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TWC Fan Art / Re: Michael's TWC Fan Art Portfolio

« on: March 15, 2010, 04:45:43 PM »

Man, this has been a month of changes!

Just today, KPMZ 96.7 FM in Flower Mound, TX has flipped from its "Platinum" Oldies format to a simulcast of WBAP News/Talk 820. With that in mind, I think a slight change in the radio station logo on TWC's ID page is in order. This is the HD version, too bad it's not a vid but it'll do.

DISCLAIMER: All known materials are property of The Weather Channel and TWC Interactive. The Crater Lake Background Photo is found here (courtesy of John Donohue). WBAP Logo is owned by Citadel Broadcasting.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Billy's Artwork

« on: March 14, 2010, 08:32:26 PM »

Excellent job on the newer icons and the new LDLs!

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TWC Fan Art / Re: My Drawings

« on: March 14, 2010, 08:24:59 PM »

The new LDL's on TWC have really spurred a bunch of ideas on ldl concepts. Here's what I came up with so far...



What do you all think?

I like this better than what TWC came up with.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: New Graphics and Icons

« on: March 12, 2010, 09:59:39 AM »

I wonder what the Dust, Haze, and Smoke icons would look like on this new set...

Dust didn't exist in the 2006-2010 set, so I highly doubt it will be on this set.

Martin or Aaron- Did you happen to get that video of Stephanie showing the XL icons?

Actually it did, it also doubled as a "Smoke Icon".

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Everything Else TWC / Re: New Graphics and Icons

« on: March 12, 2010, 01:07:51 AM »

I wonder what the Dust, Haze, and Smoke icons would look like on this new set...

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Everything Else TWC / Re: New Graphics and Icons

« on: March 11, 2010, 12:49:10 AM »

This newer icon set's not too bad except for the sun ones, they look like cheeseballs. MMMM! Cheeseballs. Anyways, aren't they going in reverse with their icon set timeline? Shouldn't this newer set be the prototype ones?

It's gonna be interesting to see the graphics overhaul tomorrow. Now that I'm in the know, it won't feel like I was frozen in time for a dozen years. LOL!

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Local Forecast / Re: WeatherSTAR 4000 & Jr. R.I.P. Update: FAKE

« on: March 01, 2010, 01:08:13 AM »

If the WS 4000 and Jr. were to be discontinued, we would've heard the news from The Weather Channel staff themselves.

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Local Forecast / Re: Create your own playlist

« on: March 01, 2010, 01:00:19 AM »

Here's my TWC Spring I Playlist (March 1-April 15)

Daytime:

Just Between Us – Norman Brown – Just Between Us

Shakin’ Not Stirred – Brian Hughes – Shakin’ Not Stirred
Ready For Freddie – Brian Hughes – Shakin’ Not Stirred

Boy’s Night Out – Chris Korblein – Love Notes

Stoic Revolutions – Joshua Redman – Beyond

The Sidewinder – Joe Sample – Did You Feel That?
Spellbound – Joe Sample – Spellbound
Sunrise – Joe Sample – Collection

Fusion Juice – Jeff Lorber – The Definitive Collection

River Deep – Richard Smith – N/A

A Night in the City – Lao Tizer – Diversify
Uptown – Lao Tizer – Diversify

Tee Time – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page
Gramercy Groove – Kenny Carr – Friday at Five

From the Ashes – Patrick Yandall – From the Ashes
Fade to Black – Patrick Yandall – Samoa Soul

Oasis – Jay Soto – Mesmerized


Primetime:

Don the Working Man – Joe Gaeta – Art of the Working Man
Beaux Arts – Joe Gaeta – Art of the Working Man
The Onyx – Joe Gaeta – Trans Atlantic Cool Down

