render fast » Blackberry http://renderfast.com A blog about developing software by trial and error by Doug Letterman Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:24:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 NWSClient 1.2 Released http://renderfast.com/2010/03/30/nwsclient-1-2-released/ http://renderfast.com/2010/03/30/nwsclient-1-2-released/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:53:05 +0000 Doug http://renderfast.com/?p=167 NWSClient version 1.2NWSClient version 1.2 is now available for download. This version fixes a number of bugs, adds detailed hourly forecast data, and increases the size of the text in the app icon so that the temperature is more readable.

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The Google Map link is helpful to see where your location is relative to the current NWS weather station.

]]> http://renderfast.com/2009/09/26/nwsclient-updated/feed/ 0 NWSClient 1.1 Released http://renderfast.com/2009/05/30/nwsclient-11-released/ http://renderfast.com/2009/05/30/nwsclient-11-released/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 00:17:29 +0000 Doug http://renderfast.com/?p=105 UPDATE 6/1/2009: The microscopic app icon problem has been resolved. The corrected version for Storm is v1.13.

UPDATE 6/1/2009: There’s a problem with the app icon appearing too small on Blackberry Storms.

Version 1.1 of my free Blackberry weather application includes the following upgrades and enhancements:

  • rolloverCurrent conditions are displayed as the application’s rollover icon
  • Links to nearest NWS radar and forecast discussions
  • Links to NWS alert and warning bulletins
  • The application no longer blocks when fetching weather
  • Added a user preference for the minimum font size
  • The location database is stored more efficiently, resulting in a smaller overall application size

This update is available for over-the-air install here.
A build for the Blackberry Storm is available here.

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A Free Blackberry weather app.

Back in August I upgraded my phone to a Blackberry 8330 “Curve” from Verizon. I was disappointed with many of the free weather applications on offer so I decided to write my own that uses data provided by the National Weather Service and Google to display weather information for the United States and most world cities.

The result of this work is NWSClient, a Java app that displays current conditions, forecast weather, and alerts and warnings. I am distributing this application for free under the terms of the Gnu General Public License.

Please download NWSClient and try it out. Documentation and features list are here.

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