The most recent ZoneTick version is v4.3. You may download v4.3 TRIAL here.

WARNING: Do NOT install the new TRIAL over your full version. It'll revert to TRIAL mode, which expires after 30 days. Instead, try it on another computer. If you must have it please request your update by writing to support at wrconsulting.com. We provide free updates during one full year after your purchase. We may ask for a proof of purchase.

To find out what version you have right-click on the clock and select the "About ZoneTick" option.

Changes since the Official Release of ZoneTick World Time Zone Clock v4.3

  • Sneek, Netherlands added to the city database. September, 2008.
  • Argentina time zone change: DST in Argentina will start on the 3rd Sunday in October, not on the 1st Sunday as previously expected. September 6, 2008.
  • Pakistan extended daylight saving time for 2 months more until October 31. Pakistan time zone change integrated into the product. August 29, 2008.
  • Morocco ends DST 27 days earlier than previously expected. Casablanca and Rabat cities are affected. Morocco time zone change integrated into the product. August 28, 2008.
  • Uninstaller improved for compatibility with Anuko City Photos Screensaver. August 21, 2008.
  • Cache location for city photos changed. August 21, 2008.
  • Krakow, Poland added to the city database. August 21, 2008.
  • Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic added to the city database. August 21, 2008.
  • Surprise, AZ, United States added to the city database. August 13, 2008.
  • Ciudad Juarez, Mexico added to the city database. August 10, 2008.
  • Chiang Mai, Thailand added to the city database. August 10, 2008.
  • Bareilly, India added to the city database. August 8, 2008.
  • Amherst, NS, Canada added to the city database. August 8, 2008.
  • Portuguese translation improved. August 5, 2008.
  • Florence, Italy added to the city database. August 4, 2008.
  • Masafi, United Arab Emirates added to the city database. August 4, 2008.
  • Fujairah, United Arab Emirates added to the city database. August 4, 2008.
  • Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates added to the city database. August 4, 2008.
  • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates added to the city database. August 4, 2008.
  • Kandy, Sri Lanka added to the city database. August 4, 2008.
  • Minor corrections done in English, German, and Spanish localization files. July 31, 2008.
  • Hilo, HI, United States added to the city database. July 27, 2008.
  • The "Show tooltips" user interface option added to the "Appearance on taskbar" page of Anuko World Clock Preferences. It determines whether tooltips are shown near taskbar clocks when mouse hovers over. July 25, 2008.
  • The "Show city photos" user interface option added to the General page of Anuko World Clock Preferences. July 25, 2008.
  • Helena, MT, United States added to the city database. July 24, 2008.
  • Izmir, Turkey added to the city database. July 24, 2008.
  • City photos integrated in clock tooltips. July 23, 2008.
  • Kolhapur, India added to the city database. July 21, 2008.
  • Hora Sfakion, Greece added to the city database. July 18, 2008.
  • Bug fixes related to city photos integration in the world map. July 17, 2008.
  • Performance improvements for city photos navigation in the world map. July 17, 2008.

Changes in ZoneTick World Time Zone Clock v4.3 - City Photos Integration into the World Map, City Database Updates, City Time Zones Updates (July 8, 2008)

  • City photos integration into the world map. July 8, 2008.
  • Udon Thani, Thailand added to the city database. July 7, 2008.
  • Chania, Greece added to the city database. July 7, 2008.
  • Zakynthos, Greece added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Rhodes, Greece added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Patras, Greece added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Marmaris, Turkey added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Kos, Greece added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Igoumenitsa, Greece added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Durres, Albania added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Corfu, Greece added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Brindisi, Italy added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Bodrum, Turkey added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Bari, Italy added to the city database. July 4, 2008.
  • Ancona, Italy added to the city database. July 3, 2008.
  • Important time zone changes for some areas in Brazil. June 25, 2008.
  • Mauritius time zone adjustment because of reintroduction of DST in 2008. June 25, 2008.
  • Grasse, France added to the city database. June 25, 2008.
  • Tanjay City, Philippines added to the city database. June 24, 2008.
  • Visby, Sweden added to the city database. June 21, 2008.
  • Strasbourg, France added to the city database. June 16, 2008.
  • Songkhla, Thailand added to the city database. June 16, 2008.
  • Piura, Peru added to the city database. June 16, 2008.
  • Major city database update: all Canadian city names modified to comply with the naming convention. For example: Toronto, ON is now used instead of Toronto. Some Canadian city coordinates were also corrected for better accuracy. June 10, 2008.
  • San Bruno, CA, United States added to the city database. June 9, 2008.
  • Charleston, WV, United States added to the city database. June 8, 2008.
  • Huntington, WV, United States added to the city database. June 8, 2008.
  • Kolomna, Russia added to the city database. June 7, 2008.

