[Taxacom] Google Earth 5 solution to performance issues

[Gail Kampmeier]

I noticed the same performance issues on the Mac (OS 10.4.11) and 
have since down graded to the previous version.  There were also 
issues about the Google updater that apparently wasn't user 
configurable (How often did it poll for new versions--is this a 
source of sluggishness as well? What if you didn't want to update 
when "it" wanted to? etc.).  I was really excited to hear about the 
new version that apparently takes this from "Google Dirt" as one 
oceanographer put it, to a true Google Earth, even though my 
work-related uses of the software are limited to land.  I hope that 
these issues will soon be resolved.

Cheers!
Gail

>Last week I upgraded to Google Earth 5 (PC) and found that when I ran
>it, it was hogging my system resources with almost continual CPU levels
>of 98 or 99%. Obviously this made other applications open at the same
>time run at a snails pace.
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>A few web forums have reported this problem, but the suggested solution
>of using DirectX for rendering made no difference to me.
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>However, I tried playing with some of the preferences and options and
>stumbled upon unticking the 'Water Surface' option under 'View' [it is
>ticked by default]. This seems to have cured it and I am now back to
>normal.
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>As Google Earth is used a lot by taxonomists I thought it would be worth
>sharing this on Taxacom.
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>Regards
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>Mark
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>Dr Mark F. Watson
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Gail E. Kampmeier
Research Entomologist
Illinois Natural History Survey
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
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