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NewsCenter 3 Now Weather Tracker FAQ's

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Q: What is the NewsCenter 3 Now Weather Tracker?

A: NewsCenter 3 Now Weather Tracker is a totally free, real-time weather and news headline application that resides on your desktop and keeps you posted on local current conditions, weather alerts, breaking news and KFDX News content.

It provides live streaming national radar images that can be zoomed in and out.

With NewsCenter 3 Now Weather Tracker you get immediate notification of weather warnings from the National Weather Service. You will be informed of the latest breaking news.

You get the local temperature, wind speed, wind direction, barometric pressure, humidity, and dew point from reporting stations in your area.

Q: Can I choose the location from which I get my current conditions, such as temperature?

A: Currently, users may select to receive data from one of the following locations:

• Wichita Falls, Sheppard Air Force Base
• Altus Air Force Base
• Duncan, Halliburton Field Airport
• Fort Sill
• Fort Worth
• Frederick, Fredrick Municipal Airport
• Lawton, Lawton Municipal Airport
• Lubbock, TX
• Norman / Max Westheimer
• San Angelo, Mathis Field

Q: How often are weather conditions updated?

A: Conditions such as temperature, wind, etc. are normally updated by the reporting station once every hour.

On some occasions a report may not be issued by the station every hour in which case the temperature will remain the same until that reporting station provides an updated report.

Warnings are issued immediately after release by the National Weather Service.

Q: Can I change my mind and select a different location later?

A: Yes, simply right click the temperature in your Windows task bar or click on the Menu link in the Current Conditions window of the Weather Tracker. Then select options, and select the new location from the drop down menu.

Q: How often do you up update news stories?

A: News headlines are updated simultaneously with our Web Site throughout the day. You can expect breaking weather and news delivered to your desktop with the same immediacy you expect from our local news site without having to do a thing but click on the News link and select a story to view.

Every time a story is added or changed in our local news section the News link on the Weather Tracker Current Conditions window will flash.

If you have the application minimized to the temperature only, just double click on the temperature in the task bar or the NewsCenter 3 icon in the system tray.

Q: What are the system requirements for installing the Weather Tracker?

A: As a minimum you should have Windows 95/98. The Weather Tracker also operates on Win 2000/NT4 SP6/XP. 6 MB hard disk space 64 MB RAM

Q: How large is the download for the Weather Tracker?

A: The download for the Weather Tracker application is 2.96 Megabytes in size.

Q: How do I install the NewsCenter 3 Now Weather Tracker?

A: To install the Weather Wizard application simply Click Here.

Submit the registration form and download the application to your desktop or other location you can remember. Once downloaded the installation should begin, if not, double click on the downloaded install file.

The installation software will guide you as you install the application on your desktop.

Estimated installation/download times:

Cable Modem/DSL/T1 - 2 to 3 minutes
56k Modem - 9 to 10 minutes
28.8 Modem - 14 to 15 minutes

Q: The temperature in the Current Conditions display is wrong.

A: The Weather Tracker requires that you be connected to the Internet. It does not require the use of a web browser or email program but the connection to the Internet must be made. Users with dial-up modems may want have to stop and start the application as they use the Internet on their computer for current information.

Q: How much of my Windows system resources will be used?

A: The Weather Tracker application will use approximately 12 Megabytes of your system memory.

Q: I installed the NewsCenter 3 Now Weather Tracker but when I click on My Personal Forecast and try to login, I get a message that tells me "the e-mail address is not on file."

A: The NewsCenter 3 Now Weather Tracker and Personal Forecast are two separate products. You must be signed up for Personal Forecast before you can log in through the link on the Weather Tracker Current Conditions window. Personal Forecast requires more specific information about your location to enable the Hour by Hour forecast to be constructed.

You will find a link on the Personal Forecast log-in page to subscribe to the service.

Q: What do I do if I have problems with the NewsCenter 3 Now Weather Tracker?

A: Simply click on the Menu Options link in the Weather Tracker Current Conditions window and select Technical Support.

Fill in the e-mail with your problem and someone will get back in touch with you as soon as possible. If you have problems before you complete your installation simply Click Here to send an email to Technical Support.


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