I considered things like meteohub, hautespot, WLIP before I finally settled on a relatively cheap Acer Aspire one netbook, which has been running 24/7 for years now without any problems and draws very little power with the screen closed. Plus I have the ability to type, access the internet, etc, all from the same portal. When I am not using it, the screen is closed and it sits behind by VantagePro console. If it weren't for the serial to usb adaptor sticking out of it, you wouldn't even know it's there. BTW, I am not a IT nut, so was looking for something relatively simple. I only use Weatherlink, which pushes all my data to WU, CWOP/MADIS, and Weatherbug (ugh, don't even know why I bother with that one).