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Atomic Travel Alarm Clocks - Advanced Technology Atomic Alarm Clock is Your Travel's Reliable Partne

13th August 2009
A reliable alarm clock is always a handy companion in your international travels. While there are many travel alarm clocks available in the market today, I cannot find a more reliable partner than the atomic travel alarm clocks. Alarm clocks are an ess... Read >
Author: Paul Easton

Neon Signs are Eye-Catching and Attractive

13th August 2009
Advertising is very important for a business. Be it a parlor, grocery shop or eatery. Having such type of neon sign on the entrance can grab the attention of customers. Being durable in nature, this type of neon sign is effective for business advertising ... Read >
Author: muthukumar

NTP and Linux

16th July 2009
Linux based operating systems are increasing in popularity all the time. Commercial operating systems like Windows and OS X are constantly being bombarded by viruses and security breaches. There are few viruses that can touch a Linux system and they are o... Read >
Author: Graham Gallagher

A Natural NTP Server?

16th July 2009
There are chronologists all over the world working constantly to find new ways of telling time that are the most accurate that can possibly be created. The first atomic clocks were developed in the 1950’s and thus began the race for millisecond accuracy... Read >
Author: Graham Gallagher

citizen watches

11th May 2009
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. is the core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was originally founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in 1918 and is currently known as the manufacturer of CINCOM precision lath... Read >
Author: atlas1800.com

Using GPS For NTP Server Time Synchronisation

21st April 2009
The GPS system is a satellite navigation system operated by the US Department of Defence. It essentially provides a subscription-free civilian timing and navigation service. GPS is primarily intended as a highly accurate global positioning and navigation ... Read >
Author: Dave

Neon Clocks

24th February 2009
Clock is one of the oldest inventions created by humans. For some people clock means a timepiece that shows the time of day. Clocks are one of the very first complex machines created by humans. In earlier days, they had the shape of pendulums and gears, b... Read >
Author: Steve123

Why Does My Organisation Need a NTP Time Server?

08th January 2009
NTP is an acronym for Network Time Protocol. NTP is used throughout the computing industry to maintain synchronisation of computers and network infrastructure to an accurate time reference, or NTP Time Server. This article attempts to clearly and simply d... Read >
Author: Dave

LF Radio NTP Servers: How to Decode the DCF-77 Time Broadcast

02nd December 2008
The DCF-77 radio time and frequency transmission is broadcast from Mainflingen near Frankfurt, Germany. The DCF-77 signal can be used by timing equipment to provide a precise time reference. Computer timing equipment, such as NTP server systems, which pro... Read >
Author: Dave

UTC – A global Timescale

16th October 2008
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC from the French Temps Universel Coordonné) is an international timescale based on the time told by atomic clocks. Atomic clocks are accurate to within a second in several million years. They are so accurate that Internati... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Radio referenced time servers explained.

16th October 2008
Atomic clocks use an atomic resonance frequency standard as their timekeeping element and are by far the most accurate chronometers possible with the latest Strontium based atomic clocks boasting a precision of a less than a second lost in several hundred... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Common Time Server Questions

08th October 2008
What is a time server? A time server is a device that utilises a single time source and distributes it amongst a network. This enables all machines on a LAN (or WAN) to be synchronised together. What is NTP? Network Time Protocol is a protocol ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

The Atomic Clock and the NTP Time Server

02nd October 2008
Most people have heard of atomic clocks, their accuracy and precision are well known. An atomic clock has the potential to keep time for several hundred million years and not lose a second in drift. Drift is the process where clocks lose or gain time beca... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Network Time Server Faq

02nd October 2008
What is a network time server? A network time server is a hardware device that utilises a single time source and distributes it amongst a network to ensure all computers and devices are telling the same time. What is NTP? Network Time Protocol ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Accuracy in Timekeeping – Atomic clocks and Time Servers

24th September 2008
The development of atomic clocks throughout the twentieth century has been fundamental to many of the technologies we employ everyday. Without atomic clocks many of the innovations of the twentieth century would simply not exist. Satellite communicatio... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

NTP Time Server Frequently Asked Questions

24th September 2008
Q. What is NTP? A. NTP – Network Time Protocol is an Internet protocol for time synchronisation, whilst other time synchronisation protocols are available NTP is by far the most widely used having been around since the mid 1980’s when the Internet wa... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Network Time Protocol (NTP), Understanding Synchronisation.

