09-28-2006, 06:00 PM
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Spb Time 2.1 Released
" Spb Time is an advanced, skinnable time toolbox for your Pocket PC. Analog and digital clock modes, World clock, timers and stopwatches are combined in one application. Spb Time can work as a Screen Saver when the device is connected to external power. You may comfortably use Spb Time as a desktop clock when the device is in its cradle. Spb Time plug-in allows you to monitor time in your favorite cities. You can also add a nice clock applet to any tab of Spb Pocket Plus. A lot of time-related functions in this world''s bestselling application! "
Spb Software House has just released an Spb Time update. Version 2.1 features an improved alarm engine, a one-time alarm, a new alarm pop-up dialog, and an updated city database. If you own an earlier copy of Spb Time 2.x, then this is a free update (simply download and install over your existing copy). Otherwise, you can sample a free trial version by heading over to our affiliate software store. The full version is available for $9.95 (special offer ending October 2).
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09-28-2006, 07:12 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Like all the SPB stuff, this one's very nice. If you're at all tempted to try this out, though, do yourself a favor and try it along with the other applications it integrates with (Pocket Plus, Weather, Diary, etc.). I used to not really understand the value of apps like Time -- until I saw how useful it can be when part of a well-planned suite like SPB offers.
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09-28-2006, 07:17 PM
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I'm away from my main machine for several more hours, so I'll ask in advance: Does the old version need to be uninstalled first, or can this new version be installed over top? Some apps work nicely when upgrading on WM5 (namely WebIS apps) and some not so much...
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09-28-2006, 07:47 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2006
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I have WM5 and installed 2.1 right over the top of 2.0, no problem. That was a couple of days ago, it's worked flawlessly every morning since.
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09-28-2006, 08:35 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Originally Posted by ctmagnus
I'm away from my main machine for several more hours, so I'll ask in advance: Does the old version need to be uninstalled first, or can this new version be installed over top? Some apps work nicely when upgrading on WM5 (namely WebIS apps) and some not so much...
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Hi!
New version can be installed over the old one. But we got a number of user messages reporting about problems with other Spb products after time upgrading.
This may happend if Spb Time was the first Spb application installed on the device. The problems is realted to new unexpected "features" of WM 5.0 installer.
We already prepared an update that trying to fix this issue. Solution is tricky so we want to make extra testing tomorrow.
If you like you can try the recent build.
Desktop installer:
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/down..._935_setup.exe
Cab installer:
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/down...11_935.arm.cab
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09-28-2006, 08:49 PM
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Contributing Editor
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Does anyone have any experiance with using timers in Spb Time? I have a freeware app right now and use it to time something every day. However it is very inacurate when the pocket pc is in standby.
Basically i want to set a timer for 2:30 hours. With the freeware app the timer never goes off at the correct time. Sometimes it is waaay off.
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How does Time handle this? can i suspend the device for long timers? Can i have one timer start the next one when it ends. Say when the 2:30 hour timer ends it will start the next timer in the chain that is 10 minutes? my freeware app allows chaining of timers.
Thanks. This is one Spb app that I do not have yet. But if it will work better than my freeware app will probably pick it up. 
Brad, how does time integrate with Diary and Weather? I thought it only integrated with PPlus. Or do you just mean it is useful when used at the same time?
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09-28-2006, 09:32 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Sep 2006
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I tried out version 2 and was very impressed but one of the key functions I was hoping for was the ability to export the timers data to a text file.
I know it has the ability to export the lap times of a specific timer to a file but I'd like the ability to export each of the 5 (I think it had 5) timers (no lap times) involved.
I own fast food restaurants and would find this very helpful for timing our drive thru efficiency. Lap times don't help me as I start a new timer for each car and would like to dump those all to a text file and restart with a new 5 timers. Not sure if that makes sense and odds are I'm in a pretty specialized boat that wouldn't necessitate the time to address it. I suppose I could always use a piece of paper or flip back and forth betwen Pocket Excel where I'd record the times.
-Mike
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09-28-2006, 10:13 PM
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Contributing Editor
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Version 2.1 will export your laptimes and such to CSV so you can open them in excel. I dunno if 2.0 did this or not.. May be a new feature. Sounds like it will do what you want though. 
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09-28-2006, 11:44 PM
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Contributing Editor
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One more question. What exactly did the "Enable Wakeup Tweak" do to my device without my permission? I assume it changed something in my registry.. I want to know what it did.
I guess i won't be purchasing it from the affiliate store... What kind of place does not take discover card??? 
Edit: Ok i think the "Enable Wakeup Tweak" only changes ACResumingSuspentTimeout to 60 from 15 and the same for BattResumingSuspentTimeout. Is that correct?
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09-29-2006, 01:26 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3
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Suggestion to the developer:
Is there any chance you might consider adding a "sleep machine" feature to the software? One of those things that plays soothing sounds as you drift of to sleep, ideal one that would slowly lower the volume after a period of time. I'd love to see that.
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