Synchronize Clocks

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Do you guys synchronize all your clocks or just get them close and don't worry about it?

At work (where I'm the sys admin) I'm in charge of things like ... everything electronic. So I have to set the time on the server which then sets the time on all the desktops. I also manage the phone system which sets the time on all the desk phones. People call me to tell me that their phone and computer are off by just a few seconds. WHO CARES! PICK ONE! So today I'm noticing that one of them (phone most likely, as the server is set by an internet time server) is getting off by a few seconds per week. That's the fastest I've noticed any time device loosing count of time.

Anyway, do you synchronize clocks or just get them close and forget about it? I guess I'm asking if you're obsessive compuslive (:
 
If it's within 2-3 minutes I don't care.

But isn't there an internet app that will go get the correct time from some website so that you're always on?
 
I'm fairly obsessive about it, but not compulsive.

I have our lead desktop machine check a USNO time server once a week, and all the other machines automatically pick up their time from that one. We have a radio wall clock that my wife brought home from work (it wouldn't receive there) that sets itself to a atomic clock broadcasting out of Colorado somewhere. I have a little pocket digital timer that I make sure agrees with those two clocks. Then, when we lose power, I carry that around and use it to set all the other bedroom clocks etc. so they are to the correct minute. That's close enough.

The only place I worry about seconds is in the kitchen, where 3 or 4 bright digital clocks all face into a small area from all the appliances. There, I take the time to make sure they all flip each minute at the same moment. Synchronizing them that carefully adds about 90 seconds to the time it takes to reset all 4 clocks, so it's worth the little effort it takes.
 
Yeah, that's a network time thing on computers, but there isn't anything that'll do that for clocks and watches (: There is for some cellphones, but not all.
 
Oh yeah, the radio clocks do set themselves. Though I question the accuracy of something that doesn't use two way communication.

In my opinion (the opinion of many geeks) all home appliances and devices should be network equipped for better management. Ha ha!
 
Being I have an older Tivo without service, I am pretty O/C about the time on that since if it is off by more than a minute, you miss part of a show. Other than that, I don't care if my stove or microwave are spot-on.
 
My computer clock syncs up with an internet time server every time it boots/shuts down/nightly. My cell syncs up with something, becuase it is always spot on. My alarm clock keeps good time, so I only have to set it when I change it's batteries.

But my writswatch (cheapo WalMart, I hardly ever wear wristwatches) is typically off by more than 5 minutes. Personally, I only measure time in 5 min intervals. So as long as everything rounds the same, I'm fine :) Personally, I never have to be really spot-on on time for anything. Everything can wait for me :)
 
I set all my clocks 10 minutes ahead so I'll always be early to where ever it is I'm going. But since I know they're running early it really doesn't work too well. :indiff:

I'm not too O/C about my clocks, as long as they're within 2-3 minutes of each other I'm good.
 
My computer is synchronized with everything except the fridge and maybe the microwave.
 
radicool02
My computer is synchronized with everything except the fridge and maybe the microwave.
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Your fridge has a clock on it? Man, I must be stuck in the dark ages or something.
 
LoudMusic
At Best Buy a couple weeks ago I saw fridges with televisions in them.
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Sounds good to me. 2 of my favourite things in one. It's just annoying when you want to get something out of the fridge, but you don't want to miss anything on the TV.

Also, I don't care too much about my clocks. 2-3 minutes is the limit though. If it's more than 3 minutes off, I change it. Most of my clocks happen to be in Synch. though. The power went out not too long ago, and I always have to set all the clocks, etc. So I just went by the computer (it's correct time, it always checks the time itself when I connect to the internet).
 
I saw this at Best Buy, also. Something's just not right about this.
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2 of my favourite things in one. It's just annoying when you want to get something out of the fridge, but you don't want to miss anything on the TV.
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Isn't that why they invented Tivo? :)
 
Seriously, TiVo is better and cheaper. And how addicted are you to television if you can't spend the 2 minutes it takes to walk to the fridge and back during a commercial? What's happening on TV while you're sleeping? OH NO! Better stay awake all the time! Better get a portable TV so you can carry it with you to the toilet!
 
Lol. I'm joking. I actually hardly watch TV at all. Rather, play GTA, go online or go out to parties or friends' houses. TV has no priority for me, except playing my GTA games.
 
My watch is about 2 minutes fast. I used to set it to the school clock (Everyone in my school knows when the buzzers/bells go). But it got lame counting down the precise seconds to when the buzzer would go (this was two years ago). So now I just set it approximatley to my computer/TV.
 
I suppose the TV/fridge combo would be useful if you're watching Jamie Oliver or any other cooking show while you cook.
 
I used to be horribly compulsive about it, including getting every clock in the house synchronized to the very second (not easy with one of the clocks, which doesn't have a seconds hand, so I had to look at it really close to see the very tiny movement of the minutes hand). I don't really care anymore – every once in a while I'll reset my computer's clock, and on New Year's day I always reset my watch, but that's it. My bedroom clock is about 10 minutes too fast, and I can't be bothered to change it.
 
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I used to be horribly compulsive about it, including getting every clock in the house synchronized to the very second (not easy with one of the clocks, which doesn't have a seconds hand, so I had to look at it really close to see the very tiny movement of the minutes hand).
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Geezus. :boggled:
 
Yeah, jesus christ! :lol:

I don't even bother unless they get too out of synch anymore.

My Dad purposefully sets his clock to 18 minutes fast, so when he gets up in the morning, he thinks he's late and gets up straight away instead of laying around...I find this pointless.
 
Or just get out of bed when the alarm goes off. It can't be that tough. :)
 
I don't really care about the time if it is off by two minutes. Our cable box is set by the cable company. I set all our computer clocks at once over our network. Other than that the one on the stove & microwave are the same and the one on the computer is set off my watch, which is set to the time on the stove & microwave.
 
Why is it, that in the movies, when people synchronise watches, it always works? Surely you would get someone saying, "right, oh, wait a minute, pressed the wrong button, aaargh, can we do it again? What time we at?"
 
Because everything always works out in movies. Though it would be good if that happened.
 
Because it's the movies, that's why.

And I don't know. My Dad is an absolute idiot sometimes. He tricks himself? :lol: What a fool.
 

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