23rd September 2008
Network Time Protocol seems to have been around for ever. In fact it is indeed one of the Internet’s oldest protocols having been developed in the 1980’s by Professor David Mills and his team from Delaware University. In a laid-back world it perhap... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

NTP Server - Receiving a Time Source

23rd September 2008
A NTP Server connects to a computer network with the purpose of synchronising all computers, routers and other devices to the exact same time. NTP servers use Network Time Protocol to adjust the drift of different machines to match the reference time. ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

NTP Time Server - The Art of Synchronisation

08th September 2008
Even when the Internet when was its infancy, with no more than a few computers connected together it became apparent that there was a need for time synchronisation. Computers are easily confused particularly with time which can only travel in one directio... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

NTP Server - Why the Need for a Dedicated Time Server

08th September 2008
Just as your computer is only as good as the software it is running, a time server is only as useful as the timing source it uses. Time servers are similar to other servers in that they are located on a network but the primary function of a time server is... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

NTP - Using an Atomic Clock Receiver for Time Synchronisation

05th September 2008
Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeeping devices developed by man. Modern atomic clocks are so accurate that even in 100 million years less than a second of time would be lost. This accuracy makes them ideal references for a NTP server (Network ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

NTP Server - Keeping Track of Time.

28th August 2008
When you set your watch by the speaking clock or the radio beeps have you ever wondered who is responsible for setting that time and how they can be sure it is accurate. This may seem like a straightforward question but their is no master clock that th... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Atomic Clock - Keeping the World Ticking

22nd August 2008
When most people think of the digital age and its computers, satellites and mobile phones, the silicone chip is at the foremost of people's minds. Yet, despite its importance in shaping the world around us, many of the technologies that we take for grante... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Linux – Getting the Correct Time

29th July 2008
Ensuring a computer is not only displaying the correct time but that it is being maintained accurately is not as straight-forward as it first sounds. Most Linux systems have two clocks. The hardware clock, also known as the CMOS of Bios clock, is usual... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Accuracy in Timekeeping, Clocks and their Development

29th July 2008
Time has always been important to civilisations throughout history, despite the fact that it is only now, in the modern age that we have come to some understanding of what time is. The telling of time has always been important, particularly to our agri... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Keeping Accurate Time on Linux: Running a NTP Time Server

23rd July 2008
Linux operating systems are becoming increasingly popular partly due to the many advantages they have over commercial systems like Windows or OS X. Linux offers increased security (as there are only a handful of viruses that can infect a Linux based syste... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Using MSF as a Timing Reference for NTP Servers

22nd July 2008
Atomic clocks are incredibly expensive and generally they are normally only to be found in large scale physics laboratories such as MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology (Colorado) or the Nationa... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Using WWVB as a Timing Reference for NTP Servers

18th July 2008
Atomic clocks are incredibly expensive and generally they are normally only to be found in large scale physics laboratories such as MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology (Colorado) or the Nationa... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Top Ten Facts About: Time

17th July 2008
Time is one of the least understood aspects of our universe. We know it exists yet we have trouble grasping exactly what it is. Time can be viewed in two ways, it is a manmade concept used as a tool to describe to explain the sequence of events, comparing... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Keeping Time: Network Synchronisation

17th July 2008
The worst part of a power cut is running around the house setting all the clocks and timers back to the correct time, it can take ages and you will always forget one, however, as long as you have a wrist watch it should be quite easy to get your clocks al... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Atomic Clocks: History and Development

17th July 2008
Atomic clocks have been with us for over fifty years now and most people have heard of them and know they are very accurate, but how accurate are they and why do we need such accurate clocks? Atomic clocks are used by many of us even if we are not awa... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Technology and the Importance of Time

