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Gatorlsu:
I set up my Davis VP2+ with the Davis 6510USB data logger directly connected tot he Ambient Weatherbridge. This is connected to the internet via my wireless router and uploads weather data from my console directly to WU and PWS. Worked like a charm. Now I would like to set up my own Wx webpage like many of the great people on this forum. However, I use Macs. I see that Weather Display and Cumulus are for windows based operating systems and not OS X. Any suggestions on good software for a Mac? I was looking at Weathersnoop for Macs. Any feedback from users? Thanks.

mcrossley:
I'm not a Mac user, but WeatherCat is one option: http://trixology.com/weathercat/

wvdkuil:

--- Quote from: Gatorlsu on November 12, 2014, 07:29:12 PM ---I set up my Davis VP2+ with the Davis 6510USB data logger directly connected tot he Ambient Weatherbridge. This is connected to the internet via my wireless router and uploads weather data from my console directly to WU and PWS. Worked like a charm. Now I would like to set up my own Wx webpage like many of the great people on this forum. However, I use Macs. I see that Weather Display and Cumulus are for windows based operating systems and not OS X. Any suggestions on good software for a Mac? I was looking at Weathersnoop for Macs. Any feedback from users? Thanks.

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If you want to use your USB logger on a Mac or PC there is a nasty surprise.
Any serial / usb Davis logger, especialy the new ones (green point ones) can only be used with one device at a time. A Davis IP logger can  upload by itself to WL.com and be used with one well behaving weather program.

So to run a Mac next to your Ambient Weatherbridge you need an extra logger and an extra console/Envoy.

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But what is your question:

A. Do you want to run a Mac / PC with a weatherprogram ?
or
B. Do you want to have your own weather-website ?

You already own and use nearly everything you need - A Meteobridge is also a complete weatherprogram.

Both the Saratoga- and the the Leuven template are compatible and can use the Meteobridge (=WeatherBridge) to upload your WeatherData to your website.

If you do not want to use a template, but want to build your own website from scratch, learning PHP and HTML, you could check the extensive documentation of the Meteobridge. Multiple users of the meteobridge are doing that.

Saratoga-template:
Docs: http://saratoga-weather.org/wxtemplates/setup-Meteobridge.php
My test-site to test my scripts with Saratoga and Meteobridge: http://www.wiri.be/saratoga/
 
Leuven-template: http://leuven-template.eu/
Test-site for my template and Meteobridge:  http://weather-template.nl/weather28/

Meteobridge Documentation: http://meteobridge.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
upload your data using tags: http://meteobridge.com/wiki/index.php/Templates

weatherbridge: http://www.ambientweather.com/amweatherbridge.html

To get your own weather-website up and running:
You need on your Mac two programs:
1. a decent FTP program (I myself use Transmit  and Cyberduck) and
2.  a good program editor, for which I use BBEdit.

The Meteobridge will be customized using the web-interface with which you are already familiar.

If you want to see other websites using the Meteobridge in your country / area check the list of users
for the Leuven-template at: http://leuven-template.eu/userlist.php?lang=en
for the Saratoga template at: http://saratoga-weather.org/wxtemplates/station-links.php

Succes, Wim

ericfynne:

--- Quote from: Gatorlsu on November 12, 2014, 07:29:12 PM ---I see that Weather Display and Cumulus are for windows based operating systems and not OS X.
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I believe there's a Mac version of WD. And a Mac version of Cumulus in development.

Eric

awilltx:
I'd recommend WeatherCat just because I've been using it for years and feel comfortable with it. It has built-in basic templates for getting your site online quickly and you can build your own custom site with tons of tags; or use one of the templates mentioned earlier. I used the Leuven template on my new site. So there are many, many options.

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