Google Earth browser plug-in for Mac

Tuesday, Dec. 9 2008 | Author: Jim

I’ve been really wondering for several months now why I am STILL not able to access the Google Earth website as easily as I could using my PC. I’ve been pouring into my Mac lately that I didn’t have time to look back to PC for my Google Earth needs. Thank goodness someone had the bright idea at Google to make the website compatible to Mac users too… thanks a Macmillion guys.

It’s official: The Google Earth website can now be accessed using your Mac browsers.

What’s the next step? Well Mac guys… head on over right here and download the Google Earth plug-in. Just be prepared for a little wait time because the plugin size is about 47MB. The size is large because Google provided a universal binary file that runs on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs.

So thank you guys for finally making this available. I know demand for it may be a little less, but hey, thanks for looking after those small peeking demands that make an ordinary guy (like me) happy.

Here’s a little snippet from Google’s press release:

“Today, we’re excited to announce the release of the Google Earth Browser Plugin for Mac OS X 10.4+ (PowerPC and Intel). The Mac plugin is supported on Safari 3.1+ and Firefox 3.0+. The download link should now be available to all users from any Earth API-powered site. We also released a game, Puzzler, in honor of the new Mac plugin. It is, of course, playable on a PC as well. We think you’ll like it. And as usual, it’s open source, so you’re free to adopt the code.”