closer look at Weather Underground when I have a bit of free time.  Sounds like a good service.

Sincerely,

Ron


Robert Reese <ale at sixit.com> wrote:

>Hello Ron,
>
>Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 4:07:51 PM, you wrote:
>
>> I'm only using WeatherBug on my Android tablet.  Have you heard of 
>> problems with that? 
>
>I haven't tried it, but I don't trust them one bit; they used schools
>to encourage parents to install the WeatherBug spyware on home
>computers, as well as local media - even the Weather Channel got into
>the spyware weather app from WeatherBug.  As far as the Android version
>is concerned, it has the spyware capabilities built in; unfortunately,
>those same permissions that WeatherBug needed as PC spyware is required
>by default to do its purported job on Android.
>
>
>>  Does Weather Underground have an Android app?
>
>As a matter of fact, they do.
>
>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wunderground.android.weather&hl=en
>
>I trust them.  I even chose to get a premium account so I can get
>priority radar and satellite images during severe weather.  It's one of
>the best $10 I spend each year, IMO.  Check out their Wundermap.
>
>Cheers,
>Robert~
>


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