09-21-2005, 05:00 PM
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Executive Editor
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Thoughts Media and Two Peaks Release ZoneCalc 1.0
I'm very proud to announce the first application from a joint partnership that Thoughts Media Inc. and Two Peaks Solutions Inc. have formed: ZoneCalc. It's an application that I've often wished I had - and those are the types of applications that Thoughts Media and Two Peaks will be developing together: unique, useful, streamlined applications that offer highly focused solutions. ZoneCalc is a very simple application, but what it does it does well: it calculates time zone differences for you, allowing you to change the time, date, and timezone of either the local or remote location.
The story behind me wanting this application is one many of you can likely relate to. I'm involved with conference calls and online meetings quite often, and more often than not the time of the conference call is set by the person hosting the call, which is in a different timezone than mine. I happen to have a poor memory for timezones, so I'm constantly looking up what a particular timezone is and doing the calculations in my head - which sometimes results in me calculating in the wrong direction.  ops: ZoneCalc to the rescue!
It's VGA and QVGA compatible, and should work on square-screened devices as well. It has been tested with on Windows Mobile 5, Pocket PC 2003SE, and Pocket PC 2003 - but should work on pretty much anything. We'll have a Smartphone version coming in the next 30 days.
And here's the best part of all: ZoneCalc is free to all Pocket PC Thoughts subscribers! You'll find ZoneCalc on the discounts page. Enjoy, and thank you for supporting this site by being a subscriber.
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09-21-2005, 05:14 PM
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Mystic
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Awesome! Now I can finally figure out all the crazy times Darius is awake posting on PPCT. :lol:
Simple application, but it gets the job done. Good work. :way to go:
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09-21-2005, 05:34 PM
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Thinker
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ZoneCalc
heh.. maybe I wont miss my ebay auctions expiring.. missed a couple deals recently
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09-21-2005, 05:36 PM
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Thinker
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Re: ZoneCalc
Jason, how about a non-subscriber version?...
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09-21-2005, 05:43 PM
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Thinker
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Ditto.
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09-21-2005, 05:46 PM
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Executive Editor, Android Thoughts
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Great app. especially useful for those who travel infrequently and have trouble remembering time zone differences!
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09-21-2005, 05:52 PM
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Executive Editor
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Re: ZoneCalc
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Originally Posted by KTamas
Jason, how about a non-subscriber version?...
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Subscribers financially support this site, so I'm giving benefits back to them - this application is one of those benefits. If I gave this application and all other subscriber benefits away to non-subscribers, why would anyone pay to become a subscriber? Pocket PC Thoughts is a business for me remember - this is how I make my living, so I have to make decisions on how best to drive income and keep this site viable. One of those ways is free, unique software, only for subscribers.
I greatly appreciate EVERYONE who visits this site - non-subscribers included - and I know that many people support this site by clicking on the ads, buying affiliate products, etc. I don't want non-subscribers to feel slighted by not having access to this app, but please understand that in order to keep driving new subscriptions and renewals, I need to keep offering more value to subscribers - and this app is one way I'm doing that.
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09-21-2005, 05:56 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Awsome app! As I am writing this, I am waiting for the time to strike to dial into the conferenece call with US and Canada, I very much relate to this application. Although so far I am making do with SPB Time, which lets me view the local time in 4 cities.
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09-21-2005, 05:57 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Excellent tool Jason.
This would make a great PocketOutlook (or other PIM) plugin.
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09-21-2005, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Bajan Cherry
Although so far I am making do with SPB Time, which lets me view the local time in 4 cities.
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Oh yeah, this app isn't meant to be able to compete with full-blown time apps like SPB Time, it's just a little freebie for subscribers who might not have or need something as powerful as that.
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