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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: January 16, 2009
- Total Downloads: 175,322
- Downloads last week: 1,223
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 51 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on June 18, 2009
Desktop Earth is a wallpaper program that will appeal to users who are curious about what Earth looks like from space. By updating constantly and operating on a simple premise, this is a fun and interesting way to spice up your desktop.
This free program embeds its icon in your desktop tray and provides a basic set of options to alter the wallpaper. The wallpaper itself is an enormous photograph of Earth from space and takes up all of your desktop space with no area uncovered. The continents appear clearly and most views provide a glimpse of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and slightly less than half of the entire globe from east to west. Desktop Earth impresses not only on its clear view, but the options users can tinker with. Users can cycle through all the time zones in the world to zero in on the corner they want to view from space. There is also a drop-down menu allowing for the picture to be updated every 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and hour. In addition, a slider allows for cloud cover to be erased for a clearer picture of land and sea. Finally, users can adjust the daytime image to get a better topographical view and the nighttime image to show natural moonlight, city lights, and more.
Desktop Earth is a simple tool that gives desktops a lot of character. Thanks to its clean picture and intriguing options, we highly recommend this download.
Publisher's description
From codefromthe70s.org :Desktop Earth 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.
Images are created from high-resolution textures (2560x1280) so it's perfect for that QSXGA display - but they work on anything, even on SVGA. There is an image for every month to accurately depict snow and foliage changes, and the night view is simply stunning.
What's new in this version:
Fixed a few minor bugs and a memory leak.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 51 votes
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Version: Desktop Earth 2.1.1
Pros: It is beautiful, and changed with time
Cons: It worked one day, then quit. Im using Windows 7 beta, so that maybe it. I didnt try a reinstall
Summary: I think its great stuff for the right system
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Version: Desktop Earth 2.1.1
Pros: Realistic image and simplicity is what makes this software special
Cons: None...absolutely none
Summary: This real time software is a MUST have...
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Version: Desktop Earth 2.1.1
"Who Said This Updates IN REAL-TIME?"
Pros: Program shows where the sun is shining.
Cons: Program does NOT actually show real-time earth images from a satellite.
Summary: Nice, if you want to watch where the sun is. But the CLOUD PATTERNS NEVER CHANGE.
(Obviously, a little tip-off that this is NOT relaying actual satellite images in real-time!)
You can subtract all cloud images with the program, but it some... read more >> -
Version: Desktop Earth 2.1.1
"This is a great real time software."
Pros: Does not consume memory
Cons: Sometimes the cloud images craps out on screen and you have to reset the software
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Version: Desktop Earth 2.1.1
Pros: -Updates automatically
-Realistic image
-Shows cloud conditions
-Surreal city night lights
-Perfectly safe and virus-free
-Easy to install
-Does not use a lot of RAM or CPU speedCons: -None. It is extremely user friendly.
Summary: Program is awesome. Very simple and realistic.
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