17th July 2008
It is a question that has perplexed philosophers and scientists since the dawn of man, ‘what exactly is time?’ and it has only been in our recent history that we have started to discover answers, thanks to Einstein and his work on special and general ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Time Synchronisation with NTP

17th July 2008
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is an Internet standard protocol designed over 25 years ago and still under constant development. NTP synchronises devises on a network to a single timing source. If time on a network is not synchronised when applications are c... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Galileo: an End to GPS Time Signal and Positioning Domination

13th July 2008
Since the early 1990’s the Global Positioning system (GPS) has been the worlds’ only fully functioning Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS). Run by the American military, GPS (sometimes referred to as NAVSTAR) has allowed accurate timing and lo... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Atomic Clocks and NTP Servers

11th July 2008
This article explains the origins and workings of atomic clocks and how they are used to synchronise computer networks all over the world using NTP servers. In conventional electronic clocks time is kept by running an electrical current through an os... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Installing a Dedicated NTP GPS Time Server

04th July 2008
NTP servers (Network Time Protocol) are devices that can synchronise a computer network to an authoritative UTC time source. UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is a global time scale used throughout the world and provided by atomic clocks. NTP servers ca... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Configuring Windows XP as a NTP Network Time Server

03rd July 2008
Time synchronisation in modern computer networks is essential, all computers need to know the time as many applications, from sending an email to storing information are reliant on the PC knowing when the event took place. Microsoft Windows XP has a ti... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

NTP - The Need for Accurate Time

03rd July 2008
Telling the time is incredibly important for our day to day lives. We need to know what time to get up for work, when to catch the bus and even when to go to bed to ensure we get enough shut eye. Generally for this type of timekeeping mechanical or dig... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Windows Time Server: Synchronising Your Network with NTP

02nd July 2008
Nearly all a computers activity involves time whether logging a timestamp for when a network was accessed to sending an email, knowing the time is crucial for computer applications. All computers have an on-board clock that provides time and date infor... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Time Wars: Confrontation in Time Keeping

01st July 2008
Time is certainly a concept most of us take for granted, it passes us by and we only notice it when we catch a glimpse of a grey hair in the mirror or arrive late for that important meeting. Yet keeping track of the time has occupied mankind for millennia... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

NTP: Accurate Network Time Synchronisation

26th June 2008
All PC’s and networking devices use clocks to maintain an internal system time. These clocks, called Real Time Clock chips (RTC) provide time and date information. The chips are battery backed so that even during power outages, they can maintain time. H... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Cuckoo Clocks to NTP Servers: Accuracy in Timekeeping

25th June 2008
The clock in its form that we recognise today has been around since the middle of the fourteenth century. Before then, measuring the passage of time had always been a tricky affair with the movement of the sun being the only reliable method of time-tellin... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Telling the Time in a Global Economy – Benefits of a NTP Server

23rd June 2008
The world is becoming an ever smaller place. Modern technology means that it is just as easy to make a purchase from the other side of the world as it is buy something from our local high street. Everything from hotels and airline tickets to jewellery ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

What is the Correct Time? The Development of Time Scales from GMT to UTC and their Implementation in

18th June 2008
Asking somebody the time may be one of today’s most common questions but have you ever wondered where the time on our watches comes from? Accurate clocks have only been around since the mid 17th century, before then, time was completely subjective. P... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

How to Run a Network Time Server using Windows XP

30th May 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Richard Williams Time synchronisation in modern computer networks is essential. It not only provides the only frame of reference between all devices, it is critical in everything from securing, planning and debugging a network to pro... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

A Look At The Technology Behind Wall Atomic Analogue Clocks

22nd May 2008
No timepiece is likely to escape inaccuracy; at least this is what we believed before the invention of the wall atomic analogue clocks. Such items use atomic resonance frequency standard in order to work their accuracy and feed the incorporated counter. T... Read >
Author: Peter Gitundu

