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It's a small world, unless you're the one who sets the clocks. Years ago, keeping track of the time around the world meant a row of wall clocks with labels like "Leningrad" and "Peking." Things are easier in this century, and it's easy to keep track of the time in Beijing or Kalamazoo, Mich. But those who need to track multiple time zones simultaneously still face more of a challenge. That's where tools like Sharp World Clock step in.
Unlike many desktop clocks, it's shareware, though it's free to try for 15 days. But it's hard to find comparable freeware that can track multiple analog or digital clocks in customizable configurations, let alone as capably. Sharp World Clock Version 5 offers many new features, including automatic updates of Daylight Saving Time that don't rely on Windows Update, independently undockable clocks, Aero effects, an Alarm Center, and extras such as Sticky Notes, Weather Report, News Feeds, and Spoken Time.
When we tried it, Sharp World Clock's semitransparent main window displayed eight docked analog clocks set to major cities around the world. A Help feature controlled by a handy, tiny toolbar at the bottom edge of our screen opened when we ran the program for the first time. The Quick Start page makes setting up Sharp World Clock very easy: simply select a city or other location, and the program's Time Zone Calculator does the rest. You can also select a location on a Daylight Map or directly enter latitude and longitude. The Clock Designer tab offers tons of choices in a nicely designed layout with clean graphics -- something we can say about the rest of this program's layout and design choices, too. For example, sliders let us quickly resize our clocks as well as their international flag displays. A System Tray icon accesses a comprehensive menu of Sharp World Clock's settings and features.
Despite its many options and extras, Sharp World Clock is extremely easy to use: Simply right-click any clock face to undock it, customize its look, change its settings, and access extras like the Feed Reader and others. If you need to track time around the world, try this tool.
Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of Sharp World Clock 5.83.
Publisher's Description
From Johannes Wallroth:
Sharp World Clock is a desktop world clock program with a variable number of resizable analog or digital clocks, in a horizontal or vertical line or in a grid arrangement. Always accurate time zone / daylight time information with Windows updates! Clocks can be undocked from the main window and resized without loss of quality. Many editable configuration presets and selectable colors, background images, transparency and more. Soft shadows (Windows 7 / Vista). Analog clocks feature editable clock hands and numbers, country flags and a graphical representation of the day/night sky and an out-of-office dimmer. Hourly / quarterly chimes and spoken time. World map shows the areas of day and night, the position of cities, country borders, sunrise / sunset times and moon phases. Time Zone Converter with meeting scheduler and RSS feed reader. Alarm Center with unlimited single / count-down / daily / weekly / monthly / annual / periodic alarms Settings export / import. Weather Report feature for the current day and the next four days, for every city or (if city is not included) for every location, with minimum / maximum temperature, conditions, wind speed and direction, with animated icons (day and night).
What's new in this version: Version 5.85 added an option to select either local time offset or UTC offset for the label in the upper left corner of the analog clocks Added UTC offset to the clock tooltips and help tooltips to the design section of the Edit dialog.
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"best clock program on the market, no one gets close!"
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.83
Pros
easy to use and totally customisable, limitless varieties, very, very professional looking, regular updates and constantly improvments, rapid, friendly, personal service, super VFM (value for money)!
Cons
No regrets.
Summary
Wish i had purchased it before. I ketp waiting. Now i use it all the time.
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"Perfect customisation and classy appearance"
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.74
Pros
-You can really customise anything you like to get clocks to appear exactly as you wish. Borders, size, colours, patterns, fonts, flag sizes etc are all adjustable.
- I like the time zone calculator to see when a good time to have conference calls in multiple time zones is.
- In the past I used Windows Gadget clocks but they took up a lot of desktop real estate and when I used a projector or monitor with a different resolution it moved the clocks around. With Sharp world clock I have a compact solution and I can 'dock' them all as one gadget, so it's easy to move around etc.Cons
- I bought this product as it does just what I want, but $39 for a clock just felt excessive.
- Programming error means clocks temporarily disappear when I click show desktop in Windows 7 (which is different to the windows desktop gadgets).Summary
- If you work with multiple locations and time zones, this is a perfect tidy way to manage your clocks, but the price galls me!
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"This is extraordinary and an absolute joy to work with!"
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.73
Pros
This is extraordinary and an absolute joy to work with!
The unique elegant design offers exceptional functionality, where every detail was carefully considered and perfectly executed.
Johannes Wallroth, your work is Brilliant.....and very much appreciated.Cons
NONE WHATSOEVER.
Summary
This is extraordinary and an absolute joy to work with!
The unique elegant design offers exceptional functionality, where every detail was carefully considered and perfectly executed.
Johannes Wallroth, your work is Brilliant.....and very much appreciated. -
"Your ultimate timing solution"
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.71
Pros
It has all the features needed in a global clock, timer, alarmer and dater besides the other things i haven't explored yet!
Cons
there are none!
Summary
SO SUMMARY NEEDED!
