[<<]Message[>>]    [<<]Author[>>]    [<<]Subject        [<<]Thread    

Number   :  3438
Date     :  2003-01-04
Author   :  Kan Yabumoto
Subject  :  Re: synchronize time for file copy
Size(KB) :  2



There are many freeware tools to set the system clock using various
internet resources. I used to use a batch file script which ran
a small command-line program which checked a server which was at
Harvard University (and a few alternative site). But, I recall
it had problem later and I stopped using. Lately, I haven't
been using such a tool. But, I just ran a Google search
(keyword: set pc time internet free). I chose PTBSync (for not
much reason other than just it was there and it was free).

http://www.webattack.com/get/ptbsync.shtml

I just ran the program and it alters the appearance of the time
display at the right bottom corner (with seconds ticking).
Although it initially complained that my system had "wrong"
font size. No way, I do not want such a petty utility to
tell me my font size choice was "WRONG". Apparently, it
really care about the appearance. It seems to give me
sufficient control on how often it will try to re-synchronize
with some standard time (uses some Internet resource).
It says it adjust once in every three days. At this level,
it really does not matter whether it is done once a day or
once a week. The crystal on my motherboard keeps the time
within a few seconds per months. Anyway, PTBSync seems good
enough. It claims that it is a "donationware", a new breed
somewhere between freeware and shareware, I guess.

--------------------------------------------------------
The program talks about Greenpeace, saving whale, etc.
Quite politically active piece of software :-) The
author must be a nice guy who tries to make the world
a better place to live via his software...
--------------------------------------------------------

So, you pick a freeware with a good reputation and install it.
I guess the key to success here is to form a good habit and
technique of how to search Google effectively and use the
resource. I find that the enormous resource that the Internet
offers today seems so much more today than a few years ago.
Is that me? My skill in search for the right stuff got better?
I'm not sure. But, using Google.com, I often get satisfactory
results quite often.

And, most of you came to know XXCOPY as a freeware, also.
I wonder how many of you found XXCOPY via Google.com search.
We haven't really took a real statistics on how people learned
about XXCOPY the first time...

Kan Yabumoto
===============================================================

At 2003-01-03 14:08, you wrote:
>Hello-
>Might be off the beaten path a little, but I'm having problems with
>b/u's due to pc time variances.
>
>As a get around, does anybody know of a simple program that will just
>synchronize the time on the pc's on a LAN connected by NIC cards
>(cat5)?
>
>It's got to be easier than guessing which pc has which time on it,
>and fuzzy is copying to many files.
>
>Thank you
>Rich



This message if part of XXCOPY's message Archive.
The archive contains all the messages posted at Yahoo!Groups: XXCOPY.