Changes in ZoneTick World Time Zone Clock v4.2 - Improvements to the World Map, Time Zone Updates, City Database Updates, Advanced Alarm Bug Fix (June 3, 2008)

  • World map window size and position is now remembered. June 03, 2008.
  • City list added to the world map when it is invoked via the right-click menu. June 03, 2008.
  • USA state / Canadian province names are now omitted from default clock labels when changing locations for clocks. May 28, 2008.
  • Bug fix: duplication of advanced alarms upon reboot eliminated. May 27, 2008.
  • Major city database update: all USA city names modified to comply with the naming convention. For example: Dallas, TX is now used instead of Dallas. Some USA city coordinates were also corrected. May 24, 2008.
  • Inuvik, NT, Canada added to the city database. May 23, 2008.
  • Newcastle, Australia added to the city database. May 22, 2008.
  • Reading, UK added to the city database. May 21, 2008.
  • Iasi, Romania added to the city database. May 21, 2008.
  • Girona, Spain added to the city database. May 21, 2008.
  • Pakistan time zone changed due to introduction of DST in the country. May 20, 2008.
  • Morocco time zone changed due to introduction of DST in the country. May 15, 2008.
  • Montgomery, AL, United States added to the city database. May 14, 2008.
  • Mendoza, Argentina added to the city database. May 11, 2008.
  • Marawi, Philippines added to the city database. May 8, 2008.
  • Odense, Denmark added to the city database. May 5, 2008.
  • Puttgarden, Germany added to the city database. April 28, 2008.
  • Rodby, Denmark added to the city database. April 28, 2008.
  • Trier, Germany added to the city database. April 28, 2008.
  • Carcassonne, France added to the city database. April 14, 2008.
  • Limit on the number of taskbar clocks increased from 10 to 12. April 13, 2008.
  • San Luis, Argentina added to the city database. Note that it uses a different time zone from the rest of Argentina as they abandoned DST in 2008. April 2, 2008.
  • Syria time zone changed. New DST rules are as follows: Daylight Saving Time (DST, summer time) starts on: first Friday, April at 00:00:00 local time. Set clock 1 hour forward. Daylight Saving Time (DST, summer time) ends on: 1 October at 00:00:00 local time. Set clock 1 hour back. March 24, 2008.

Changes in ZoneTick World Time Zone Clock v4.1 - Improvement of Graphical Representation, CD Installer, City Database Updates, Miscellaneous Bug Fixes (March 12, 2008)

