Finally, it looks like Mac users will be getting Google Earth soon..

I’ve been playing with it and from what little I’ve seen it looks very impressive. The current beta doesnt allow printing or eMailing (although all the options for both are there) but other than those minor issues (and the fact that Great Western Road still seems to be Inverquhomery Road and that Byres Road has become Durness Streeet!!!!) the Mac version of Google Earth seems remarkably stable for a beta.

The quality of the image in major cities is incredible, as is shown by the pictures of my flat and the family home in Giffnock shows. More remote areas like East Kilbride and Newton Mearns (where more family stay) aren’t available in the “Wow you can read the directions on the road” resolution yet.

Come on Google, fix the incorrect street names and no-one will never need another mapping / direction finding program again!