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Technical Help & Discussion => Software, Hardware & Website Recommendations => Topic started by: Clive on March 11, 2006, 08:05

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: Clive on March 11, 2006, 08:05

Desktop Earth 2.0 is a wallpaper generator for Windows. It runs whenever you're logged on and updates your wallpaper with an accurate representation of the Earth as it would be seen from space at that precise moment. The images are fantastic. Oh, and it's free.

LINK (http://codefromthe70s.org/desktopearth_dl.asp)

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: sam on March 11, 2006, 10:28

..yeah but I have better wallpaper, a nice young lady   :)

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: Simon on March 11, 2006, 11:55

Looks good, but my system is slow enough at the moment, without adding extra tasks.  I feel a format and Windows re-install coming on soon....  :(

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: Mac on April 06, 2006, 20:19

Anyone using Google Earth, or found something better?

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: Simon on April 06, 2006, 22:19

I have Google Earth, but it's not an application I use every day.  Las time I did use it, I was amazed at how much the image qualities had improved.

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: Rodders on April 06, 2006, 22:31

I've used it.  As Simon says, they've come a long way just recently.  Here's my place when Murphy & Sons were still trying to make all the bits fit together, in Summer 2003.

(https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv300%2FMothballs%2Fchezrod.jpg&hash=438825ae57b70a1022ac79d77502648fae1a4399)

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: Mac on April 06, 2006, 23:30

Hmm, that it really good. I'll have to try it again.

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: mistybear on April 10, 2006, 04:27

I D/L Desktop Earth 2.0 a couple of days ago. And ever since I've had trouble even accessing my emails.
My poor old Packard Bell Force 4146 came up saying "not enough memory"
so I had to delete it. Now everything is back to normal.
Time for a new computer.
If speed scares you, try Micro$oft Windows.

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: sam on April 10, 2006, 08:41

if you want a program link this then as said above I'd used Google Earth... it probably won't destroy your computer! :-)

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: mistybear on April 10, 2006, 10:48

Thanks sam, I shouldn't get carried away and do more than just emailing and surfing the net. :laugh:

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: sam on April 10, 2006, 10:48

yes but google earth is so wonderful! :-)

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: Simon on April 10, 2006, 10:58

Google Earth is also a huge download, and doesn't it require .Net Framework for it to run?  It is good though - I can see my old house on the Isle of Wight!

Title: Desktop Earth 2.0
Post by: sam on April 10, 2006, 14:27

yes but lots of things require .NET so it is worth having.. it isnt too big. Though saying that you could just use:

Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/) which is still pretty impressive... not as useful for long journeys cause google earth is pretty cool for that.

and whilst we are hear take a look at:

Google Moon (http://moon.google.com/) and
Google Mars (http://www.google.com/mars/)