Put Earth On Your Desk

After talking about EarthView less than a week ago, now I just found a very good alternative to it, called simply EarthDesk. Since this program just got updated, here you have it...


I know the image above doesn't say much, but you have to try it for yourselves. For now, I will only give you some small hints...

EarthDesk is available for both Mac OS X and Windows, but I will only tell you about the latest Windows version, 4.5.2, which was released earlier this week, and is almost 3 times as faster as older versions of the program...

The real-time clouds are updated every 3 hours, you get accurate sun, moon and city lighting, and best of all - you get full support for multiple displays, so you can have different map projections displayed at the same time!

I don't want to say how nice it is to have the world on your computer's desktop, as a dynamic wallpaper, because there's also a very practical use for this program. Being given its ability to refresh cloud position, you can track hurricanes and typhoons, and maybe change your travelling plans, or your route, if that is required.

At last, you should know that the Windows version's kit has 16.4MB in size, and can be used as a trial version. Fortunately, EarthDesk also has a decent pricing, having a price tag of $23.95, so you can go ahead and grab the trial right away, from here.