ClockMagi is a simple program I wrote to fix a problem at work. The computers we used at AOL were set to sync with local time here in Arizona, despite the fact that all the work we did in TechLive had to be synchronized with Eastern Time. Setting the computers time zone to Eastern Time didn't change how they synced on startup due to the network setup, so we had to do it manually every day.

Searching the web for an automatic time sync program, all I could find were costly programs, programs that required you to click 4 or 5 times just to sync the time and exit the program, or programs that installed a ton of spyware. This is a simple computer program, it should do it all automatically for you and shouldn't require a costly fee or infect your computer with malware. So I studied NTP and built this program. It took about 5 hours, it worked perfectly and we used it for about a year before AOL opened TechLive in the Philippines and shut us down in Arizona.

In addition to syncing the time, it also syncs the date on your computer too, just in case it's off for whatever reason. You can't begin to guess how many support calls I had working for Microsoft where the only problem was a incorrectly set computer date. This is helpful for all the people who keep having problems accessing websites because of cookies timing out because their date is set to a future year.

If you have an always-on internet connection and want it to start on computer startup automatically, stick the program, or a shortcut to it, in your C:\Windows\Start Menu\Program Files\Programs\Startup folder.

So without further ado, here it is:

No warranties expressed or implied, use at your own risk and all that.

ClockMagi.zip 1.4Mb Full install with VB6 runtime files

ClockMagi.exe 28kb Executable only