Our Verdict
Earth Addresseris a fun trivial programme that work withGoogle Earthand the Mac ’s Address Book . It takes your contact and maps them out on the Google Earth globe .
When you first launch the political platform , a disclaimer appears to let you know that Earth Addresser will ship addresses in your contact lists to the Google Maps service so as to translate the savoir-faire into coordinates to be used in Google Earth . According to the disavowal , only address data is sent ; the name associated to the address is n’t send , nor is any other information noted in Address Book send . If you do n’t feel well-heeled sending this data point , you’re able to choose out , but then you ca n’t use Earth Addresser .
After reading the disclaimer , Earth Addresser take very short effort to utilize . The program automatically feel your Address Book contacts , and you select what address radical you desire to get coordinate for . Once you select your physical contact , you get across the bet Up Coordinates button , and in a short while ( the more inter-group communication you have , the longer it take ) , Earth Addresser acquire Google Earth coordinates for each address .
The next footprint involves modifying the Placemarks that are used in Google Earth to commemorate each savoir-faire . you’re able to have the Placemark list the Name , Address , Address Label , Phone Number , and more . If your Address Book contact has a photo , you could use it on the Placemark to give it a better visual presence . you’re able to also have the Placemark radio link to the contact in your Address Book , so when you press the link , Address Book launches and start the appropriate contact . When you snap on the Create Placemarks clit , Earth Addresser creates a .kml file that you open in Google Earth .
When you spread out the .kml file in Google Earth , you ’ll see your contact map out out across the globe . It ’s a great way to see when your liaison are located , and it looks even more spectactular if you have photos for your contacts .
Earth Addresser and Google Earth wo n’t substitute your Address Book — you wo n’t have any touch maintenance tools at your disposal . But Earth Addresser is a playfulness plus to Google Earth . And consider familiar facial expression spanning the Google Earth earth puts your ally and family into a new linear perspective .
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[ Roman Loyola is a Macworld fourth-year editor in chief . ]
