 If
your computer’s clock is inaccurate, you may want to invest in this little
utility from iSBiSTER
International. I’ll quote from their web site about its purpose:
| “This program will connect to one of the time servers
operated by the NIST (National
Institute
of Standards and Technology)
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.” |
In operation, all you have to do is click on the button that says
“Ping Now” and the program will dial up the time server of your choice
and download the correct time. You can also set the program to periodically
query the server daily—but you must leave the program running in the background.
Many computers have pretty accurate clocks, so you may want to just do
an occasional manual query.
Another company will sell you a similar program for $20-$30, but Atomic
Clock Sync does the trick easily. It interface is not very polished, and
the unchangeable color scheme thwarted my attempt to capture the screen
for display. Its green text on a dark gray background is not hard to see;
but to my screen capture, the colors are indistinguishable. However, at
the price, it’s unbeatable: free!
Visit the site
and give Atomic Clock Sync a try.
Vade
Forrester |