  • Iraq time zone modified due to abandonment of daylight saving time. March 11, 2008.
  • Cuba time zone modified. They are still on standard time as per ground reports. Assuming last Sunday in March from 2008 forward for DST start. No official info is yet available. March 11, 2008.
  • Chile time zone corrected (again) due to extension of DST because of drought until the end of March, 2008. March 11, 2008.
  • Belo Horizonte, Brazil added to the city database. March 11, 2008.
  • Bug fix: analog skins now work correctly in 16 bit display color resolutions. March 10, 2008.
  • Bug fix: corners of digital skins now show up properly in 16 bit display color resolutions. March 10, 2008.
  • Bug fix: clock and time examples in ZoneTick Preferences now work correctly in 16 bit display color resolutions. March 10, 2008.
  • Bug fix: timer / stopwatch control panel now get displayed properly in 16 bit display color resolutions. March 10, 2008.
  • Chile time zone corrected due to extension of DST because of drought until the end of March, 2008. March 09, 2008.
  • San Luis Obispo, CA, United States added to the city database. March 09, 2008.
  • Graphical presentation of analog skins significantly improved. March 07, 2008.
  • Montgomery, TX, USA added to the city database. March 07, 2008.
  • Red Deer, AB, Canada added to the city database. February 27, 2008.
  • Fortaleza, Brazil added to the city database. February 22, 2008.
  • Malmo, Sweden added to the city database. February 15, 2008.
  • Calabar, Nigeria added to the city database. February 9, 2008.
  • Onitsha, Nigeria added to the city database. February 9, 2008.
  • Surat, India added to the city database. February 8, 2008.
  • Chimoio, Mozambique added to city the database. February 6, 2008.
  • Djember, Indonesia added to the city database. February 4, 2008.
  • Bellevue, WA, United States added to the city database. January 31, 2008.
  • Taichung, Taiwan added to the city database. January 30, 2008.
  • Severodonetsk, Ukraine added to the city database. January 30, 2008.
  • Nuevo Laredo, Mexico added to the city database. January 29, 2008.
  • Nogales, Mexico added to the city database. January 21, 2008.
  • Trujillo, Peru added to the city database. January 21, 2008.
  • Mississauga, ON, Canada added to the city database. January 17, 2008.
  • Arequipa, Peru added to the city database. January 13, 2008.
  • Braganca, Portugal added to the city database. January 12, 2008.
  • Chengdu, China added to the city database. January 11, 2008.
  • Merida, Mexico added to the city database. January 5, 2008.
  • Puebla, Mexico added to the city database. January 5, 2008.
  • Daylight saving time (DST) beginning in Argentina for 2008 and beyond changed to first Sunday in October. At this point it is a guess as Argentina does not yet have a law about it. However, October is better compared to December 30 in 2007 and no DST before 2007. January 5, 2008.
  • Matamoros, Mexico added to the city database. January 4, 2008.
  • Cologne, Germany added to the city database. January 4, 2008.
  • Cordoba, Argentina added to the city database. January 2, 2008.
  • Balti, Moldova added to the city database. January 2, 2008.
  • Tiraspol, Moldova added to the city database. January 2, 2008.
  • Reintroduction of daylight saving time (DST) in Argentina integrated into product. December 23, 2007.
  • CD installers introduced. They are burned on high-quality media and contain additional resources such as skins, sounds, and an optional higher resolution world map. CDs currently come in 2 types of packaging - a slim jewel CD case, and a DVD case. They can be ordered from this page: http://www.anuko.com/content/world_clock/buy_cd.htm. December 21, 2007.
  • Installer updated. It will not overwrite a higher resolution world map if it exists. A higher resolution world map may be installed from a CD installer or manually from the NASA site. Note to users of high resolution maps: these maps are nice but require additional computing resources for proper operation. Install them only when your hardware is capable to handle such graphics. December 21, 2007.
  • Huntingdon, QC, Canada added to the city database. December 18, 2007.
  • Bug fix: algorithm to calculate the required space for timers and stopwatches fixed. December 18, 2007.
  • Spanish translation improved. December 15, 2007.
  • Light spot problem in Quartz Analog skin is fixed. December 15, 2007.
  • wd, and wD date formatters are introduced to represent numerical day of week. wd counts from 0, while wD counts from 1. December 12, 2007.

    This addresses the following problem:

    The key feature I use is Week. But it lacks displaying what day is it in a week. Our week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday. For example, current week is 50 and if it's December 12, 2007 I wish ZoneTick display it as 50.3.

    Sunday = 0, Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, Wednesday = 3, Thursday= 4, Friday = 5, Saturday = 6

  • Antwerp, Belgium added to the city database. December 11, 2007.
  • Timer / stopwatch control panel improved. December 11, 2007.
  • Venezuela time zone change from GMT-04:00 to GMT-04:30. December 9, 2007.
  • Buri Ram, Thailand added to the city database. December 9, 2007.
  • Introduction of DST in Iran in 2008 is integrated into the product. December 7, 2007.
  • Bug fix: advanced alarms specified with a cron day range like 1-31 now work properly. December 6, 2007.
  • Bug fix: time synchronization with time servers specified by an IP address now works properly. December 6, 2007.
  • German translation improved. December 5, 2007.
  • Allowable length for clock and timer labels increased to 31 characters. December 5, 2007.
  • A link to the FAQ page added to About Anuko World Clock window for quicker access to support information. December 5, 2007.
  • Error handler added for situations when city database files are corrupt, absent or in incompatible format. December 4, 2007.
  • Spanish translation improved. December 4, 2007.

