Download/HomepageUPDATE! CLOX v 5 has a much nicer interface, with
plenty of tool-tips embedded to make navigating it a lot easier.
There are more clocks too, a vastly improved Help system and
extra options in the alarm functions. The original four stars
given for "User Friendly" is hereby upgraded to FIVE!
The original review:
This useful utility displays the time on five clock displays,
three of which can be set to the world time zone of your choice.
The other two are the system time of your computer and GMT, both
of these can be set automatically from the Internet based Clox
update service. The display is completely customisable and can be
reduced to a small box showing the zone names and time in digits,
or proper "ticking" clock face displays. The colour
scheme can be changed, and you can have the display on top all
the time if you want to - it takes up very little room and is
unobtrusive.
Setting the individual time zones is made simple by a helpful
world map display bult into the set-up screen, even if your
geography is as limited as mine you can find the place you are
looking for. The Clox update includes a newsletter service,and
even an Internet newsflash. The software takes full account of
daylight saving times all across the world for you.
I found having Clox on my screen gave a whole new dimension to
Internet based chat, as I now know what time it is for the other
person. More importantly, my system time was set by the automatic
update service, and I will be installing Clox on my work computer
to help me plan overseas phone calls, and know when to expect a
response from an email. The alarm function will also be most
useful in work.
Web-based support for Clox is outstanding, the web site contains
a stack of useful information and queries are answered promptly
and comprehensively. The built in instructions are a little hard
to find - double click on a clock and they pop up -and somewhat
involved, however once you get the hang of it they suddenly seem
quite clear. The automatic product updates and web-delivered
configuration make Clox a product with a very long life, and the
design makes it a trouble-free and useful utility to add to your
desktop.
Clox is shareware, most of the functions work without
registration but two of the three configurable clocks do not
remember the settings and the Internet based updates are not
available. Pay by any major credit card, full registration
instructions are in the Help files and on the web site.
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