Google Earth 5.1 Awesome Performance

I upgraded my Google Earth 4.1 to 5.1 on my MacBook this week. Wow! The latest release is blazingly fast. Prior to version 5.1, Google Earth on Mac OS X always felt slower than the same software on Windows. After comparing it to Windows computers running XP and Windows 7, I have verified for that Google Earth 5.1 on the Mac is now much faster and responsive compared to the software installed on Windows machines. I am impressed.

Upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard

After using my MacBook for 3-years, I finally have a reason to upgrade... Google Chrome for Mac OS X which requires 10.5 or later. So, I have purchased the Mac OS X Box Set (Snow Leopard) and plan to also get a new hard drive. I plan on making this happen while on holiday break and see what happens.