Hi Blueruck, just be aware that Brian has been having difficulty supporting the mac version lately. It seems his mac is acting up and makes it difficult for him to address any issues. He went as far as to briefly remove the mac version from the download page. Hopefully he’ll be able to continue to support the mac version, otherwise it may become necessary to resort to using Parallels or similar if you desire to keep using WD.
Thanks MFD, I looked up your station location and I will be very near you today. I’m running from RI to Logan later today to fly home.
I’m looking for stability, if WD for MAC loads up and runs great I will be happy without any future updates. I travel a lot for work and it is a pain to find your weather station crashed and trying to walk the wife through bringing it back up, switching comm ports etc. I just want something that will run.
Is the MAC version of WD stable? I have a mini on the way to the house, but I can return it if unopened.
Hi Blueruck,
The mac version is quite stable. I’m not sure that the latest release of build 80 is as good as previous builds, there seems to be an unfinished post on some issues with build 80. Taking a quick look around at members sites I see that several, including myself are using build 77. I know that builds 69 and 63 are also good builds. I did not see anyone using build 80.
A couple of things you should know about the mac version. One is that as far as I know several members have issues with the upload of the climatedataout files at the end of the month. In my case I need to recreate them at the beginning of the new month and upload them. There are a few posts on this issue.
Another more noticeable item, especially if you have been using the windows version of WD is the fact that the mac version lacks a lot of the usable features that exist on the windows version. The user interface is not as complete or functional as it should be, but it’s enough to get most data uploaded ok. For example, on the mac version it is very difficult to customize the main screen, I can’t do it :-(. Also, you may find that some of the control panels are truncated which will prevent you from doing certain tasks. One example of this is if you wanted to edit the log files/rain totals using the View and Modify Log File/Rain Totals panel, you may be unable to fully access all dates for the rain totals. Quite annoying when you have the need.
I’m not bad mouthing the mac version, Brian has done the best he can with it for the moment. I tolerate the inadequacies of this version for a few reasons: First, for me anyway there is no other weather software that is compatible with my Rainwise data logger and mac osx, at least not with the capabilities of WD; WD for mac, even in it’s reduced functional state as compared to the windows version is a work horse; I have no desire to return to using windows at this time; and lastly the support available on this forum is outstanding. You’ll also find great support on the WXforum http://www.wxforum.net/ for general weather items and many of the scripts used on websites.
I hope this helps,
Paul
Thanks Paul,
Does someone have a copy of 77 that I can download? I didn’t see it on the WD site.
Can you PM me your email address, I can get you a copy.
the problem with the climatedata files should be fixed in build 80
but is there no one using build 80 you say?
Hi Brian, just taking a quick look at some of the more active members on the forum I did not see anyone using build 80. I did not intend it to sound like no one at all is using it, just the sites I surveyed were not. I have yet to try build 80 myself, I was waiting to see what the outcome of NorCal Dan’s post was (build 80 problem) before I tried it however looking at his site I see he went back to build 77. Also other members reported issues with build 80 in the same post.
I’ll give build 80 a try and let you know how it goes.
Thanks,
Paul
so if no one is going to move past build 77 I dont think there is much point in supporting and offering it any longer
(especially as there is so few users left with the Mac version anyway)
I am currently testing build 80, since my last post as I stated I would do. I will give you an update when I have something to report, on a different thread as this thread is reserved for another purpose.
I think there is some confusion on the status of the last build which would explain why users have not moved forward with it. The only thread about it ( build 80 problem - Weather Display for Mac - Weather-Watch Forum ) was left dangling out there with no follow up from you, and the original poster went back to build 77 without stating why, so users didn’t know where to go with it. Let’s give it some time Brian before you abandon the mac version. Thanks,
Paul
Brian, I will gladly use and test new versions for the MAC.
I had also read the thread on 80 and saw it dangling / open to if it was stable or not. I know many times it is the user machine instead of WD that causes the issues.
I thought I read that you were having a problem with your mini, I would be willing to send $100 USD via paypal to help you out with your mini issues. I’m a MAC convert and once I have WD on the MAC my home will be rid of Windows :).
Personally I will NEVER go back to a Microsoft / windows computer, even if they get all of their problems solved in my life ! ( Microsoft will never rid itself of bugs, malware, or viruses )
I use W7
works great
better than MacOS and my Mac
I deal with every type of system where I work, from old dos 3.1 to W7, 3 flavors of Unix, Linux, Mac’s etc etc … Personally I think anything with a unix kernel is more stable then
anything Microsoft will ever produce. True there is more s/w for Microsoft platform, but it is usually buggy
I am at the newest build, 81 it says even dough it says 82 on the download page. No problems as I know, I use WD only to upload the necessary files for WDL to work.
I have fixed the build 82 not being available
have you fixed the problem you had before though or is it no longer a problem?
my problem with several instances of WD starting up over time is still there, but I control it by restarting my mac automatically every morning. I have given up finding out why WD starts over and over again. But it works fine, 100% availability and 100-200 users visiting my weather webpage every day.
Hi All
Running a MacBook Air with version 10.7.2. I am in the process of moving from and PC to the MAC and would like to install WD on it. Ive had a look through the download/install instruction and even after following them i get an error with the zip file (it is unstuffed correctly) the text in the crash reporting indicates that it is in fact a crash.
Any ideas on how can install this software?
M
HI
I missed this post
make sure to first install the full install version, and follow the instructions in the installer, and also install the library files
then the .zip update
After 2 days of trying installing the Weather Display for Mac (and reading this forum for solutions) with no successful results, I’ve decided to ask for help! HELP!!!
I recently own a Davis Vantage pro 2 (with the extra UV- and Solar sensors and has also the extra fan installed). I want to use the WD software on my iMac with OSX Lion (version 10.7.3). I did everything by the book and how it’s explained on the forum but when I start the WD I only see the startup screen and it hangs…the rainbow-colored ball keeps spinning forever. Only with force-quit I can quit the program. The program seems to respond weirdly and sometimes I can reach the setup but I never saves my settings and again I have to use force-quit.
Go to your Lion/Library/ApplicationSupport/ create a folder called wdisplay and make sure the folder permissions are read and write The mac install doesn’t create the wdisplay folder in Lion
Coyote