Possibly unnecessary, maybe… One question may be: Why would I want to download a small program to sync with the Atomic Clock? Doesn’t windows already have the capability built-in with the ‘time and date settings?’ Well, if you are a Windows Vista owner like me, you probably have already discovered the ridiculous number of annoying little quirks and issues the operating system beholds. Yes, the ‘Sync function’ with the Atomic Clock is present, although I could not connect to any of the servers. My computer is fairly new, spyware-free, virus-free, and only has a simple, lightweight Internet Security Suite installed.

It’s November 2nd, I really needed to check the time change. Looks like my computer time has shifted automatically, my phone too. To make sure, I turn on my cable television guide… Nope, it says its one hour ahead. Hmm… I am led to believe the computer is right, although how could the television be wrong? Then I think, “Yes, the TV must be wrong, we are just trained to rely on ‘old’ technology.” There’s only one sure answer, I need to check the Atomic Clock.

First I go into Vista’s ‘time and date’ settings and try to sync the provided ‘Internet Time Server.’ Message: “An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com.” I try all the other servers. No luck.

Next, I go online, of course, in the Reference > General section of the Kiwibeak Directory  and check the time there > timeanddate.com.  Indeed, it says 2pm.

I am determined to still sync my computer with the Atomic Clock. I find and download ‘Atomic Clock Sync.’

Atomic Clock Sync Screenshot

Hey, it worked. I now feel confident of the time and secure with my clock. And sometimes I just like to download little programs for fun, which for this little computer doodad, I placed in a folder on my desktop call ‘Web Tools.’ After running the program, I discovered that my computer’s clock was 26 seconds off. I might even run this nifty little program for fun once in awhile to make sure everything is in order. Most of all, I am sure this ordeal will not happen again, and I will ’save’ that hour of time.

PS. In regard to a couple of the negative comments: (1) “This functionality is already in WindowsXP… it comes with your computer” ANSWER: It certainly did not work on my computer and, logically, many other people may have the same, lame issue. (2) “You cannot uninstall this program with the uninstall feature. I found that other programs are a little more accurate, and found out that I could not uninstall this. I will now need to waste some time cleaning out the files/registry.” ANSWER: I did not encounter any problem. There’s also a great little program that will safely clean out your registry automatically, finding and deleting non-existent or erroneous entries. Kiwibeak > Computer Stuff > PC Tune-up > WinInstaller Cleanup

All in all, the program is simple, light and does what it says: Accurating syncs your computer’s clock to the correct time.

Tags: atomic clock, atomic clock sync, computer tools, time.