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Happy Birthday, Google Earth
Google ^ | 6/12/2006 | John Hanke

Posted on 06/13/2006 8:19:04 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing

Beginning today, you can download a brand new version, Google Earth 4. Running on OS X? Feel the love. Prefer Linux? Ditto. Yes, we're releasing simultaneously for PC, Mac (universal binary for full performance on both Intel and PowerPC based Macs) and for the first time ever, native support for popular Linux distributions.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: google; googleearth; linux; mac; macintelosh; os10; powermac; ppc
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To: I see my hands

Since Google Earth is satellite photos, you can see things like your house, that airfield in North Korea where they have biplanes out on the tarmac, or some recent (within the last 5 years) bomb craters out in Afghanistan.


21 posted on 06/13/2006 8:10:41 PM PDT by Hoplite
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To: Hoplite
Thanks for your reply! But I have to say Google Maps provide satellite photos as well. I haven't checked out the Middle East yet but have zeroed in on houses I've lived in from Mass, FL, HI, and elsewhere. Again, I've done that just with Google Maps.. not the downloadable Google Earth.

But again, thanks for the help. I still allow that I may just not be getting it.


22 posted on 06/13/2006 9:40:47 PM PDT by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing
Google Earth Grows With New Hi-Res Imagery
Several functions could make mash-ups and other business uses more valuable
June 13, 2006 http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=MXJ0WV4XGMD34QSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=189400767
23 posted on 06/13/2006 10:17:26 PM PDT by Eagle9
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To: Incorrigible

We can agree to disagree. :-)


24 posted on 06/14/2006 6:29:17 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing (Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. That's why Picasa is on Linux and not Mac.)
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To: Still Thinking

^^^^^^^^^^^But it's so freakin slow!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That's the microsoft way. You seen the announced system requirements for Vista?

No matter how fast AMD/Intel make their processors, microsoft will find a way to slow things down again.


25 posted on 06/14/2006 6:30:25 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing (Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. That's why Picasa is on Linux and not Mac.)
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To: I see my hands

Dunno. It's probably something I'll never use. It merely has "coolness" factor to it as far as I can tell.

As far as maps go, I've always used mapquest.


26 posted on 06/14/2006 6:32:07 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing (Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. That's why Picasa is on Linux and not Mac.)
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To: I see my hands

Google Earth is light years more advanced over Google Maps. For one thing, you can download dynamic layers and view what you want.

Want to see weather radar over your house? Can't do that with Google Maps. How about real-time traffic conditions?
Earthquakes? Hurricane tracking?

Google Earth is just awesome.


27 posted on 06/14/2006 6:43:42 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: I see my hands
But I have to say Google Maps provide satellite photos as well.

Hell and death! They must've added that feature since I last used it, or relied upon my obliviousness to keep me unaware of its existence.

= )

28 posted on 06/14/2006 11:07:11 AM PDT by Hoplite
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To: Hoplite

The new beta seems to work great. It took all my old dynamic layers, etc., and has better navigation tools.

It might have other upgrades that I haven't discovered yet.


29 posted on 06/14/2006 4:42:58 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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