Similar to this, I highly recommend the Google Chrome plugin "Earth View from Google Maps", which replaces the new tab display with a stunning satellite picture

Similar to this, I highly recommend the Google Chrome plugin "Earth View from Google Maps", which replaces the new tab display with a stunning satellite picture of some area of Earth. I occasionally let myself get distracted from whatever search I was going to do to follow the Google Maps link to check out the area. It's like the geek's version of the Blue Marble Effect [2] ;) [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/earth-view-from-google-ma/bhloflhklmhfpedakmangadcdofhnnoh?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/earth-view-from-go... [2] http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/culturing-science/2013/02/27/seeing-the-blue-marble-for-the-first-time/ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/culturing-science/2013/0...