The atomic clock. The keeper of the time for the world. The basis for all late lunches and missed appointments. THE timekeeper. It's a little too large to fit in your pocket or wear on your wrist. But what if you could carry something that would periodically update by talking to the atomic clock. DONE!
Here is what Slipstream Solutions has to say about TimeSync:
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Stay in sync with atomic NTP time servers on the Internet with this .NET application.
TimeSync uses a minimal amount of bandwidth and its rich, intuitive interface allows a user to select from a number of options, including:
- Multiple time servers for even greater resilience and reliability (four international time servers are installed by default). New in version 2.0!
- Option to move time servers down in order of priority on failed synchronization. New in version 2.0!
- Improved graphical layout. New in version 2.0!
- Optional audio notification of a failed or successful time synchronization. New in version 2.0!
- Option to synchronize time while device is sleeping. New in version 2.0!
- Includes built-in HTML help*. New in version 2.0!
- Supports international regions, multiple time-zones and daylight-saving anywhere in the world!
- Time server settings include configurable NTP string and port.
- Option to automatically synchronize time at a set interval.
- Option to automatically retry a failed sync.
- Option to automatically dial if not connected.
- Automatically runs in the background after a soft reset.
Note: The screen captures in this review were made using Microsoft's ActiveSync Remote Display. They contain border window information not seen on the actual phone.
This is the opening screen. Notice I have already synchronized my phone's clock.
The main menu gives you a few options:
And here is the ABOUT screen:
Registration screen:
The program comes with several unchangeable time servers hard coded into the application. But you can add your own time servers to the list as well, test them to make sure they work, and change the order in which they are contacted.
And finally here are the configurable options for the application. You can schedule regular automatic updates, force the application to run while the device is sleeping, and other options.
You can manually sync the time as well, and see the update status as it contacts the server and synchronizes the time with your device.
Simple. Effective. And perfect for all of us that run around making sure all of the clocks in the house have the same time on them. I tend to be pretty to-the-second when it comes to time, so knowing my phone has the exact time every time is very useful to me. Do people's lives depend on having the exact time? In my case, no. But I still enjoy knowing that I have the correct time, and that the time is being verified every hour so I says as close to the exact time as I possibly can.
I gave TimeSync a 5 out of 5 because it does exactly what it says it does and it does it well, and because in our hurry up society time is very important. The application is well put together and demonstrates simplicity and usability put together with users in mind. I am unable to see anything that I believe could be done better or should have been done differently. I believe many of you would benefit from the use of the application, and it's low price makes it even more attractive.
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