Great news... Google Earth just got better! They've added/updated data for existing and new cities. For instance, major cities like NYC and Chicago can be zoomed even closer now! From Keyhole:

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This new database has over 100 added/updated cities. It also updates the BBS layers to a snapshot from August 5th.

For new users, this will be your first major database update... enjoy!
NOTE: the new data should appear automatically. No software update is required.

0 .7m/pixel
Aguas Calientes, Amman, Anchorage, Athens, Baghdad,
Barcelona, Basra, Belgrade, Belo Horizonte,
Boise City, Brasillia, Brisbane, Canberra,
Cape Town, Casablanca, Durban, Fairbanks,
Fortaleza, Guadalajara, Halifax, Helena,
Honolulu, Istanbul, Karachi, Las Vegas,
Lima, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Madrid, Naples,
Perth, Quebec, Regina, Reval, Rio de Janeiro,
Rome, San Antonio, San Jose (CA), San Salvador,
Santiago, Santo Domingo, Saskatoon, Skopje,
Spokane, Tunis, Vancouver, Windhoek, Winnipeg

Mt. Everest

Berlin, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney,
Hamburg, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, Mexico City

1ft/pixel
Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu,
Kansas City, Long Beach, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans,
New York, Niagara, Philadelphia, Phoenix,
Pittsburgh, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco,
St. Louis, Washington DC

San Francisco, Cleveland, Lexington, Mobile, Seattle,
Sea Island, Harrisburg, Salt Lake City

6in/pixel
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver,
Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Jersey City, Las Vegas,
Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Newark,
Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle,
St. Louis, St. Paul, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Washington DC


Finally, the Google Mountain View Campus is at 1in/pixel.

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I don't use XP at home, so I haven't been able to experience Google Earth... sounds pretty good though!

Craig.

There is a difference in some cities that I am more familiar with. Doesnt seem that one needs to update Google Earth to see th new images, though there is an update availiable.

There is a difference in some cities that I am more familiar with. Doesnt seem that one needs to update Google Earth to see th new images, though there is an update availiable.
Nope, since the updates happen on Google's servers which you login to when you start Google Earth.

Alot of my area is still green. Blechhh