Changes in ZoneTick World Time Zone Clock v4.0 - Introduction of Countdown Timers and Stopwatches (December 3, 2007)

  • German translation improved. December 2, 2007.
  • George Town, Cayman Islands, added to the city database. December 2, 2007.
  • Bug fix: creating multiple alarms for timers now does not reset / interfere with timer highlights. December 1, 2007.
  • Pause or resume timer option added to the list of actions on double-click for timers and stopwatches. November 30, 2007.
  • Bug fix: alarm settings for timers and stopwatches now get remembered properly when navigating between alarm nodes in ZoneTick Preferences. November 30, 2007.
  • Bug fix: before this fix analog clocks on desktop were maximizing its size after 9:59 - 10:00 time transition. Now desktop skins maintain their size. This bug was only relevant to v4.0 users. November 26, 2007.
  • Bug fix: timer / stopwatch format "%D %dn\n%h %hn %m %mn" now shows correct localized names for days, depending on the number of days passed or remaining. For example, 1 day but 15 days in English and similarly in other languages, depending on their syntax rules. November 21, 2007.
  • Bug fix: Clicking on the Run button in timer / stopwatch control panel now works reliably after pressing the Reset button. November 21, 2007.
  • Bug fix: Clicking OK or Apply in ZoneTick Preferences after creating a timer or stopwatch now starts it immediately. November 21, 2007.
  • Add clock, Add timer, and Add stopwatch options introduced for the right-click menu. November 20, 2007.
  • Initial implementation of timers and stopwatches. November 20, 2007.
  • Cuba ends DST 1 week earlier than expected: on the last Sunday of October, just like in 2006. October 26, 2007.
  • Upper Hutt, New Zealand added to the city database. October 26, 2007.
  • Ulan Ude, Russia added to the city database. October 26, 2007.
  • Danish translation introduced. October 21, 2007.
  • Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea added to the city database. October 20, 2007.
  • Double-click action changed to show ZoneTick calendar for situations when no_preferences registry option is specified. It eliminates a security warning for terminal server installations when users are not allowed to change the system time. October 18, 2007.
  • Donauworth, Germany added to the city database. October 18, 2007.
  • Lismore, Australia added to the city database. October 18, 2007.
  • Bug fix: ZoneTick time table and time converter were not handling properly future time zone changes, such as in Venezuela. October 17, 2007.
  • Venezuela planned time zone change to GMT-04:30 is introduced. The proposal ... involves turning the clock back half an hour from +4.00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), to +4.30 GMT, the time zone Venezuela had until December 31, 1964, when the current time zone was adopted. The change was due to take place on September 17 and then on September 24, but has since been postponed until December 31, to allow for compliance with international organizations, such as the International Office of Weights and Measures. October 17, 2007.
  • Magnolia, TX, United States added to the city database. October 17, 2007.
  • A future (2008, etc.) DST change is introduced for Egypt. For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August. Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each year. This year it will be observed September 13 (September is quite hot in Egypt), and the idea is to make fasting easier for workers by shifting business hours one hour out of daytime heat. Consequently, unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008. October 16, 2007.
  • Dumaguete, Philippines added to the city database. October 16, 2007.
  • Cebu, Philippines added to the city database. October 16, 2007.
  • Santa Ana, El Salvador added to the city database. October 16, 2007.
  • Iligan, Philippines added to the city database. October 14, 2007.
  • Capitola, CA, United States added to the city database. October 9, 2007.
  • Lugansk, Ukraine added to the city database. October 7, 2007.
  • Napier, New Zealand added to the city database. October 6, 2007.
  • Hastings, New Zealand added to the city database. October 6, 2007.
  • Tacoma, WA, United States added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • DuPont, WA, United States added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • Hillsboro, OR, United States added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • Rio Rancho, NM, United States added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • Hudson, MA, United States added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • Folsom, CA, United States added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • Georgetown, Malaysia added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • Butterworth, Malaysia added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • Chandler, AZ, United States added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • Lugano, Switzerland added to the city database. October 4, 2007.
  • German translation improved. October 3, 2007.
  • Syria extended daylight saving time until November. October 3, 2007.

Changes in v3.7.3 - Additional configuration options for running ZoneTick in secure, restricted environments and on Windows Terminal Server, user-defined start of week day in calendar, time table bug fix, various time zone and city database updates. (3 October 2007)

