At the heart of all computers is a clock, a dedicated timepiece ensuring that all of the parts of the computer are synchronized and can work together to execute the instructions that the computer ...

Reader Dan loves his Asus netbook–but not its clock. Every time he turns the machine off, it seems to lose a couple hours. But the minutes, he notes, remain accurate. There are a number of reasons a ...

If your computer's clock is 10 minutes slow, you can manually change the time by opening the system clock and adjusting the time forward by 10 minutes. You can also have your computer automatically ...

I saw your recent column about a clock that resets as a result of (probably) a weak battery, and wondered what you would have to say about my similar yet quite different problem. My clock loses time.

We’ve gotten used to the fact that the clocks on our internet-connected computers and smartphones are always telling the right time. Time servers, provided by a variety of government agencies as well ...

SymmTime lets you synchronize your PC's internal clock to a time server over the Intern PC clocks are notorious for not keeping good time. SymmTime, a free Windows application from Symmetricom, lets ...

What do you do when you have to leave your desktop or workstation for some time? Have you set any screensaver on your PC? If not, you should consider using one! Today, in this post, I will be sharing ...

Surrounded by computer screens in a modern office, you may check your monitor instead of a wristwatch to verify the current time. However, an incorrectly set system clock can cause more problems than ...

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Is the clock on every computer system in your organization set to the correct time? If your answer is no, you’re not alone. According to a 2007 study by Florian Buchholz and Brett Tjaden, both ...

While computers manage many things with extreme precision, they have surprising difficulty keeping track of time. It’s pretty much impossible for a computer to keep exact time, although accuracy can ...