Some additional points about "Weatherbug";
1:Weatherbug is popular and works well for many folk.
2: Most mainstream users of the internet do not mind that information is being gathered about their browsing habits online or that their email address is being given out.
HOWEVER: having said that....
3: Some people, especially long time internet - savvy types, prefer to be told up front, before installing the software, that the software is gathering information on them, recording what web sites they visit, and helping to put their email addresses on junk mail lists. I have seen some posts over at ZDnet that state Weatherbug contains the infamous "GATOR" spyware tool. It's hard to remove once you install it even if you un-install the Weatherbug.
RECCOMENDATIONS: Do a search on your favorite search engine containing the words "weatherbug" and "spyware". Learn about a program called "ad-aware". Learn how to use disk imaging software like "Norton Ghost" that will allow you to "force" your machine back to whatever software configuration you decide to save and even swap images so you can decide WHEN to run the weatherbug and the GATOR.
-BB-