  • Week start day in ZoneTick Calendar now matches system week start day. In other words, weeks don't start on Sundays for European users any longer. October 01, 2007.
  • "Notify after updates" option introduced on the General page in ZoneTick Preferences. It controls whether ZoneTick shows a notification window after a successful software update. October 01, 2007.
  • Marking / unmarking any check box in ZoneTick clock tree will now move the focus on the corresponding node. October 01, 2007.
  • Brazil changed their daylight saving time rules again. DST in Brazil now starts on second Sunday in October at 00:00:00 local time. DST ends on third Sunday in February at 00:00:00 local time. September 29, 2007.
  • no_preferences registry option introduced. It controls whether users are allowed to change clock settings. September 27, 2007.
  • Swedish translation improved. September 27, 2007.
  • Venezuelan sources report that no time zone change occurred on the weekend of September 22-23, 2007. "Nothing changed. At this moment the official time service reports local date and time as: Monday, September 24th. 2007 10:40.40 VET, so we're still UTC-0400, at least until mid-October." Rolling back Venezuela time zone to GMT-04:00, for now, until more information is available. September 24, 2007.
  • Bug fix: a time table column for a system time clock was sometimes showing incorrect times after the "Make clock local" function execution. September 24, 2007.
  • Waingapu, Indonesia added to the city database. September 23, 2007.
  • Makassar, Indonesia added to the city database. September 23, 2007.
  • no_city_photos registry option introduced. It controls whether a context-sensitive link to the City Photos site is available on the right-click menu in ZoneTick. September 23, 2007.
  • no_news registry option introduced. It controls whether the RSS News Reader feature is available in the product or not. September 23, 2007.
  • no_cloud_map registry option introduced. It controls whether the cloud image (and its updates) is available on the world map in ZoneTick. September 23, 2007.
  • no_updates registry option introduced. It controls whether the automatic update feature is available in ZoneTick. September 23, 2007.
  • Lyon, France added to the city database. September 22, 2007.
  • Lahora, Pakistan added to the city database. September 22, 2007.
  • Caracas and Barcelona in Venezuela moved to the new Venezuela time zone (GMT-04:30). September 20, 2007.
  • New Venezuela time zone introduced (GMT-04:30). September 20, 2007.
  • Podgorica, Montenegro added to the city database. September 17, 2007.
  • Belgrade, Serbia - modified in the city database as belonging to Serbia, not Serbia and Montenegro. September 17, 2007.
  • Serbia and Montenegro split into 2 separate countries in 2006 propagated into the city database. September 17, 2007.
  • Jamshedpur, India added to the database. September 10, 2007.
  • Rajahmundry, India added to the database. September 10, 2007.
  • Vizianagaram, India added to the database. September 10, 2007.
  • Panama City (Panama), Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), and Sanaa (Yemen) modified in the city database (spelling). September 5, 2007.
  • Valdivia, Chile added to the city database. September 3, 2007.
  • Olinda, Brazil added to the city database. September 1, 2007.
  • Daylight saving time changes in Australia: South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales states in Australia change their DST rules effective next year. DST will end the first Sunday in April at 03:00 and start the first Sunday in October at 03:00. August 25, 2007.
  • Egypt time zone change: DST ends on September 7, not September 28. August 24, 2007.
  • Pearl, MS, USA added to the city database. August 23, 2007.
  • Suifenhe, China added to the city database. August 21, 2007.
  • N'Djamena, Chad modified in the city database. August 20, 2007.
  • Mexico City, Mexico modified in the city database. August 20, 2007.
  • Kolonia, Micronesia added to the city database. August 17, 2007.
  • Guatemala City, Guatemala modified in the city database. August 17, 2007.
  • Aurangabad, India added to the database. August 17, 2007.
  • Maram Bazar, India added to the database. August 16, 2007.

Changes in v3.7.2 - News reader improvements, a "tt h:mm" time formatter, time zones and city database updates. (11 August 2007)

  • Spelling of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania corrected (used to be Dar Es Salaam). August 11, 2007.
  • Kishinev, Moldova renamed to Chisinau, Moldova to reflect common current English spelling of the city in the city database. August 9, 2007.
  • Brasilia, Brazil added to the city database. August 9, 2007.
  • Spanish translation improved. August 8, 2007.
  • Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire added to the city database. August 8, 2007.
  • Menlo Park, CA, USA added to the city database. August 8, 2007.
  • Sulaimaniya, Iraq added to the city database. August 7, 2007.
  • Message and links on the "Free update period expired" notification window changed for all available translations to allow for smoother integration with a page to buy update subscriptions from. For now, English-only message is provided. August 02, 2007.
  • Wording on the "Free update period expired" notification window changed to allow for smoother integration with a page to buy update subscriptions from. July 30, 2007.
  • Okinawa, Japan added to the city database. July 30, 2007.
  • Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt added to the city database. July 28, 2007.
  • News Reader notification window behavior changed. News items accumulate in it when it is set not to fade out automatically. July 28, 2007.
  • German translation improved. July 27, 2007.
  • Additional option added to News Reader - whether to automatically fade out news notifications or not. July 26, 2007.
  • New Zealand time zone changed. DST extended to new rules: Daylight saving time starts now on: last Sunday in September at 02:00:00 local time. Daylight saving time ends on: first Sunday in April at 02:00:00 local time. July 23, 2007.
  • Haiti time zone updated. No DST in use anymore. July 23, 2007.
  • A "tt h:mm" time formatter added to the list of built-in time formatters to allow for proper time representation for Japanese, Chinese, and Korean users. July 12, 2007.
  • Curitiba, Brazil added to the city database. July 10, 2007.
  • Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam added to the city database. July 10, 2007.
  • City database / time zones update. June 1, 2007.

