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General Weather Chat / Re: Media Coverage Thread

« on: October 30, 2008, 10:57:16 AM »

List has been revised.

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

« on: October 30, 2008, 10:44:56 AM »

As requested by a member of TWC Classics, here's the AM/PM XL Icons set.

http://rapidshare.com/files/159019372/AM-PM_XL_Icons.zip.html

If there's anything I left out or any improvements I need to make, let me know and I'll send a more revised ZIP folder.

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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area

« on: October 28, 2008, 10:45:16 AM »

The lowest I've seen is $2.36 here in Irving.

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General Discussion / Re: NBC Weather Plus Discussion

« on: October 28, 2008, 07:35:27 AM »

Come to think about it, some of the WeatherPlus links has been redirected to the NBC Weather BETA links:


 - Chicago (http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather)
 - Dallas/Fort Worth (http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/)
 - Los Angeles (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/weather/)
 - New York (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/)

These are just a few links.

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

« on: October 27, 2008, 09:36:09 PM »

Just for the heck of it, I've created the Degradation version of the WeatherStar 4000 BETA update. Same procedures as from the last post.

http://rapidshare.com/files/158206362/WeatherStar_4000_BETA_Degradation.ppt.html

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

« on: October 25, 2008, 01:14:08 AM »

As promised, here's the WeatherStar 4000 BETA update in action. Just click on the following link, then click on "View Show" and just let it run all the way through.

http://rapidshare.com/files/157303817/WeatherStar_4000_BETA.ppt.html

Please note of the changes other than what's shown on the screenshot:
 - The Almanac Templates have the Sunrise/Sunset background colors
 - The Regional Maps are Updated
 - The order is changed to follow suit to the WeatherStar XL and IntelliStar
 - The "Local Radar" map has the "Unavailable" sign until I can find the WS4000 map
 - The Icons are added on the bottom right corner of the "Local Forecast" box
 - The "Extended Forecast" boxes changed to a light blue/silver/lavender color
 - The text in the said "Extended forecast" section is changed to black.


 - All known material is owned by TWC
 - The fonts and icons are provided by TWC Classics
 - The Regional Basemaps are from Google Earth

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

« on: October 23, 2008, 11:47:06 PM »

Just yesterday as I was chatting with Victor, another idea popped in my head: What if the existing WeatherStar 4000 units finally have a BETA update to match the current look of The Weather Channel? Not like it's gonna happen in a million years, but I think it would be cool.

Utilizing the WeatherStar 4000 Fonts and Icons provided by TWC Classics, the Backgrounds provided by Microsoft PowerPoint, and the current TWC logo, here's a screenshot of what it looks like:



I'll soon be posting a PowerPoint presentation of the WeatherStar 4000 BETA Update in a day or 2.

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General Discussion / Re: Youtube to delete all accounts in December

« on: October 23, 2008, 05:40:08 PM »

Everybody on Facebook and Myspace gets a message like that every day, just a load of 

Well said.

It's people like that who are:

A. Either wanting attention
or
B. Counting on your account to close after too many of those "Pass it on or else" messages clog up your inbox.

Come to think about it:

I did what someone told me...
I sent the email to 10 people like they said.
I'm still waiting for that event to happen.

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Everything Else Classic TWC / Weather Icons Discussion Thread (1990-1998 sets)

« on: October 22, 2008, 11:53:52 AM »

This is where we discuss icons sets from 1990 to 1998.

I wonder why the WeatherStar 4000 is using 2 different icons sets instead of the one set like on the WeatherStar XL and the IntelliStar? Just curious.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: The TWC Icons Discussion Thread

« on: October 22, 2008, 11:45:19 AM »

I've noticed on the IntelliStar they made a modification to show the Thunderstorm icon instead of the rain shower icon when forecasting Thundershowers. Now if they can do the same thing on weather.com, all the better.

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Local Forecast / Re: Ad I saw... Local on the 8s on DISH?

« on: October 22, 2008, 11:39:02 AM »

Looks like another excursion to another next door hotel/suite doing cable through Dish Network.

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Local Forecast / Re: Artie Traum Dead

« on: October 22, 2008, 11:33:30 AM »

Rest In Peace Artie Traum.

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General Discussion / Re: Post your favorite YouTube videos

« on: October 16, 2008, 12:10:33 PM »

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The Soup: "Quarantine" Trailer

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The Soup: "Wife Swap" Season 5 Premiere

 -

Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Party Quirks (Ryan as Carol Channing)

 -

Worst Burglar Ever with Sound Effects (EXPLICIT LANGUAGE!)

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Local Forecast / Re: Oct 08 List Starts

« on: October 14, 2008, 11:02:27 AM »

Ahh, "My Dancing heart" by Chris Camozzi...takes me back to when I began high school on August 2000. It's also great that they've brought back Ron Fattorusso.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: My own little spin on things...

« on: October 14, 2008, 12:51:17 AM »

the Humidity, Dew Point, etc on the left side on the right uses Frutiger (bold) 20pt

Thought so. Ya know, come to think about it, thr font was not only used on the current Weatherscan, but also on The TV Guide Channel from 1999-2002.

Enough about that, excellent work!