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I've just improved the way that Catfood Earth displays earthquakes:
The biggest change is that you can choose to display a description for each quake. The description includes the magnitude, location, date and time.
There is also now a transparency range so that recent quakes are highlighted and then fade over time. The start and end of the range is fully configurable.
Lastly you can now set a minimum magnitude so that the display isn't cluttered with numerous minor quakes.
Download the update from Catfood Earth Beta and leave a comment to let me know what you think.
Posted by Rob on 10/25/2009, 0 comments.
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The Autumnal Equinox for 2009 was at 21:18 GMT today. The image below captures the equinox in Catfood Desktate:
It's the start of Autumn/Fall in the northern hemisphere, Spring for the southern.
With a fair wind I'll post the Winter Equinox Solstice using Catfood Earth, which will replace Desktate.
Posted by Rob on 9/22/2009, 0 comments.
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The Catfood Earth Beta now supports displaying weather radar images from over 160 sites around the Unites States. Just select the site closest to you and choose from Reflectivity, 1 Hour Precipitation, Storm Total Precipitation, Velocity, Storm Relative Motion and Long Range Reflectivity images.
The screen shot below shows 1 Hour Precipitation for San Francisco:
I'm currently offering a free license to anyone who provides feedback on the beta. See the Catfood Earth Beta for full details.
Posted by Rob on 9/13/2009, 0 comments.
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Tracker generates Google Earth KML files from GPS equipped Windows Mobile devices. You can also use the KML files in Google Maps.
1.30 adds a few commonly requested options to Tracker.
Sample Interval - you can now configure how frequently Tracker records a position sample, from once a second to as long as you like. The default is twenty seconds.
GPS Power - if you're recording samples infrequently you can choose to power down the GPS between readings. The default is to keep the GPS powered up and in most cases this means that location samples will be more accurate.
Store elevation in KML - it's now possible to log your altitude above sea level to the KML file. The default is to not record elevation. Google Earth will automatically fit the KML track to it's internal elevation and in most cases this is what you want. If you're a pilot recording a flight then set this option to show the GPS altitude rather than fitting the track to Google Earth's data.
Download Tracker 1.30 from the original Tracker post, or on your Windows Mobile device from http://www.catfood.net/m/. Labels: WindowsMobile
Posted by Rob on 9/07/2009, 0 comments.
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I just released a small update to the Catfood Earth Beta adding a layer for earthquakes.
The layer uses the USGS feed for earthquakes over magnitude 2.5 in the past day.
Catfood Earth displays an accented circle over the epicenter of the earthquake. The size of the circle is proportional to the magnitude. You can customize the fill and accent colors. It's also possible to show earthquakes from the past hour up to the past 24 hours.
Posted by Rob on 7/12/2009, 0 comments.
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Starting early tomorrow morning the list of new webcams added each week will be posted to the new Webcam Updates Blog. I've made this change so that this blog can focus on product related news and updates. If you'd like to know whenever new webcams are added to the WebCamSaver database you can subscribe to the update feed.
Posted by Rob on 7/11/2009, 0 comments.
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Catfood Earth is the new name for Catfood Desktate. Desktate made sense for the first few versions but the product has expanded over the years and now makes your desktop wallpaper into an Earth simulator. The image below is from the beta release today (click for a larger version):
Version 3 is now in beta. If you send me feedback during the beta then I'll send you a free registration key. Let me know what you like or don't like, report a bug or request a new feature.
Download Catfood Earth 3.00 Beta
If you have Catfood Desktate installed then I'd recommend uninstalling it before you install the Catfood Earth beta.
I'll update this post as new beta releases become available and when the final version releases. I received a lot of feedback for the WebCamSaver 3 beta so I'm really looking forward to hearing what you think about the new Catfood Earth.
(Updated 2009-07-12 to 3.00.0277: Now includes an earthquakes layer showing magnitude 2.5 or greater earthquakes over up to the last 24 hours.)
(Updated 2009-09-13 to 3.00.0329: Added US weather radar, fixed problems with updating on Windows XP.)
(Updated 2009-09-27 to 3.00.0349: Fixed a Julian date calculation bug that caused the render date to be incorrect. Added 7 day trial logic.)
(Updated 2009-10-25 to 3.00.0417: Improved earthquake layer - control transparency range, minimum magnitude to display and optional description including local date and time for the quake.)
Posted by Rob on 7/05/2009, 4 comments.
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