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EarthDesk

EarthDesk - 4.2

desktop Earth with real time sun, moon, lights, clouds

All Time: (4.0)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 4.2
Release Date: 2008-04-28
License: Shareware
Downloads (this version): 2,275
Downloads (all versions): 87,788
Price: $23.95

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Product Description:

EarthDesk replaces your static desktop picture with an animated, real-time rendered image of the Earth, continuously updating in the background while you work. The software supports eleven different map projections, political and satellite views, and renders accurate sun, moon and city lighting. This third generation release offers vastly improved performance and supports real time cloud images. Your desktop never looked better.

What's new in this version:

  • Added a screen saver only mode.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the cloud server list to not update periodically.
  • Improved the communication between the EarthDesk prefpane and the rendering engine.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 or higher (version 3.5.5 is still available for users with 10.3)

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EarthDesk CommentaryBuggy - Version: 3.5.5, 3/15/2007 11:14AM PST

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rolandbutta
Keeps on showing old cloud formations with boring regularity. Never used to do this. Is 4.0 better in this respect?

Can't recommend if it stays this buggy.
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EarthDesk ReviewWhy buy Earthdesk??? - Version: 4.0.3, 2/23/2007 11:22AM PST

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paul.tang
I've been a registered user of Earthdesk since v2.6 and upgraded at v3.0. However, I cannot justify to myself buying an upgrade to 4.0 when I am not getting any more functionality.

So I have sadly switched over to OSXPlanet, and I haven't regretted it at all. In fact, it's very good, and I haven't missed Earthdesk at all.
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EarthDesk CommentaryOSX Planet vs. EarthDesk - Version: 4.0.3, 2/23/2007 08:50AM PST

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fakeemail123
I have used both of these products, and in my opinion, OSX Planet looks BETTER than EarthDesk. Both programs have almost the same functionality (I actually like the options on OSX Planet more), so I'm sticking with OSX Planet. It's not just the price; even if they were both free, my decision would be the same. But the fact that the program I like more is less expensive is just icing on the cake.

EarthDesk will have to pull something special out of their next version if they want to charge people for a program that isn't as nice as a free one.
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