Sunday, November 11, 2007

War of the Earths

Google's Earth Free Vs. Microsoft's Virtual Earth
What is earth? Earth is our planet our way of living and our life. Or what Dictionary.com calls
"n. (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 mi. (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 mi. (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million mi. (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite." These two programs will help you get you to the place you want to go and back.

Google Earth Free: 9/10
Google Earth is a wonderful earth program made by one of the internet's best known website Google. Google earth is a pretty self explanatory program all you have to do is plug in the place you want to go to and your address and it will try to give you the shortest route their and back.

Operating system:
Windows

Pros:
Flight Simulator
Easy to use
Free
Accurate information

Cons:
Not the full version
Uses a lot of your Computers speed
Map not as detailed
Looks

Google Earth Free

Microsoft Virtual Earth Beta: 8/10

Microsoft Virtual Earth is an easy, to use free earth program. Its looks beats the competitors hands down. But sadly the information of each address isn't as accurate as you need it to be.

Operating system:
Windows

Pros:
Looks
Easy to use
Free
Detailed Maps
Uses Internet explorer so you don't use a lot of you computers speed

Cons:
Beta not full version
Not so accurate information

Microsoft Virtual Earth Beta

Sadly all good things come to an end the winner is Google Earth Free. They are both good Earth programs but Microsoft Windows is not as accurate as you need it to be. If you need to find out if Fry's electronics has the part you need you'll want their number before you go their Google earth's numbers accurate as they will ever get and by the way the nearest Fry's electronic is at:

1695 Willow Pass Rd, Concord, CA
(925) 852-0300

You will never get lost again!