Cool things on the web

I think the coolest thing I found this summer was Google Earth. I had read about it before, but was unable to download it onto my computer until recently. If you haven't seen or heard about it, you have got to! It can be downloaded as part of a "Google Pack" from the google home page. Google Earth takes Mapquest to a whole new level. In fact, it's not even fair to compare them. On Google Earth you can actually get a satellite image of your neighborhood (you must live in a fairly large city). Can you find your house? Go from one city to another, and Google Earth will "fly" you there. It is one of the neatest things I've ever seen on the computer (my wife wasn't quite as impressed as I). It is amazing the things you can do on a computer!

Also included in this pack is "Picaso"( a media program), "Google desktop", several free virus protection programs, among other things. It is a useful pack. I recommend giving it a try!