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Wednesday, August 4, 2004

A Fresh Look: Journal Bar Reviewed

Posted by Ryan Joseph in "SOFTWARE" @ 12:00 PM


Downloading New Content
Journal Bar can use any available Internet connection to update the weather/news content. If the only connection available is when docked to a computer, it will only update during these connections. If a permanent connection is available (through WiFi, Bluetooth, GPRS, etc.), Journal Bar will update itself on a user-defined schedule.


Figure 7: Update Schedule.

International Use
According to OmegaOne, Journal Bar can supply weather information to over 600 cities in 117 countries. It can provide over 100 news sections for 25 countries in 18 languages. However, at the bottom of the page, the fine print says, “most countries give excellent forecast information, but not all countries weather displays 5 days of information [sic]. Some countries are limited to reporting temperatures.” They suggest trying the demo version first to make sure the information is satisfactory.

Updates
The Journal Bar Website says that buyers get free lifetime updates. It doesn’t specify whether this means content updates or software version updates. However, when questioned about this, OmegaOne said, “This refers to upgrades to new versions of the software itself.” They also gave very specific instructions for downloading and installing the updates. Very impressive and professional, don’t you think?

Conclusions
For anyone who wants to keep up-to-date with the news or have the five-day forecast constantly available, Journal Bar is the answer. Even without a permanent Internet connection, as long as it is synced with a Internet-connected PC, the information stays current. It is certainly worth twenty bucks to always have the latest information at your fingertips. And although some countries may get less than ideal information content, the all-in-one news/weather/sports/finance nature of Journal Bar could outweigh the negatives. Best of all, they provide a fully-functional demo that expires after two weeks. Give it a try, you’ll love it!

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