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O.S. : Win95,Win98,WinME,WinNT 4.x,Windows2000
License: Freeware
Min Requirements : Internet connection Limitations :
Filesize: 0.37 MB
Screen Shot : Click Here
Program Website : iSBiSTER International, Inc.
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This freeware Atomic Clock Sync utility can help you keep your local computer up-to-date with the exact current time. This program will reference an atomic clock server to get the current time with the greatest accuracy available and update your PC's information. It can even be set to automatically check the time once a day to keep your PC's time accurate forever.
Atomic Clock Sync will connect to one of the time servers operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States, and will compare the time of your computer with the time on the servers operated by the NIST. This program will then display the difference between your system and the servers and if greater than 15 seconds, it will offer you the option of adjusting your PC by the displayed amount.
The overall uncertainty in this comparison should be no worse than +/- 5 seconds under all circumstances and will be substantially less than this value in most cases.
Version 2.0 was released on April 10, 2001 with new options to run in your system tray, to auto-sync your system time on a daily basis, and to choose a different atomic clock server to ping, if desired.
A special note (especially to users in Australia): this utility compares your local PC time zone settings with the current atomic time to correct your system settings. However, many versions of Windows have incorrect timezone information regarding when your location starts and ends daylight saving time. If you live in Australia, you can visit Microsoft Australia's web site more for information and fixes. For other countries, you should go to Microsoft's worldwide web site list and look for the appropriate support area for your country. This utility will only use the timezone settings on your PC and update your system based on that. It cannot correct or patch problems in the Windows timezone settings for you! (Sorry!)
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