Highway One – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page

The Unwritten Letter – Spyro Gyra – 20/20
Dark-Eyed Lady – Spyro Gyra – 20/20

Midnight Blues – Teddy Lasry – Jazz Club

Highland Park – Joe McBride – Keys to Your Heart

On Moonless Nights – Brian Hughes – Shakin’ Not Stirred

Cream – Soul Ballet – Dream Beat Dream

Belonging (Lopsided Lullaby) – Joshua Redman – Beyond
Dare I Ask? – Joshua Redman – Freedom in the Groove
Pantomime – Joshua Redman – Freedom in the Groove


Overnight:

Freddie Freeloader – Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
So What? – Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
Moon Dreams – Miles Davis – The Birth of Cool

Wait A Minute – Mark Krurnowski - The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz
Climbing Green Hills – Mark Krurnowski – Suspended in Mid-Air
Back Sea Trader – Mark Krurnowski – N/A
Change of Seasons – Mark Krurnowski – N/A

Who’s the Bossa? – Patrick Yandall – Samoa Soul

Over the Bridge – Ken Gregory – N/A

Zuma Beach – Bryan Savage – Rush Hour

Pop’s Cool Groove – Norman Brown – Stay with Me

Poinciana – David Sanborn – Closer

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Everything Else TWC / weather.com Mentioned on TruTV's 'Dumb As A Blog' website.

« on: February 10, 2010, 02:51:22 PM »

I was checking TruTV's Dumb As A Blog website for some stupid crimes, and I have made a discovery: The Weather Channel's weather.com has been headlined...and not in a positive way either. Here's an excerpt of the story:

Today in "Stupid Website News" the Weather Channel.com seems to think that some of its readers are unclear about the definition of the word "place." This makes a certain amount of sense. People who are so stupid that you can actually pee on their leg and tell them that it's raining need to know the weather too, after all.

The only nitpick is that the writer said "The Weather Channel.com" instead of weather.com. Oh well.

Link to Story "What Is This 'Place' You Speak Of?".

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Michael's TWC Fan Art Portfolio

« on: February 03, 2010, 12:47:38 AM »

Here's another one with the current conditions and actual forecasts for Friday thru Sunday as of Tuesday 2/2/1010 at 11:28PM

DISCLAIMER: All known materials are property of The Weather Channel and TWC Interactive. The "Getaway" template, Titlebar, and IntelliStar fonts courtesy of Martin. Photo of Waikiki Beach in Honolulu found on this link.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Michael's TWC Fan Art Portfolio

« on: February 03, 2010, 12:11:16 AM »

Here's what I think the Getaway Forecast should look on all domestic IntelliStars.

DISCLAIMER: All known materials are property of The Weather Channel and TWC Interactive. The "Getaway" template, Titlebar, and IntelliStar fonts courtesy of Martin. Photo of Waikiki Beach in Honolulu found on this link. All weather data is simulated. The current weather data will soon be posted.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: January 17, 2010, 03:07:05 PM »

Both are great designs, but I like option 2 as well.

Keep up the good work!!

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Animated Icons on weather.com's Local Page

« on: January 17, 2010, 02:46:57 PM »

Same here. Although I didn't mind them experimenting animating web icons.

They should've at least looped the images though instead of just 5 to 20 seconds.

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Everything Else TWC / Animated Icons on weather.com's Local Page

« on: January 17, 2010, 02:41:52 PM »

I don't know if anybody here has tried weather.com's revamped local page, but on the Current Conditions tab...or should I say "Today" tab, the giant web CC icons are animated! I've noticed it this morning as I was checking the conditions for this morning. I saw the fading gray streaks across the fog icon.

But don't take my word for it, click on the following link and go from 1 to 47.

http://f.imwx.com/web/common/wxicons/130/1.swf

The only icons that aren't animated (and I wish they would): are Dust/Smoke, Haze, Windy, and Sunny.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: TWC gone digital

« on: January 14, 2010, 06:20:10 AM »

Time Warner Cable has (willy nilly) made TruTV (47), ABC Family (61), and CMT (63) exclusive to digital customers. Style (50) & Oxygen (73) has gone digital as well. Not like I watch those 2 channels, but I was hoping to watch "World's Dumbest" on TruTV.