Tag: EarthDesk - Latest Releases


Xeric Design releases EarthDesk 5.0 - Adds Major New Features

Jun 29, 2009 - Xeric Design today is pleased to announce EarthDesk 5.0, a major upgrade to its award-winning, real-time dynamic desktop map for OS X. Version 5.0 has been entirely rewritten in Cocoa, adds many new features and is fully compatible with both Leopard and the upcoming Snow Leopard. EarthDesk replaces your static desktop with an image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination, as well as real-time global cloud coverage, allowing you to track hurricanes and other weather systems.


Xeric Design brings faster startup to EarthDesk 4.7

Mar 27, 2009 - Xeric Design, Ltd. has announced the release of EarthDesk 4.7. EarthDesk replaces the static desktop with an image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination, as well as real-time global cloud coverage, allowing users to track hurricanes and other weather systems on their Macintosh or Windows desktop. Version 4.7 gives the user control over the map cache process, resulting in faster startup times.


Xeric Design brings faster startup to EarthDesk 4.7

Mar 16, 2009 - Xeric Design, Ltd. today announced the release of EarthDesk 4.7. EarthDesk replaces the static desktop with an image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination, as well as real-time global cloud coverage, allowing users to track hurricanes and other weather systems on their Macintosh or Windows desktop. Version 4.7 gives the user control over the map cache process, resulting in faster startup times.


Xeric Design releases EarthDesk 4.6 - Increases Map Resolution

Feb 03, 2009 - Xeric Design, Ltd. has announced the release of EarthDesk 4.6. EarthDesk replaces the static desktop with an image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination, as well as real-time global cloud coverage, allowing users to track hurricanes and other weather systems on their Macintosh or Windows desktop. Version 4.6 increases the natural map detail by 25% making for crisper images at high zoom-levels.


Xeric Design releases EarthDesk 4.6 - Increases Map Resolution

Jan 23, 2009 - Xeric Design, Ltd. today announced the release of EarthDesk 4.6. EarthDesk replaces the static desktop with an image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination, as well as real-time global cloud coverage, allowing users to track hurricanes and other weather systems on their Macintosh or Windows desktop. Version 4.6 increases the natural map detail by 25% making for crisper images at high zoom-levels.


EarthDesk 4.4 Improves Cloud Handling

Sep 04, 2008 - Xeric Design, Ltd. today announced the release of EarthDesk 4.4. EarthDesk replaces the static desktop with an image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination, as well as real-time global cloud coverage, allowing users to track hurricanes and other weather systems on their Macintosh or Windows desktop. Version 4.4 improves the handling of satellite cloud images and is able to detect and ignore images with missing data sent from the satellite receiving station.