World Clock for World Times (Free)
We earlier covered a World Clock application developed in Java. But it was a very simple software with not many options. Here we cover another free World clock to know the world times on your computer desktop.
Qlock is a free world clock that lets you have multiple, dockable clock windows on your desktop for any number of cities. You can drag and position these desktop clocks wherever you want. you can set a different city, color, skin, or clock format for each of those dockable clock windows.
- Create any number of dockable clock windows, one for each city or town you want
- Position the clocks anywhere on your desktop
- Assign a different color to each of the clocks
- Assign a 24 hour, 12 hour or 24 hour with seconds format to the clocks
Free download Qlock from here. To install, simply double click the installation file and follow the instructions.After the installation has completed, you will find a new icon appearing on the System Tray which is located on the far right of the task bar.
Left click the system tray icon (refer picture above) to hide/show all Clock windows.Right click on this system tray icon to popup a menu of options – use this menu to create new desktop clocks (Qlocks).
Right click each of the desktop clocks to configure the various settings. Refer picture below.
Qlock has an internal list of all major cities in the world.Each city contains information about its GMT offset and DST (Daylight Saving.) Qlock uses this data to calculate the correct time at that location based on your computer`s current time and timezone.Two small icons will appear on the larger Qlock skins to show the city`s time difference to your current location and its DST status.
To know the correct world times, it is important that your PC`s system clock is set to the correct time and location. It is also possible to have Qlock automatically adjust your PC`s system clock to the NIST Time and Frequency Division atomic clock situated in Boulder, Colorado USA. This clock is used by `electric power companies, radio and television stations, telephone companies, air traffic control systems, participants in space exploration, computer networks, scientists monitoring data of all kinds, and navigators of ships and planes.
To time sync your PC, right click on the Qlock icon and Select Time Sync. This will bring up a window that allows you to set the update frequency and location of the NIST server. For most users, selecting Weekly or Monthly is enough to keep their PC clocks accurate (most PC internal clocks loose around 1-10 seconds each day). You may also sync Manually at any time by pressing the Sync Now button.
If Qlock has successful contacted the NIST server then the exact GMT/UTC time of the last update will be displayed in the Last Update box. However you needed to be connected to internet for Qlock to access the NIST server. If you have selected Manual update (which is the default), then Qlock will only attempt to correct your clock when you press Sync Now.
Enjoy this excellent free World Clock to know World Times on your Desktop!!!
Qlock is also available as a pro version with many other features like creating feeds, Foreign exchange rates, Qlock Sync to synchronize your desktop settings across multiple PCs using Qlock, etc.
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