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xanderzone365 reviewed v6.07 on Nov 14, 2007

ADWARE - MWS

Soozy reviewed v6.07 on Feb 24, 2006

I like Weather Bug mainly because it included the amount of precipitation when it rains. I haven't found another weather program that does this.

Tokar reviewed v6.07 on Feb 19, 2006

jcs83md: yeah we all forgot that the world's weather changes as FAST as the movie "The Day After Tomorrow" would otherwise suggest.

The weather isn't stock information...its weather. Even if reports in other programs are delayed by anywhere from a few minutes to one hour, you aren't going to be stepping outside completely surprised by what advancements have occured in the weather since. "WTF?!!! THE DEW POINT HAS CHANGED BY 0.1!!! NO! MY WEATHER PROGRAM WAS COMPLETELY WRONG!"... *rolls eyes*

Besides, most people will consult the TV first before consulting a software program.

Yes that may be the old 2003 version, but the 6.06 version (screenshots are available at Softpedia) still contains ads and has a pretty piss-poor interface when compared to Weather1, Weather Pulse or Weather Watcher. Even CRAWLER weather has a better interface.

Softpedia did an in-house review. The few things that stand out are 1) the weatherbug toolbar (which you can choose not to install if you do custom install, however most newbie users stray away from custom install) 2) so many contrastng colors...hard window to keep open, 3) ads, ads, and some more ads. You'd figure that with all the ads in the program that it'd be free, but no, there is a $20 pro version.

jcs83md reviewed v6.07 on Jan 16, 2006

Doesn't force you to install adware.. if you're an intelligent computer user.

WeatherFreak reviewed v6.05 on Nov 10, 2005

Busy interface =( Forces you to install adware =(

Weather Watcher is my choice. Nice interface & low-resource use. I'm lovin' it!

jcs83md reviewed v6.05 on May 20, 2005

One thing WeatherBug does offer that the others don't, is REALTIME updates rather than delayed ones.

The program itself is a bit busy and its adware but can't blame someone for trying to make a living off of it..

To0nZ reviewed v6.04 on May 16, 2005

I love this proggy. As for the screenshot goes, it is that of version 5 but the the serials for the plus version will work for the V5's as well.

weatherbugjay reviewed v6.04 on Dec 14, 2004

not sure what version your screen shot is but IT IS NOT the version that's been out for 7 months- 6.0

soooo- not sure how much on here is accurate if you're discussing the "new" version of WeatherBug with a screenshot of the 2003 version.

but, you don't have to install the search bar with WeatherBug- click the CUSTOM install instead of the Standard.

if you have questions, please contact me at jay@weatherbug.com

Sincerely,
Jay
customer support team manager, WeatherBug

siliconman01 reviewed v6.04 on Nov 21, 2004

Have been a WeatherBug PRO/Plus user for 3 years, until V6 turned me totally off. The installation placed MySearchBar and MyWay on my system even though I said no during the installation. V6.04 is ugly, way over colorized, too busy, and too CPU/port intrusive. Plus Norton Antivirus deletes the minibug installer as adware. All this for $19.95 per year for Pro/Plus...boooooooooooo.

Weather Pulse V2.03 is now my "weather of choice"...free choice!

atlpup reviewed v6.04 on Sep 15, 2004

Ok.. I LOVE weatherbug BUT...

Version 6.0 SUCKS BIGTIME....

I think the main screen is WAY TOO BUSY. Too
much going on for one screen.

I LOVE version 5. When I wanted to see the radar image I clicked to get it, when I wanted the forcast I clicked to get it etc etc. Now everything is THROWN on to one BUSy page.

Can ANYONE out there help me get version 5 back. Does anyone have the install file for that.. Please....................

thanks

lionpaulreichardt reviewed v6.02 on Jun 28, 2004

THE NEW WEATHERBUG IS GREAT!!! MUCH BETTER THAN THE OLDER VERSION. WEATHERBUG 6.0 IS MY LOVEBUG.

war593122 reviewed v6.0 Beta on May 8, 2004

POS Only a 2 because of live weather. Which is nice but I can do withought. Not like the weather changes every sec. anyways. I pefer Weather Watcher which is freeware btw. :)

gameraboy reviewed v6.0 Beta on May 7, 2004

Crappy, bloated spyware. For a fast, FREE alternative, Weatherpulse kicks butt - http://www.tropicdesigns...p;pa=showpage&pid=1

rseiler reviewed v6.0 Beta on May 6, 2004

Here's the 6.0 beta page:
http://ww2.weatherbug.com/aws/Beta6/home.asp

Jeavis reviewed v6.0 Beta on May 6, 2004

This program has got to be the biggest resource hog. We have many complaints about slow PC's at work and after removing this software, we don't seem to have any more trouble. If you value your clock cycles don't download this

mfaccone reviewed v6.0 Beta on May 6, 2004

I'm not going to say that this is spyware... but I haven't had this installed on my computer since probably the first or second editon of the software maybe 3 or 4 years ago? and I still get junk emails from them.

scots reviewed v6.0 Beta on May 6, 2004

Where's 6.0 beta? I downloaded and installed, and all it did was update me from 5.02 to 5.03. Still a great desktop weather program.

ComradeF reviewed v5.0 on Dec 30, 2002

This version's much quicker than 4.0 was, and doesn't seem all botched with ads and popups (even though it does carry two banners, as before). I'd say it's an improvement.

lilmegz reviewed v4.0 on Jul 27, 2002

WeatherBug is very reliable for your weather stations at home if you have a weather station with a Barometer on it. I used WeatherBug to calibrate my Barometer on my weather station. VERY RELIABLE USE AND FREE!!!!!! :)

RedBadger reviewed v2.6 on Jan 30, 2001

This is by far the best live weather program. I love it. Its definitely worth trying.

molotoff reviewed v2.6 on Nov 24, 2000

Too bad it is only for US users ... I am from Europe and cannot use it. I think it is a great program. it even uses my winproxy settings.

MeToYou reviewed v2.5 on Sep 15, 2000

THE best weather program available today. It is slick, small, and does the job. While it may not have a ton of info like that crap-made Weather1 program, WeatherBug has the most important/useful info -- and it's FREE! (It does display TWO ad banners in its great-looking window, but they can be prevented from ever showing by using another fine free product called WebWasher. :))