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Although there is no shortage of fine weather apps for Windows Phone, when it comes to Windows 8.1, things are a bit different. There is a selection of weather apps, but from my experience, there is a dearth of quality ones that highlight the Modern look of Windows for tablets and PCs. I know everyone cites Bing Weather as his or her go-to app, and with good reason. Assuming, however, you want something different– and the ability to ditch ads – Ambient Weather is my choice these days.

Ambient Weather is not a new app, in fact, I have been using for nearly a year now. However, Ambient Weather has been getting a nice amount of updates lately, and this mini-review is long overdue in highlighting this fantastic app.

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Features

Ambient Weather is not the most powerful weather app around, but it does contain plenty of detail and more than just the basics.

Weather is presented in four sections, including Current, Today, Hourly, and Daily. Each one of those provides current temperature, wind speed and precipitation. Current also includes the 'Feels like' temperature, which takes into consideration humidity levels and the Today area includes sunrise, sunset times, and humidity levels in percentage.

When it comes to Daily, there is a small snippet of the forecast displayed such as 'Mostly cloudy throughout the day' or 'Light rain in the morning' with matching weather icons.

Tapping into any of those sections reveals more information, such Summary and Details, like percent cloud cover, dew point, visibility and even the moon phase. Upon first launch of Ambient Weather, the app walks you through a tour of the app, making sure there is nothing hidden or missed.

Location support includes using your current location, which is ideal for roaming tablet or laptop users, entering in your location and handling multiple locations.

Unfortunately, Ambient Weather does not include radar support or push weather alerts at this time. However, Ambient Weather does display NOAA alerts for your location within the app itself. For radar enthusiasts, I currently recommend checking out MyRadar Weather Radar.

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Gorgeous imagery

Blue aeroplanes bop art raramuris images. One of the best reasons to try out Ambient Weather is the background images, which you cannot find anywhere else. The reason for that is the 26-year-old developer, Kurt Dowswell, is a photographer who adds his photos to the app (he often updates the database with new images). The images are a welcomed change from the often-recycled public photos in other apps, or for apps that opt for just a plain background.

As expected, the background images reflect the current conditions. If there is precipitation, you get an excellent rain shot (or snow if that is the case); if sunny, you get a beautiful sky shot with a few clouds. At night, the app switches to a dusk shot of the sky. In short, the pictures give the app personality, and they sure brighten up things.

Live Tile

What is a proper weather app without a Live Tile? Luckily, Ambient Weather has one that provides you with the current temperature, weather conditions, location, precipitation percentage, and wind speed.

Tile sizes include small, medium, wide, and the awesome large version, covering all the bases. Like the app itself, the Live Tile's image is taken from Dowswell's personal collection.

Cost

Ambient Weather is free to use, although there are ads and the Live Tile only functions for the first seven days. You can remove ads and keep the Live Tile for a one-time purchase of $1.49. Value? I think it is worth it, considering weather apps tend to be one of the most frequently used on a tablet, PC, or laptop.

Take away

Back in March, we did a roundup of the best weather apps for Windows 8 and to be honest, not much has changed. Due to the design, frequent app updates, and the ability to ditch ads, Ambient Weather is my go-to choice. In the end, it is a personal decision as to which weather app you prefer, but in case you did not know about Ambient Weather, I think it is worth a quick look.

Download Ambient Weather for Windows 8.1

Is there a newer weather app on the Store worth highlighting? Let me know below in comments. If you use Ambient Weather, give a shout out as to why you prefer it to others.

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PTC Windchill is a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software product that is offered by PTC. Windchill is currently being used by over 1.1 million users worldwide.^[2]

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History[edit]

Windchill was originally developed by Windchill Technology Inc., which was co-founded by Jim Heppelmann, the current President and CEO of PTC. When PTC acquired Windchill Technology, Heppelmann joined the company as senior vice president.^[3] Windchill first launched in 1998 and was promoted as the first to market with an internet based PLM solution. In 2001, Windchill ProjectLink launched as a solution for project collaboration and in 2002, Windchill PDMLink launched as a solution for product data management.^[4]

Recent Releases[edit]

Market[edit]

The Windchill user base ranges from individuals to large corporations. Most customers are in the following manufacturing market segments: Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Electronics & High-Tech, Industrial Products, Medical Devices, Retail, Footwear & Apparel. Commercial sales are made through a combination of a direct sales force as well as an indirect sale channel. Directly competitive products to Windchill include Empower PLM by Omnify, Teamcenter by Siemens, ENOVIA by Dassault Systèmes and Agile by Oracle.^[5]

Products[edit]

PDM & Process^[6][edit]

• Windchill ProjectLink – Web-based project collaboration across product development.
• Windchill MPMLink – The industry’s first integral solution for Manufacturing Process Management.
• FlexPLM – A PLM solution for retail, footwear & apparel and consumer product companies.
• Windchill PDMLink – A web-based master product data management repository that also helps teams manage critical processes such as change/configuration management, and detailed design.
• Arbortext Content Manager – helps control content creation, collaboration, management and publishing processes as they relate to technical product and service information.
• Windchill PPMLink – Provides Program Portfolio Management (PPM) capabilities to discrete manufacturers.
• Requirements Management – A combination of PTC’s Integrity product and Windchill PDMLink to manage product software and hardware requirements.

Product Analytics^[7][edit]

• Windchill Compliance – Tracks and manages product compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
• Windchill Materials & Substances – Integrates with existing enterprise systems to provide materials and substances in products based on an accurate BOM.
• Windchill Cost – Provides real-time product cost estimates and analysis.//Phani
• Windchill LCA – Allows manufacturers to use LCA (Lifecycle Assessment) data to quantify the environmental impact of products over their entire lifecycle.

Quality^[8][edit]

• Windchill FRACAS – FRACAS (Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System) manages corrective action processes to improve product reliability.
• Windchill FMEA – Helps identify potential failure modes in a system.
• Windchill FTA – Constructs a graphical representation of an issue and provides an analysis tool.
• Windchill Prediction – Helps assess product reliability early in the design process.
• Windchill CAPA – Helps manage the intake, tracking, resolution, and analysis of quality issues.
• Windchill Nonconformance – manages the intake, evaluation, resolution and tracking of nonconforming products.
• Windchill Customer Experience Management – Helps manage and address customer complaints.

Service^[9][edit]

• Windchill Service Information Manager – Helps organize and manage service information to ensure accuracy and relevance.
• Windchill Service Parts – Uses engineering CAD data to define spare parts information.

Collaboration^[10][edit]

• Windchill SocialLink – Combines social computing with product data from Windchill to create product and practice collaboration environments for product teams.
• Windchill Mobile – Provides instant access to PTC’s Windchill from an iPad or iPhone.

Utilities^[11][edit]

• Windchill Archive – An optional module that automatically purges unnecessary information by archiving it into long-term storage.
• Windchill Print Service – Assists in printing Windchill content throughout the enterprise.
• Windchill Reporting –Develops and distributes reports across the enterprise.
• Windchill Interference Management Services – Identifies clashes between components in the design stage to resolve problems.

References[edit]

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3. ^Songini, Marc. 'PTC's Heppelmann, the CEO in the Wings'. American City Business Journals Inc. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
4. ^'The Jim Heppelmann Interview'. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
5. ^'About PTC'. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
6. ^'Windchill PDM & Process'. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
7. ^'Windchill Product Analytics'. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
8. ^'Windchill Quality Solutions'. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
9. ^'Windchill Service'. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
10. ^'Windchill Collaboration'. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
11. ^'Windchill Utilities'. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

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