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TodayGoogle Google has announced that Google Earth Pro is now available for free. Google Earth Pro used to cost$399 per year. Google Earth is a geospatial software application that displays a virtual globe, which offers the ability to analyze and capture geographical data. Google Earth was created after Google acquiredCIA-funded Keyhole Inc. in 2004. Under Keyhole, the application was known asEarthViewer 3D. TheGoogle Earth desktop client hit the billion download mark in October 2011.

There are several differences between the free version of Google Earth and Google Earth Pro. The free version of Google Earth lets you print screen resolution images, whereas Google Earth Pro offerspremium high resolution photos. The free version of Google Earth requires you to manually geo-locategeographic information system (GIS) images, but Google Earth Pro helpsyou automatically find them. And the free version of Google Earth only allows you to import image files that are up to a max texture size, but Google Earth Pro offers Super Image Overlays that are more than the max texture size.

GoogleEarth Pro usesthe same imagery as the free version ofGoogleEarth. However,GoogleEarth Prooffers additional tools designed for business users like the ability to create animation movies and an option to set upmeasuring areas of polygons or circles.GoogleEarth Pro also lets you map multiple points at once and lets you access demographic, graphic and traffic data layers.

Over the last 10 years, businesses, scientists and hobbyists from all over the world have been usingGoogleEarth Pro for everything from planning hikes to placing solar panels on rooftops.GoogleEarth Pro has all the easy-to-use features and detailed imagery ofGoogleEarth, along with advanced tools that help you measure 3D buildings, print high-resolution images for presentations or reports, and record HD movies of your virtual flights around the world, saidGoogleEarth Pro product manager Stafford Marquardt.

Google Earth Pro / Credit: Google

Data in Google Earth Pro that I findmost compelling is the U.S. demographics information. For each state, you can find out demographic information in regards to the age, education, gender and income for the current year or the five-year projected.This data could be useful for businesses toconductmarketing research.

RockWare, a geological software company based in Golden, Colorado founded in 1983, is known for taking field measurements at the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains to determine the mysteries underneath the surface that are causing the tilts of rock formations. With a GPS device and specialty tools, RockWare plots the data on a map to gain intuitive 3D understanding of the rocks and then imports this data into Google Earth Pro. Using this data Google Earth Pro produces interactive 3D visuals, which RockWare shares with their customers. If a toxic spill leaks into the water table, RockWare can model the spread and speed of the contamination using animations. RockWares clients can understand the impact of these types of geological events so that they will know how to act upon them. Here is a videofeaturingresearchers at RockWare discussing how they use Google Earth Pro:

You can request a free key for Google Earth Pro at: https://geoauth.google.com/gev0/free_trial.html. The e-mail address thatyou use to register for Google Earth Pro will be your username. After you sign up, Google will send you a key to enter when you openGoogle Earth Pro.

Do you use Google Earth or Google Earth Pro? What are your thoughts about Google Earth Pro becoming a free service? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Formed in 2003, IRS Free File is the product of a partnership between the Internal Revenue Service and a group of fourteen online tax software suppliers that form the Free File Alliance including such familiar names as TurboTax, TaxSlayer, H&R Block, and Jackson Hewitt. Free File was intended to increase electronic filing by making the process easier for a greater number of Americans. Both the tax preparation and the e-filing process are free.

Over 43 million tax returns have been submitted through the Free File system to date. You can use Free File if your AGI (Adjusted Gross Income) was less than $60,000 for the tax year. An estimated 70% of American taxpayers fall within this criteria.

You will need to gather up a few things before starting the Free File process, just as you would with any filing format.

Personal Information You will need a copy of your tax return for the previous year, valid Social Security numbers for you, your spouse, and your children, and proof of identity (through the AGI number on your 2013 tax return, your 2013 personal ID number, or by establishing a new five-digit PIN number).

Income and Records Gather all receipts and summary forms pertaining to your income. These include W-2s, all varieties of Form 1099, and the newer forms brought in by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Depending on your status, you may need Form 1095A (Health Insurance Marketplace Statement), Form 8962 (Premium Tax Credit) or Form 8965 (Health Coverage Exemption).

