Finally I can see the 3D version of Microsoft Live Search Maps on my Mac. The newly-released Parallels v4 supports the 3D plug in for Firefox and Internet Explorer. It’s been a long time since I last used Live Maps so it was quite exciting to see the progress that’s been made. 3D buildings in Manhattan for example are stunningly rendered.
I definitely recommend the upgrade to Parallels 4 which seems to offer a great many improvements over the previous version. Parallels has always been an essential application for me since I rely on Memory Map and to my knowledge, there is no Mac equivalent for route planning with digital OS maps.
I downloaded Microsoft Live tonight, had forgotten all about it. Agree about the 3D, and in best pupil fashion, I can see my house on it. I still find it more difficult to navigate freely using the keyboard than GE and found it quite slow, but is a nice alternative.
Agree about the speed and controls. Microsoft seem to have the edge on realistic buildings though.
What’s the difference between Parallels 4 and Virtual PC? Or, is there a difference?
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Parallels 4 is Windows virtualization software for the Intel Mac platform.