Looking for atomic clock software

[sheila]

So, I searched the web for atomic clock software.

And ended up at DaveCentral.com. Wow. Do they have a lot of options under the TimeSynch category. Some shareware. Some freeware.

After looking at several in the list, I selected HiClock for a spin.
http://www.davecentral.com/11909.html

It's free (I'm not totally cheap, but basic utilities could be free...).
As I install it, I notice that the license asks me for several pieces of demographic info, like age, country of residence, etc... Would I like to be included in certain mailing lists (there was an option to not be included). I figure...hey...it's free. It was easy to install. I got it working quickly. Seemed first rate.

UNTIL... I noticed that it added funky little messages to my browser (NS 4.61) for me to visit other promotional websites and participate in other "drawings" and mailing lists and so forth.

Went back and read the license more carefully. Well, of course, I had "agreed" to this.

Uninstalled that puppy. Whew. Now my browser is back to normal.

Anyone want to recommend atomic clock software for Win98? My computer clock is losing about 10 minutes per day. :(

Free is good, but if you have something TOTALLY fantastic to say about the software, I could pay a small fee. $$$

[JoeRT]

I'm not sure if it's rated for Win98, but a popular piece of time sync software amongst my independent weather users group is Dimension4 from Thinkman.[nbsp][nbsp]Check out http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/index.html and see if maybe it will[nbsp][nbsp]work with Win98.

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Joe Torsitano
www.weatherforyou.com (http://www.weatherforyou.com)
www.tiswest.com (http://www.tiswest.com)

[sheila]

OK, I've installed Dimension4. Does run under Win98. Matter of fact, doesn't require IE4+ under Win98, but does under Win95.

Seems peachy so far. Thanks for the recommendation. Anyone with a domain like ThinkMan.com has to be pretty cool, right?

sheila@thinkspot.net

p.s. I also tried out, in the interim, another atomic clock software called WebTime. I couldn't find any way to make it sync automatically. So I deleted it. (Didn't have an uninstall option.)

[teach1st]

Just in case, here's another free one - about time. I've used it for years, with no problems.

http://www.arachnoid.com/abouttime/index.html

[Justin]

doesn't require IE4+ under Win98, but does under Win95 I wonder if that might have something to do with IE4 being included in Win98... ;)

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest (http://www.FutureQuest.net/index.php) Support

[Mandi]

Won't a new battery fix the clock problem?[nbsp][nbsp]I'll take a hardware fix over a software fix anyday . . .[nbsp]

[sheila]

Well, I am curious as to why my clock is losing over 10 minutes per day. What does that mean about my computer? It's a GateWay. Not even three years old.

Just a battery problem??? I dunno. Experts...comments, please?

To Justin: Duh. I should've figured that out myself about IE being included in Win98. Actually, I upgraded my IE to 5.x a few weeks back, even though I use it seldom. There was some website I was reviewing for dmoz.org that continually crashed both my NS and my IE. After asking other editors to look at it, those using IE5 said they had no problem. So, I upgraded. Some scripting error that was sending IE4 down.

Anyhow, why should the software require a browser for time synching?

[Justin]

If a program requires IE 4.x, usually it was written in Visual Basic. IE comes with a lot of runtimes that are quite huge, and most shareware programs are better off not distributing the runtimes. One such example is the "CoolBar", which would be the flat style toolbar that you'll find in IE. Any program that uses this will need IE (or will need to ship a 1.2 meg runtime with their program), unless they write their own.

A lot of Win98's newer features are a result of the IE integration, and if you are a software developer using Win98 or 2000, your programs will usually need IE to run on 95, unless you stick to the basics and use only features supported natively in 95.

The shareware programs I've written require IE4 as well (which is why I spotted the above quickly)...

By the way, it's not always the battery. If your clock loses time *while it is on*, it is not the battery. It's more likely a bad crystal on board, which could cause more problems in itself...

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest (http://www.FutureQuest.net/index.php) Support
[This message has been edited by Justin (edited 05-14-00@2:27 pm)]

[Brian]

Sometimes my clock gets an hour ahead, and I fix it and the next day its an hour behind. But than again maybe its my mind playing tricks on me lol...

[sheila]

Well, my computer is always on. So, apparently, it's not the battery.

As far as what could be causing it...if the crystal would cause _more_problems, then beats me. Machine seems to run VERY WELL since we got the additional hard drive space a couple of months ago.

[Terra]

Look no further than:

http://www.locutuscodeware.com/swatch.htm

I've used swatch for years on my PC and it works great...[nbsp][nbsp]I used to use it for keeping my clock in synch and also keeping my dialup line from being dropped...[nbsp][nbsp];)

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Terra
--What time was it?--
FutureQuest

[sheila]

I just wanted to report, that after more than 48 hours of trying out Dimension4 by ThinkMan.com, I have to give it a thumbs up.

Thanks to everyone for their help.

sheila