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ClockWatch Feature Details

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Rich set of User-Defined Options
Choose from a Variety of Time Setting Modes
Runs Automatically in Background

Clock locking
Sets Time Automatically on Start-Up
Display Results in a Variety of Ways
    Main Display Window
    Option to Display World Clock
    Option to Display Time in Taskbar
    Performance Graphs
    Previous Setting Display Graph
Command Options
   Runs from the System Tray
   Runs from the Command Line
   Runs as a Windows Service
Countdown Timer
Connection Options
Designed for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP
Six Months Free Upgrades & Technical Support 
On-line Documentation

Additional Information:

ClockWatch Selection Guide
ClockWatch FAQ
ClockWatch Product Index
ClockWatch User Manual


Rich Set of User-Defined Options

ClockWatch offers the user a rich set of options for time synchronization settings and viewing results.  These options are designed for optimal user flexibility and can be easily modified as needs change.

Option Screen
Main option screen showing major option groupings.

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Choose from a Variety of Time Setting Modes

ClockWatch offers six options for setting time, ranging from manual setting to automated daily, periodic or one-time modes.

Mode Description
Manual: Sets time only on user demand.
Auto: ClockWatch determines when to make setting based on computer's performance, and the user's desired level of clock accuracy.
Periodic: Sets time at a user-defined interval (i.e., every 8 hours).
Command-line: Runs ClockWatch from the command line or in batch mode.
Once-only:

Schedules a setting to a future time.

Daily: Set clock same time each day (i.e., 4:30 A.M.).

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Runs Automatically in Background
ClockWatch Pro can be configured to run in the background on boot-up.

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Sets Time Automatically on Start-Up
ClockWatch can be set to check your clock every time you start your computer. ClockWatch will check the time, make the setting and then exit - automatically in the background. This works best when your computer is normally connected to the Internet, such as on a broadband and network connection. Here's how to set it up

  1. Start ClockWatch
  2. Go to Options->Settings.  Check the "Set time once and then exit" option;
  3. Go to Options->Display.  Check the "Startup automatically" option;
  4. Press OK and exit ClockWatch, saving the changes

The next time you start your computer, you'll see the ClockWatch banner and main screen. This indicates that ClockWatch is in the process of making a time check, setting the clock, and then exiting. You can check the progress by placing your mouse over the ClockWatch clock icon in the system tray.

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Display Results in a Variety of Ways

Main Display Window

ClockWatch's main display window shows your system time status at a glance.

Main Display Window
The main display window

Computer Time Window (top):  Shows your computer's current system time.  If you have just synchronized your clock it shows the NIST time setting.

Time Server Window (middle):  Shows the next scheduled time synchronization. If you have just synchronized your clock it shows the NIST time setting.

NIST Log Window (bottom):  The first line of the display shows the string returned from the NIST time server. The second line shows the results from your last setting, including local time (24 hr format) and the result from the setting.

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Option to Display World Clock 

ClockWatch gives you the option to display time in any time zone, rather than the NIST time, by setting a user-defined label.

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Detail of main display window set to show world clock

ClockWatch will also show the time on the map of the world

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Option to Display Time in Taskbar

You'll have a convenient and accurate clock in your taskbar, with an option to display seconds.


ClockWatch can be your desktop timekeeper

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Performance Graphs
After clock settings are made, the graphs show the results clearly, making clock accuracy status checks quick and easy.

System Graphs

Graphs display time difference from standard and a quick view of computer accuracy.

Current Settings Graph

Clock Drift Graph

The Current Settings chart shows the time adjustment, in seconds, made at each setting. The difference is the amount of time the internal clock was off from standard time.

The time the settings were made is shown across the bottom of the graph.

The Clock Drift chart shows the amount of drift, as measured in seconds per day, between two successive settings where the system clock was changed.

Drift is an indication of how accurate the system clock is over time.

The time the settings were made is shown across the bottom of the graph.


Previous Settings Display Graph

Dynamic 3-D graph shows computer time accuracy in a glance. See just how accurate your computer's clock is over time.  The Previous Settings graph provides a quick way to view the computer's clock accuracy over time. The chart shows the time adjustment (in seconds) made at each past setting recorded in the log file.


Detail of the Previous Settings Graph

The columns (vertical axis) show the number of seconds the internal clock was off from standard time.  The horizontal axis shows the date of each time setting.

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Command Options

All editions run ClockWatch as a regular Windows application.  The Pro editions also allow you to run ClockWatch from the command line and/or the system tray.

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  • Run ClockWatch as a Windows  Service.  ClockWatch  contains an additional module, ClockWatch Service, which can be installed as a Service under Windows NT/2000/XP/2008/Vista/Win7/8. This allows ClockWatch Service to run in the special service area of the Windows operating system.  ClockWatch Service does all its clock synchronization activities without direct user interaction.
More info

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Connection Options

All editions of ClockWatch allow you to connect to the NIST using your Internet, and the Pro editions also offer a modem dial-up connection. 

  • Multi-server option:  connect with any one of seven NIST sites.
  • Auto-server option:  ClockWatch finds an alternative server when an NIST server is unavailable.
  • Direct-modem dial-up connection to NIST.
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  • Auto-dial ISP option: automatically connects ClockWatch to your ISP. 
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  • Connects to NTP (Network Time Protocol) timeservers, used to synchronize computer clocks in the global Internet.
More info
  • Connects to Time timeservers, timeservers that communicate via the "Time" (or "netdate") time protocol. 
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  • Connects to a Daytime timeserver, timeservers that communicate via the "Daytime" time protocol. 
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  • Connects to timeserver behind firewalls via proxy server.
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  • Connects to ClockWatch Server or local timeserver.
More info
  • Capable of connecting with any of over 100 verified timeservers located throughout the world.
More info
  • Capable of testing timeservers, allowing you to test and verify the connection, protocol and response of the timeserver to readily pinpoint communication problems. 
More info

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Runs on Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2008/Vista/Win7/8!

ClockWatch is a true 32-bit application and gives 32 bit features and performance.  This includes time zone awareness, reading the OS time zone and daylight savings time information.

ClockWatch has been extensively tested and is  optimized to run on:   

ClockWatch does not run under DOS.

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Six Months Free Technical Support
Responsive technical support is available by telephone and e-mail.

Free Upgrades for Six Months
upgrade to the latest version for 6 months, deep discounts after that

On-Line Documentation
ClockWatch offers complete on-line documentation, including Help/Reference, User Guide, Technical Information, and Technical Support/Troubleshooting, Contact Information. The User Guide is available in interactive on-line mode, downloadable in PDF format, or available in hard copy.

on-line help
Complete documentation makes using ClockWatch a breeze.

Plus - you support independent software publishing!

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Last reviewed April 06, 2012