Say you're a fan of paul cezanne, and you've decided to fly to the Windy City to see his masterpieces at the Art Institute of Chicago. The only problem: you've never been to Chicago and have no idea where the Institute is or where to stay or eat. No worries. You fire up Google Earth on your PC (it's a free download at earth.google.com) and enter "Art Institute of Chicago" in the search box. Off to one side of the screen, a traditional list of search results appears, with the Art Institute at the top. But the real action is in the central window, where Google Earth's virtual camera zooms from an orbital view of North America down to a satellite image of downtown Chicago. You click on the top listing in the search results, and a balloon pops up over the image, indicating the Institute's building and giving its street address, a Web address, and a link to driving directions.
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