A Look At The Technology Behind Wall Atomic Analogue Clocks

20th May 2008
No timepiece is likely to escape inaccuracy; at least this is what we believed before the invention of the wall atomic analogue clocks. Such items use atomic resonance frequency standard in order to work their accuracy and feed the incorporated counter. T... Read >
Author: Peter Gitundu

Installing a NTP Server using a GPS Timing Source

15th May 2008
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is one of the Internet’s oldest protocols still used, invented by Dr David Mills from the University of Delaware, it has been in utilized since 1985. NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks on computers and netwo... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Installing a NTP Server using a Radio Reference Source

15th May 2008
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is one of the Internet’s oldest protocols still used, invented by Dr David Mills from the University of Delaware, it has been in utilized since 1985. NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks on computers and netwo... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

A Guide to NTP and Computer Network Time Synchronisation

15th May 2008
A Guide to NTP and Computer Network Time Synchronisation This article explains Network Time Protocol (NTP) and how it is used in the synchronisation of networks. Network Time Protocol (NTP) is one of the Internet’s oldest protocols. In use for ov... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

UTC – Keeping Global Time

09th May 2008
What time is it? One of the commonest questions uttered around the World but what exactly are we asking? You ask someone in China what the time is then you will certainly get a different answer if you ask an American, obviously their time-zones are on the... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

NTP the Importance of External Time Reference

09th May 2008
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is one of the Internet’s oldest protocols and is still the standard for time synchronisation. The success of NTP stems from its constant development (version 4 is currently in progress) and the accuracy that an NTP time serve... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Windows XP – Getting the Correct Time.

06th May 2008
All computers need to know the time. Many applications, from sending an email to storing information are reliant on the PC knowing when the event took place. In some environments timing is even more crucial where a single second can make all the differenc... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

How to Run a Network Time Server in Windows XP

06th May 2008
Time synchronisation in modern computer networks is essential. It not only provides the only frame of reference between all devices, it is critical in everything from securing, planning and debugging a network to providing a time stamp for applications su... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Using Atomic Clocks as External NTP Timing References

02nd May 2008
Atomic Clocks have been around for over fifty years or so. They are clocks that use an atomic resonance frequency as its timekeeping element rather than conventional oscillating crystals such as quartz. Most atomic clocks use the resonance of the atom ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Windows XP – How to Run a Time Server using NTP

02nd May 2008
Time synchronisation in modern computer networks is essential. It not only provides the only frame of reference between all devices, it is critical in everything from securing, planning and debugging a network to providing a time stamp for applications su... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Choosing GPS or MSF as a Timing Reference for NTP Servers

02nd May 2008
All PC’s and networking devices use clocks to maintain an internal system time. These clocks, called Real Time Clock chips (RTC), provide time and date information. They are battery backed so that even during power outages, they can maintain time. Howev... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Introduction to Network Time Protocol (NTP)

02nd May 2008
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is one of the Internet’s oldest protocols still utilised today. Developed by Dr David Mills from the University of Delaware, it has been in constant use and continually updated since 1985. NTP is a protocol designed to synchr... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

How to Install and Configure a NTP Server

01st May 2008
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is one of the Internet’s oldest protocols still utilised. Invented by Dr David Mills from the University of Delaware it has been in use since 1985. NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks on computers and network... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

What is Time? From Sundials to NTP

29th April 2008
Time is an abstract concept. We cannot necessarily see it, touch it or change it, but we are aware that it exists and that is continues to keep passing us by. It has long been thought that time was constant and was the same everywhere in the Universe. ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

What is Time? From Sundials to NTP

27th April 2008
Time is an abstract concept. We cannot necessarily see it, touch it or change it, but we are aware that it exists and that is continues to keep passing us by. It has long been thought that time was constant and was the same everywhere in the Universe. ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

What is Time? From Sundials to NTP

27th April 2008
Time is an abstract concept. We cannot necessarily see it, touch it or change it, but we are aware that it exists and that is continues to keep passing us by. It has long been thought that time was constant and was the same everywhere in the Universe. ... Read >
Author: Richard N Williams

