How do you set the time in your house? I don't mean do you know how to set the clock on your VCR, but what
TIME
do you actually enter? Do you just use the normal 'best guess' approach
that practically everyone else does? If so, then get ready for the real
deal - set your clock using
THE timekeeping source, the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
. NIST maintains the primary frequency (time) standard for the United
States, and operates a special server using the Network Time Protocol
(NTP) to allow Internet users to get the time from them! Of course, if
you're not based in the U.S., don't worry, you can go to the
NTP Homepage and get a listing of servers worldwide, so you can pick the one closest to you.
Once ATS is set up, you can have it periodically set your system
clock; plus it even has a built-in NTP server so you can synchronize all
of your other computers quickly and easily! You can even specify a
custom time offset to ensure that it sets your clock just the way you
like it (I like my clocks 10 minutes fast, so I'm always a bit early).
Atomic TimeSync works on
all
versions of Windows, from Window 95 to Windows 7 and everything
inbetween (including XP, Vista, Win2k, etc). If you have a general
question related to any of the programs on the site, or would like some
additional info related to the downloads in general, then check out the
downloads FAQ.
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