Dont forget to include any other income such as unemployment compensation, rental incomes, partnerships, trusts, S corporations, or Social Security benefits. You will also need the corresponding records for these income sources.

You can estimate your AGI from last years form to see if you qualify, or there are several AGI calculators available online to help you with the process. Assuming you qualify and wish to use Free File, follow these simple steps:

Go to the IRS Website Start by going to http://www.IRS.gov/freefile to begin the process. You can either click the designated button to start the Free File process, which will give you a summary and a series of links to the software options. If you prefer, you can choose a link that helps you find the best Free File software for you by asking you a series of questions.

If you bypass the IRS website and go directly to the software vendor sites, the process may not be free. The software vendor may apply fees in that case.

Choose Your Vendor If you did not select the link to help you find the best software, you will be given a menu of links to all the vendors with a summary of their benefits and limitations. Some (but not all) vendors offer state tax filing services as well, in case you happen to live in a state that collects state income tax. Note: Twenty states have their own version of Free File, as well as the District of Columbia.

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Last year, onOne Software offered a free download of their Perfect Effects 8 program. Recently, they started offering an upgraded version, the Perfect Effects 9 also for free. This program can be used as a Photoshop or Lightroom plugin or as a stand-alone tool. It has customizable filters and hundreds of presets. The software is free as a special deal for 500px (http://500px.com) members. But anyone can still download Perfect Effects 9 for free. Just fill in your email, name, and country at http://www.on1.com/500px and a download link and license number will be sent to you within minutes. There are versions of the program for both Mac and Windows. Download size is a hefty 280 MB.

Readers using Lightroom, may be interested to download the Adobe Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts document at http://www.lightroomqueen.com. The 13-page document in PDF is considered the ultimate list of keyboard shortcuts for Lightroom.

If purchasing a lenshood for your DSLR can be pretty heavy on your pocket, you may want to visit a couple of websites offering free printable lens hood templates for a huge list of lenses. After downloading the templates from http://www.lenshoods.co.uk and http://www.lenshoods.net, just print them out on A4, A3, or A2 paper, cut it out of black card stock, and assemble it with tape or glue. If you are a subscriber at http://www.lenshoods.net, the site even allows you to design your custom lenshood.

The Photographers Guide to Photo Contests 2015 is now free to download on http://www.photoshelter.com. The guide covers 26 major photo contests to consider and includes also those to avoid. It uses five major criteria entry fees, prizes, submission rights, promised exposure, and feedback from past winnersfor analyzing and rating the contests. Included in the 45-page PDF are interviews with two photographers who have been shortlisted in the Sony World Photography Awards of the World Photography Organization.

The Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day happens on April 26, 2015. Visit http://pinholeday.org/ for participation rules and links to resources. Take a pinhole photo on April 26, upload to the site and see your photo exhibited on their international gallery.

And now to our featured readers.

John Osias D. Jacaban shares a black-and-white photo taken with a pinhole camera. He titled the image Still. Still subjects become dramatic as someone waits for surprise. This photograph captured with a pinhole camera conveys a sentimentlove, eating, pray, writes John.

Climbed the infamous monolith on the last day of January with my friends and cousin at Mt. Pico de Loro. After the 10 hours hike, rappelling without safety gear and crossing in the cliff, survived the monolith Every muscle ache is worth it! Here we are on top of the world, never thought wed ever get this far; we live for moments like this; we come alive in moments like this. These triumphant words come from Harlene Ang after overcoming the challenge of the popular peak in Mt. Palay-Palay, Cavite. Her photo titled Hooray shows one of the successful climbers celebrating the ordeal.

Pauline Andrea Paran, senior photojournalist of the Technology Advocate paper at the Laguna State Polytechnic University, San Pablo City Campus sent in the photo of kids jumping for the camera titled Young, Wild and Free. When we reach the adult stage, were gonna miss those times being young, writes Pauline. Those times when we could play as much as we can. Dance in the rain and sing with the birds. Those times when we were once young, wild, and free.

Kathlyn Clemente celebrated with the local Indian community the Holi festival which marks the beginning of spring. The occasion, known also as the festival of colors is marked by a free-for-all of dry powder and colored water. She titled her photo Holi Hei!

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