Catfood Software Blog Archive

Earthquakes in Catfood Earth

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. (Bookmark & Share)

Webcam Updates Moving

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. (Bookmark & Share)

Catfood Earth 3.00 Beta and Free License Offer

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. (Bookmark & Share)

Webcam Updates

Catfood WebCamSaver added the following new locations today:

Tucson, Arizona, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Wenatchee, Washington, USA

If you use Catfood WebCamSaver these webcams will be added in your next automatic update. They'll also go into rotation in our Google and Vista webcam gadgets. Enjoy!

Posted by Rob on 7/05/2009, 0 comments. (Bookmark & Share)