Corporate Gifts For Busy Executives

07th April 2008
How do you choose the right corporate promotional gifts to give to the busy executive? Simple: have a look at the items they use on a daily basis and upgrade them! Executives love gadgets and toys, and the younger they are the more likely they are to be i... Read >
Author: Gareth Parkin

Computer Time Synchronization using GPS Time

12th October 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Galleon SystemsThis article describes how GPS Time server Systems achieves exact timing information to give a very accurate timing reference for Network Time Synchronization.GPS System is a navigation system operated by the Military but... Read >
Author: galleon

Don’t Be Late!

20th August 2007
There is nothing more annoying than being late when you're traveling. Whether it's an important meeting or catching a plane or train, you do not want to over sleep. While you can rely on hotel wake-up services or the clock radio in your room, it's alway... Read >
Author: maxine greco

How To Sync Your PC's Time To The Radio Atomic Clock Time Signal

03rd August 2007
The MSF radio time broadcast is a long-wave radio transmission of highly accurate time. The signal can be received throughout the whole of the UK and much of North Western Europe. With the additional of a low-cost radio receiver computers and computer net... Read >
Author: Dave

Synchronising Your Computer to an Atomic Clock

11th July 2007
Atomic clocks are utilised to provide a highly precise timing reference. Many types of clock use the generic term 'atomic'. Most atomic clocks are very expensive systems generally only found in National Physics Laboratories. Most commercial precise timing... Read >
Author: Dave

GPS Satellite Navigation

06th June 2007
The word GPS Satelite Navigation may sound a bit difficult to understand for many. Simplifying the word in one plain sentence, the satellite navigation system allows a electronic device to find out its exact location through satellite. The GPS navigation ... Read >
Author: darlenekaitlene

GPS Timing For NTP Servers

07th April 2007
Many time critical computer network systems, such as NTP servers, utilise the GPS system as a precise timing reference. This article describes how the Global Positioning System can be used to provide a precise timing reference and provides an overview ... Read >
Author: Dave

GPS Time Servers For Network Time Synchronisation

27th March 2007
The GPS system is a satellite navigation system operated by the United States military. The system is also available for civilian use without any subscription requirement. The GPS system is primarily intended as a highly accurate global positioning system... Read >
Author: Dave

What is Time ?

09th March 2007
Time is an abstract concept that we generally take for granted. Time passes in years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds without much thought. However, humans have developed extremely complex ways of measuring time and maintaining accurate time refe... Read >
Author: Dave

Atomic Clock Systems

27th January 2007
An atomic clock provides an extremely accurate source of time. There are various types of atomic clock, mostly found in laboratories: Caesium Clocks; Hydrogen Clocks; and Rubidium Clocks. Most commercially available atomic clock time synchronisation syste... Read >
Author: Dave

Decoding the DCF-77 Radio Time Signal

20th January 2007
The DCF-77 radio time transmission is utilised by many NTP server and PC computer systems to provide accurate synchronisation of time critical applications. This article describes how the DCF-77 time signal is decoded by NTP server and computer systems to... Read >
Author: Dave

Tips You Can Use To Auto Gps System

21st August 2006
This fascinating thrill ride is filled with all the twists and turns of exciting information, so be sure to hold on for this bumpy ride! Imagine the next time you connect a discussion about auto gps system. When you pioneer sharing the fascinating auto... Read >
Author: jintonic s

What Is An Atomic Clock?

20th May 2006
The first atomic clock came into existence in 1949. The U.S. National Bureau of standards was the home of this prototype of modern atomic clocks. The first accurate atomic clock was designed in 1955. This clock was based upon the transition of the caesium... Read >
Author: Charles & Susan Truett

Atomic Clocks: Why They Are The Best

13th April 2006
A common problem with many clocks is that there are times when they may be wrong. Hundreds of years ago, time did not need to be as accurate. If you are minutes late today, that could put your job in jeopardy. Modern technology has answered this proble... Read >
Author: David Stone