PTBSync 4.7b Review
PTBSync is a tool to synchronize your PC time with an an atomic clock via the internet. It offers 65 Time servers (NTP) worldwide to choose from.
The program can run as a service on NT/2000/XP and offers support for DSL, international UTC time and much more.
In addition to time synchronization, PTBSync also includes a complete personal organizer for reminders and repetitive events such as birthdays, anniversaries etc. (it can automatically calculate the age for birthdays or anniversaries).
It lets you create multiple recurring reminders or events, launch a file with optional at alarm time as well as popup messages before and after the event. If multiple users share the same PC, each one can have his own date entries. Additional features include support for holidays, complex date scheduling an more, export to HTML, alarm sounds, support for daylight savings time, date display in the system tray and more.
At first, this program may not look like much, but once you spent a few minutes with it, you ll be surprised how many useful and unique features and options it offers.
Desktop Calendar (see Screenshot)
Display of date, events, holidays, etc. on the desktop.
You can put all elements anywhere on the desktop.
Continuously adjustable transparency for all desktop elements.
100% user configurable! (all colors, fonts, images, transparency etc..)
Supports up to 15 monitors!
World clock ( Screenshot )
Transparent Desktop Icon Text:
Graphical moon phase display with detailed tooltip. ( Screenshot )
Calculation of sun- and moon rise and set.
Calculation of civil, nautical and astronomical twilight.
Display of details about the computer ( Screenshot )
Personally adaptable menstruation calendar:
Analog clock, date display and mini calendar with tooltip for March,17th
Desktop Notes
Any HTML Note can be placed on the Desktop.
Each note can be opened / closed via left click
Each note can be edited via right click
In a note you can place tables, images and links to webpages or local files.
100% user configurable (colors, fonts, transparency etc.)
Web Calendar / Print Calendar
PTBSync creates a HTML calendar, which you can upload on a server or you can directly print it.
What's New in This Release:
- Playing sound files (also *.spkr) via commandline (see help -> hidden features)
- Holiday.txt (the file which defines holiday calculations) was split into one file for each country.
- Holiday calculation formulas extended. (e.g. for buddhist calendar)
- In the trayclock menu you can now save and restore the positions of all desktop icons.
- Menstruation calendar now also displays the date.
- Modification of print calendar: Workaround for Firefox.
- Display of Julian date in the trayclock popup (for astronomers).
- Holidays of Portugal.
- Little holiday bug fixed.
