TheWeatherClub.com FAQ
1.
What is the relationship between www.theweatherclub.com
®, Weather Direct® and La Crosse Technology®?
La Crosse
Technology® is the designer and
manufacturer of Weather Direct® products and operates
theweatherclub.com web® site.
La Crosse Technology®, founded in 1985, is a privately held, multi-national
company with a small-town philosophy of providing its customers with high-quality,
innovative products and superior customer service. An industry leading designer,
manufacturer and marketer of advanced-technology weather instruments, power monitors,
clocks and watches (calibrated daily to the atomic time standard of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology) and other measuring devices, La Crosse Technology®
has operation centers in the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific Region.
North American Headquarters are in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
WEATHER DIRECT®, the world’s first Internet-powered weather
system. WEATHER DIRECT® is an Internet-powered, personal weather system
that uses a high-speed Internet connection to deliver customizable multi-day forecasts
and current weather information for up to five cities of the 40,000 available city
and points of interest choices.
theweatherclub.com® is an Internet-based, membership-community of
weather and information enthusiasts. Our web site is actually your web site,
to be personalized in any way that you prefer.
2.
Where can I purchase
a Weather Direct® device?
Weather
Direct® expansion options that offer enhanced features and services to the wireless
display are also available at www.weatherdirect.com .
Weather Direct® models are available from major retailers, specialty stores and
select catalogues with MSRPs from $49.95 to $149.95, depending upon features.
3.
Do I have to connect my Weather Direct® Display Unit to a computer?
No. Weather Direct™ devices receive weather data, wirelessly, via the Weather Gateway
connected to your network router.
4.
How do I
register my Weather Direct® device?
Registration of your device is
easy. Complete
instructions and guidance for set up of your Weather Direct display can be found
at www.weatherdirect.com.
5.
How can I become a Weather Club® Contributor?
To become
a Weather Club Contributor, begin by clicking on “red dot” at the top at the top
of the page, just to the right of the statement, “Become a Contributor!” The hot
link will take you to the appropriate page on the Weather Direct web site and guide
you through the process.
6.
How do I get my “Member Data” pin on the weather map?
To place
your “Member Data” pin on the weather map, follow the instructions found in the
answer to question 6, above.
7.
What are “Droplets” and how do I create them?
Droplets
are containers for information that interests you. You can create a droplet that
displays an RSS feed, weather maps, or weather club exclusive content. To create
a droplet, click the ‘Add Droplets’ tab under the weather club logo in the upper
left of the page. You can either select from a set of existing links, or add any
RSS feed you would like to subscribe to.
8.
What is an RSS feed?
RSS
(Really Simple Syndication) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content.
Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content
as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
9.
How do I add my local radar image?
Your
local radar image is available as a droplet, and can be added on the ‘Add Droplets’
screen. On the ‘Add Droplets’ screen, go to the Local Map Droplets section and enter
in your postal code in the box labeled ‘Postal Code. Then you can select which ever
local maps, including current radar, you want to add to your page.
10.
Can I change the appearance of my page?
There
are 6 themes you can select from to determine the appearance of your page:
i.
Spring
ii.
Summer
iii.
Fall
iv.
Winter
v.
Starry
Night
vi.
Citrus Summer
You
can set the site to automatically set the site to change according to the season,
or you can simply select the appearance that you prefer.
11.
Where can I find my local forecast?
The local forecast is available on the weather link at the top of the page. Once
the weather page comes up, you can select the Local Forecast button at the top of
the weather section.
12.
Where can I see other member’s stations?
Click
on the weather link at the top of the page, and then click the weather map link
at the top of the weather section.