The Open Content dialog (File > Open) lists the different types of content that can be opened in Explorer. When browsing for local content like KML, shapefiles, rasters, or geodatabases, each of these choices "remembers" its last visited folder. But Read More...

Many of us are heading to various places, some familiar some not, for the Thanksgiving holidays. It's always nice to learn a little more about where we're headed to. The Wikipedia task found in the Explorer Community Showcase is a great way to do just Read More...

Another useful and interesting custom task (written by Michael Waltuch) is found in the Community Showcase section of the Explorer Resource Center . It's a good example of a custom task that leverages an available Web service for use within Explorer. Read More...

Richie Carmichael (of ESRI's Applications Prototype Lab) posted a Time Navigator custom task for Explorer a while back. The task has gone through several iterations and improvements, and the current version (including source code) can be found at ArcScripts. Read More...

The ESRI Education Community site is a great resource, full of interesting and useful information (and not just for educators). The site also includes a blog , and more than a few Explorer-related posts. One is George Dailey's Explorer-based tour of Aussie Read More...