The designer knew what he was doing, he left no menu unincluded. The clock is easy to learn and use and has no alarm limits, date alarm limits, one time timer limits, and other unlimited divisional timers!! -
"Amazing Clock Application! Best I have ever used."
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.7
Pros
Customization - Traditional hand clocks or Digital.
Tons and tons of other customization features.
As many clocks as you wish and how you wish to make them look.
Weather is included.
Looks professional, clean and sharp.
Easy to reference, edit, and customize.Cons
Seriously - none that I have.
Summary
I need access to serveral world time zones at a glance with my work. This application is perfect. The digital clocks take up half the space as the hand clocks and you can include date, flag, skyscape, etc on them too. Easy to see and reference. I love this application.
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"The Only Choice In Clocks"
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.47
Pros
I stumbled accross this fantastic application a year back and was very impressed then, amazing too see further improvements and cant beleive how responsive, passionate & commited the delevoper is to the delevopment to this brilliant program for my trading not to mention having family overseas, tens & tens features over any other clock application to describe & rock solid stable, so try it out for free. NO 1 application In Clocks. 9.5/10
Cons
None Found.
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"A GREAT desktop product for HAM RADIO operators!"
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.46
Pros
Easy and fun to set-up. Great for the computer desktop for every amateur radio station. I have mine set up with clocks for major cities around the world and positioned stategically on a world map. I can always see the exact time of day (or night) of any radio station that I contact anywhere on earth! Great for the logbook. There are plenty of great features included in this program. Works flawlessly.
Cons
None the I have found.
Summary
Highly recommended for the serious Ham Radio DX'er!!!
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"Simply the BEST!"
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.42
Pros
I work as an international support person and love this very practical tool. Initially I installed and tested several different software solutions, but decided for SHARP WORLD CLOCK:
It is fully customizable
It has many different features
I like the visual design
The hot keys are practical.
It works perfectly
WOW: I suggested an additional feature I needed... and this was implemented by the software programer in a very short time. Thank you, Johannes!Cons
Absolutely None!
Summary
Go for it! You will not regret it!
This IS the BEST on the market! -
"THE BEST clock out there, paid, trialware or freeware!"
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.33
Pros
Unheard-of amount of customization options
Great transparency options
Chrome-less appearance options
Tons of great built in designs
Use your own alarm sounds
As many clocks as you want 1 to untold!
TOP-FAVE: F-Key options! 1 turns off my monitor!Cons
Can't think of a single one.
Summary
I am always trying out new software and I NEVER write reviews, except... well, when something really get's me mad... but I have to write about this one, because I searched for months (really) to find something this good!
This is the BEST clock I've found for Win 7. It's the most customizable in looks and sounds & has a great, intuitive interface. I LOVE this new version but I am sticking with the earlier release (for now) because I'm so attached to some of the previous versions features! I'm torn between the two versions and have switched installations a few times already, because each version is so dramatically different (check out Johannes' site for the previous version and a bunch of other great stuff). But it's the ONE program I have installed (besides RocketDock) in the past couple of years that I just never get unhappy with (and for me, that really says a lot, I'm not very forgiving)!
[Start of rather lengthy back-story on this] I had promised Mr. Wallroth that I would write a review for his first release of this program (well over a year ago) and am finally doing it, but instead, it's for this version, though I'd like to keep true to my word and cover a bit of the first version. I had to reinstall WinVista (ugh!) a ways back and lost my registration number for the first version with the rest of my data. I sent a note to Johannes via his website to ask if he could help, because I couldn't remember what email address I used for the registration (which I needed to recover the number). I gave him a list of some possibilities and I was elated to have very quickly received a reply with the number! I had mentioned how much I liked his software and gave him a little story about my rather rigorous searches and he asked if I would put that in a review.
I can't believe I can like a program so much. I actually have sentiment toward it. You see, I installed a LOT of junk before, as well as after Sharp World Clock, that not only was ugly, but just didn't work very well. I just wanted a good, working alarm clock for my laptop when my real clock died. I didn't really even need it, but I liked having it there (for occasions I didn't have my 'pocket-watch-that-doubles-as-a-cellphone handy). But I thought, why not put one on my laptop and keep from having to put more stuff in my minimalist (and somewhat small) bedroom.
Finally, I found this gem! I waded through a lot of freeware, but I had ZERO PROBLEMOS with the inexpensive price for this! If 'Windows' ever advances (for real) and this program doesn't work on the next version, ...I'm not gonna upgrade Windows until a version that works comes out!
Cheers!
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"The Only One"
Version: Sharp World Clock 5.0
Pros
I can not imagine a feature you would want in a clock app that is not included in Sharp World Clock.
Cons
It makes other clock programs look dumb.
Summary
I have reviewed this app before and version 5 has outdone itself. I like to trade on world markets like forex and I use this program to remind me when markets are opening or close. That is super easy with alarms and office hours. I can only think of about 100 other reasons to use it. If you need an app for even one other time zone I wouldn't bother with the others, I did and this is the one I was looking for. It is fun to configure and is really sharp.
