Maps on standby.

February 17, 2006 3:59 PM

I'm looking for a map screensaver, preferably of the world, that flies around and shows different facts about different places.

I tried 3D World Map from Longgame, but I don't really like it and it doesn't meet my needs.

Thanks!

posted by mr.dan to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

Response by poster: Oh, and other screensavers that are slick and informational (displays the news, etc) are welcome.
posted by mr.dan at 4:02 PM on February 17, 2006

Response by poster: One more thing, sorry: Windows XP SP2.
posted by mr.dan at 4:04 PM on February 17, 2006

SunClock, perhaps?
posted by Hot Like Your 12V Wire at 4:14 PM on February 17, 2006

xplanet will generate maps. You'd have to add the facts yourself. You can also have it display current cloud cover, earthquakes, volcanos, local weather. To use it as a screensaver would require an additional screensaver that displayed a named image file.
posted by orthogonality at 6:29 PM on February 17, 2006