WeatherFixâ„¢ by Eelios

Service (and server) back on line. Radar data, depending on location, may take up to 1/2 hour to come back fully. We’ve done a DNS re-config and are looking at the server failover plan (we do have backups) closely to see what needs to be done to prevent another disruption.

Again, we apologize for any break in service you may have briefly experienced this AM. Any other issues you’re seeing or having please let us know via support@eelioscorp.com. We do want to hear from you, whether you’re a WxFix customer or thinking of becoming one.

We’ve had a lot of interest in WxFix, and have started receiving questions about how it’s really different from the other weather apps on the App Store (or elsewhere for that matter). Here’s one we got just today: “Interested in buying your app, but don’t understand how your source weather data is any different than, say, the (”Brand X”) app. Don’t you all use the same National Weather Service Data? And the same (weather) reporting stations?”

Great question. Thanks for asking! This questioner is essentially right, and clearly understands what’s behind most weather forecasts!

All other weather apps basically just report the weather and rebroadcast the NWS forecast for the 1,400 or so weather stations located throughout the US. This results in a fairly inaccurate forecast – or no forecast – when the mobile user is not in close proximity to a particular weather reporting station.  When designing WxFix we clearly saw this as a problem, because mobile users needed a forecast that met the requirements of being mobile and needed a precise forecast based on their location, and not the location of a far-away weather station.

Our solution was to use an ensemble of various public and private weather sources that results in a precise forecast for all of the US, including remote mountain and rural areas. This method is unique in weather apps, but of course it’s a forecast and not perfect. And on that score, we’re working on some new “stuff” to improve forecast accuracy on several levels. So, please stay tuned.

Again, thanks for asking, and please keep those questions coming!

An updated version of WxFix Lifestyle Weather app, version 1.4 in both Standard and Lite, is now available on the iTunes App Store. This version fixes several crash-causing bugs identified in the initial version 1.2, and improves some internal threading for faster response to user queries. If you already own WxFix version 1.2 you may download the new version 1.4 as a free update to your existing copy of the app. If you haven’t yet downloaded WxFix from the App Store but plan to, you’ll be the lucky beneficiary of the improvements made in version 1.4.

And please, contact us with your thoughts, ideas, suggestions, questions, and / or feedback…(breathe)…about WxFix. We really do really want to know what you really think. Really!

Well, we finally got our new WxFix “Lifestyle Weather” app up on the iTunes App Store. Congrats to the Team – Jim, Hasani, Kyle, Ted, Plamen, Kimo, Brian and all the others for their contributions and continued support. We could not have gotten here without y’alls help and faith in this project.

Also, huge thanks to 21CSI (21st Century Systems, Inc.), our parent company, for its continued support and patience.

So now the fun starts and we get to see how well we can satisfy our customers – the iPhone users who are magnanimous enough to open their wallets a little and pony up a few bucks for WxFix Standard. And those who try out WxFix Lite (free) and then figure out that they REALLY NEED WxFix Standard.

Anyway, we appreciate if you’ve already seen fit to download WxFix, whether Standard or Lite, and we want to hear from you – how and where you use WxFix, what you do with it, what you like and don’t like. Future versions and improvements / enhancements will depend on your direct feedback.

Pursuant to feedback… the comments section for this blog page is currently broken. Aargh! Anyway, we should have it sorted out shortly and thus be able provide an open forum for your comments. In the meantime (or anytime), please forward any of your comments and feedback to support@eelioscorp.com. We do look forward to hearing from you!

Oh, also, please check out the WxFix Weather Network, a social network site built around WxFix and the weather “community”. Please join, start your own group or forum topi. post a blog, post weather-related photos. We’d love to see this develop into one of the web’s most interesting and fun social networks for people who want to, well, talk about the weather in whatever context in meaningful for them. Tastefully, of course. WxFix Weather Network….please check it out!

Well, looks like a good weekend of early Fall weather ahead here in the Great Plains. How’s it looking where you are, or where you plan to be this weekend? We invite you to download WxFix on the App Store and explore what Lifestyle Weather means to you!

Êelios, Inc, based in Omaha, Nebraska is poised to launch its first app, called WxFix™, available soon on the iTunes App Store.

Using your iPhone location-finding capability, WxFix dynamically syncs with your exact latitude / longitude location, providing you the weather forecast info you need precisely where you need it, wherever you are standing or on-the-go.

Whether you’re traveling, hiking, biking, golfing, fishing, taking the kids to soccer, or having a dinner party at home, drop location pins on an interactive map display precisely on the places you want to monitor and save them as favorites.  In effect, you’ve created your own 6-day, hourly-updated personal weather forecast map, including local area radar feed, all centered around your daily activities and travels. You can even share these favorites with others, and personalize them with photos from your iPhone.

We’re branding this as WxFix Lifestyle Weatherâ„¢, weather tailored for your active lifestyle wherever you are or plan to be. We hope you check out WxFix as soon as its available on the App Store and comment back. We’ll look forward to hearing from you!