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WI-02: Desktop Utilities
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12351 Calendars/Reminders Small Programs Disk
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Alarm 1.11 (ALRMPMS)
Perpetual Motion Software
$15
is an advanced desktop reminder system. Alarms can be set for a specific date,
for specific days of the week, and for certain repetition intervals. An
adjustable snooze bar is provided for each message. Messages can have up to
six lines of free-form text.
Julie 1.0
Montoro, Anthony R.
$7
is a Julian date converter and range finder. Click on a day in the calendar to
get its Julian date. Click on two dates to get the number of days between them.
VBRUN required.
mgCAL
Gillie, Mike
$0
is a simple, but handy, calendar display. Clicking on the scroll bar changes
the display a year at a time. Clicking on the scroll arrows changes a month at
a time. Requires VBRUN.
Nag 5.0 (NAG5)
Denam Systems
$15
is a desktop date reminder and time tracking system. It is designed to be run
at start-up and can be set up to activate only when an event is scheduled.
Events can be categorized as business, medical, miscellaneous, etc., and
assigned priority codes. A tickler function lets you enter recurring events
that fall on a particular day of the week. A time-tracking feature will keep a
log of time spent on a project.
PopCal 3.0
Nathaniel Johnson Associates
$0
is a small monthly calendar display. You can page forward a month or a year at
a time. Other features include an always-on-top option, a digital clock
display, and a button for highlighting the current date. Requires VBRUN200.
QuikCal 3.0 (10-93 CD)
Johnson, Alan
$10
is a small calendar/appointment utility. It displays a month at a time. Up to
five events can be entered per day. A list of events for the month can be
printed.
TimeToo 1.2.s
Wizard's Toybox, Inc.
$1
will run a program or display a message on a user-specified time and date. Up
to 50 message/program selections can be maintained. An optional beep can be
sounded when the message pops up.
WingDate 2.0 (WINGDAT)
Silverwing Systems
$0
is a simple desktop reminder system. It provides a quick visual reminder of
upcoming important events. A list of events is displayed in Month/Day order
with the current date or next most significant date highlighted. Requires
VBRUN200.
Year 1.1
Software Professional
$20
lets you see a year at a glance. You can view any Gregorian calendar year from
the range 1 to 32767 A.D. It also offers useful information about a particular
day in a year, and it will calculate the time-span between any two given
dates.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12351 [0]
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3795 Clocks Small Programs Disk
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Astronomy Clock 1.12 (ACLOCK)
Pocket-Sized Software
$5
displays local mean time, universal time, local sidereal time, and Greenwich
sidereal time for your location. A database of cities is provided for easy
setup. The hourly chime can be customized.
BarClock 1.31 (BARCLOC)
Breen, Patrick
$5
(formerly WinClock) displays a clock in the caption bar of the active
window. You can specify the position of the clock, the time format, and
the date format. This is an excellent way to keep track of time without
losing any desktop space.
Clock of Doom 1.0 (CODOOM)
Neon Softworks
$0-$10
displays a variety of interesting information instead of the time. On a
second-by-second basis, it can show military spending, how many acres of the
world's irreplaceable forests are being destroyed, the increase in the Federal
deficit, the number of barrels of oil being used by automobiles. You can also
customize it to display less depressing statistics, like the number of miles
being ridden on bicycles.
Crito's Clock 4.1 (CRITCLK)
Philippatos, Crito P.
$4
displays the day of the week, date and time. You can change colors of the text
and background, and you can customize the size and location of the display
box. You can also force the display to stay on top of other apps. VBRUN is
required.
Elephant Clock (ELEPHNT)
Soapbox
$7
is a stay-on-top time display guaranteed not to get in your way (it moves as
the mouse cursor approaches it).
Liberal Clock 1.10P (LIB-CLK)
Sands, Richard R.
$0
displays the approximate time in English ("about ten til five"). It will
optionally display time in Day-Date-Time format.
Nanji Desu Ka 1.0a (NDK)
Bells and Whistles Software
$0
displays the time in Japanese with the English translation underneath as a tool
for learning some Japanese. An option is provided for showing the Japanese text
only. VBRUN is required.
Project Clock 1.0 (PROJCLK)
Heath, Robert A.
$7
allows you to monitor and optionally record time usage on various projects. It
runs unobtrusively as a digital clock icon and shows elapsed time rather than
wallclock time. You can also create and view a project log file with optional
comments.
StopWatch 1.0 (STOPWAT)
Brody, Evan
$0
is a stopwatch that shows elapsed time. Pushing the start button displays the
current system time, and pushing stop displays the elapsed time. VBRUN reqd.
Timelin3 (TIMELN3)
$0
displays the date and time in the lower right corner of your monitor. The right
mouse button terminates the application.
WClock 1.0
Rhodes, Dylan
$10
displays the time in an approximate, English language format. Instead of an
analog or digital readout, it will display "It's around ten thirty," etc.
World Clock 1.2 (WRLDCLK)
Narwhal Budgie Software
$5
displays local time, along with the current time in all U.S. time zones. Several
European and Asian time zones are also displayed. Up to three separate alarms
can be set, and each alarm can display a text message or launch an application.
When minimized, the program's icon displays the local time. VBRUN is required.
WorldTime for Windows 2.1a (WTIME)
Pegasus Development
$16
displays the current local time, Greenwich Mean Time, and the time in
each of the five continental U.S. time zones and in any of over 100
locations around the world. Other features include local time and date
display, a database of over 170 international locations, 12 or 24-hour
display, network support, and more. Requires WIN31 and VGA.
World Time A.1.3 (WRLDTIM)
Hallock, Dan
$0
(formerly Time Zone) displays the current time for your location, the
Greenwich Median time, and the time for any location you select.
Requires VBRUN200.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3795
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Travel Clock 1.01 [TRVLCLK]
Desktop Tools
Brooks Hurd; $10
helps you track the date and time in multiple time zones. The small
unobtrusive display is perfect for laptops. This is an excellent utility
for travellers or persons that do business with foreign countries.
(On the 10/93 CD.)
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12429 Clocks #2 Small Programs Disk
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Astronomy Clock 1.02 for NT (AC-NT)
Pocket-Sized Software
$5
displays the current time in local mean time, universal time, local
sidereal time, and greenwich sidereal time. Requires March Beta or later
version of Windows NT.
StarBar 3.1.2 09-93 CD
Ambient Systems
$8
is a clock for Windows 3.1 with a distinctive Star Trek flair. It can display
the time in a variety of formats (standard, military, stardate, or stardate
with TNG sync).
Other features include a system resource monitor, Windows shutdown/restart
options, WAV sound file support, live DDE link to other applications, and
more. This is a must-have for all Star Trek fans! Requires VBRUN200.
Stopwatch for Windows NT (SW-NT)
Pocket-Sized Software
$5
is a computerized stopwatch and clock.
SysClock 2.2 (SYSCLK) (10-93 CD)
Green Lantern Software
$0
is a powerful, multi-function clock. Its small display shows the date/time and
free system resources. Other features include multiple alarms, file laun