9.16.2007

Environment Canada Weather

Here is my first attempt at creating Google gadget that can be placed into Google Desktop (somehow...according to the documentation) or into iGoogle. For those who haven't used iGoogle, I highly recommend setting it up (www.google.com/ig). The gadget displays the weather that it screen scrapes (a geeky way of saying retrieve) from the Environment Canada website. Unlike other weather gadgets and tools you can find, this one actually displays accurate weather that is updated frequently by money from our taxes. The city can be customized in the preferences menu, but there is a limited selection right now. Let me know if you're city or town isn't listed and I'll add it to the menu. I couldn't get imperial units to work correctly, but I really didn't try too hard either. Don't embarrass yourself by telling me that you prefer imperial units :)