Changes in v3.7.1 - better clock positioning algorithm (21 May 2007)

  • Clock positioning algorithm in taskbar improved. Non-necessary 2-pixel gaps are removed from top and bottom of the clock matrix, which allows for better arrangements of clocks. For example, stacking of clocks in 2 rows is now possible where it was not possible before (in narrow taskbars). 21 May 2007.
  • New clock positioning algorithm allows for different heights of clocks, which is convenient when you want to display a date on one of them.

Changes in ZoneTick v3.7. Support of close to real-time clouds imagery on the world map. (8 May 2007)

  • World map now supports close to real-time clouds imagery. Configure it on the General page in ZoneTick Preferences. 8 May 2007.
  • Higher resolutions of world map are now supported (if your video adapter can handle the task). Instructions and documentation on how to use this feature will show up on the site and / or FAQ soon. Basically, you need to download a better image from NASA, replace it in ZoneTick install directory, and see if your video adapter is still okay during interactions with the map. 8 May 2007.
  • Estonian translation added. 8 May 2007.
  • Sunnyvale, CA, United States added to the city database. 11 April 2007.
  • Dublin, OH, United States added to the city database. 11 April 2007.
  • Syracuse, NY, United States added to the city database. 11 April 2007.
  • Knysna, South Africa added to the city database. 11 April 2007.
  • Taganrog, Russia added to the city database. 11 April 2007.

Changes in v3.6 - Enterprise installs / Automatic update improvements (5 April 2007)

  • Enterprise deployment improvement: Added an option to supply the location of default.ini file during installs or updates. This is how it works: put a customized copy of "default.ini" into the installer's directory and rename it to "enterprise.ini". This file will be copied by the installer over the target "default.ini" during install or update. 5 April 2007.
  • Automatic update improvement: Added an option in default.ini to completely disable the update feature, which grays out UI elements and removes the "Check for update" menu. There is a global flag, which totally disables auto-updates, removes the menu command and grays out the settings section - just specify "updates_enabled=0" in the main section of the default.ini. (Yes, default.ini - zonetick.ini isn't involved). 5 April 2007.
  • Automatic update improvement: Added a checkbox - whether to check for updates or not. 5 April 2007.
  • Automatic update improvement: Increased range for interval to check for updates to 999 days. 5 April 2007.
  • Added an icon resource into zonetick.exe binary so that Windows Task Manager shows it on the Applications tab. 5 April 2007.
  • Honduras time zone change - no DST anymore starting with 2007. 3 April 2007.
  • Syria time zone modified: Daylight saving time starts now on: last Friday in March at 00:00:00 local time. 3 April 2007.
  • Turkey time zone modified - Turkey to use EU daylight saving rules starting in 2007. 3 April 2007.
  • Armstrong, BC, Canada city added. 3 April 2007.
  • Jammu, India city added. 3 April 2007.
  • Bug fix: Tray clocks are located correctly after start with the hidden taskbar. 25 March 2007.
  • Bug fix: ZoneTick world map, when invoked from ZoneTick Preferences, now shows correct times for zones with time zone history information (the zones that have entries in tz_changes.txt file). 24 March 2007.
  • Bug fix: changing local time zone on systems now reflects immediately on clocks set to display "Local System Time". Previously, ZoneTick restart or settings re-apply was required. 21 March 2007.
  • Bug fix: time table column for the "Local time" was offset for users in some South Hemisphere countries such as New Zealand. The bug was showing up during periods close to daylight saving time transition (was noticed 1 week in advance). 16 March 2007.
  • RSS news reader work-around added for compatibility with some inconsistently formatted RSS feeds. 7 March 2007.
  • Bug fix: flashing portions of taskbar when clocks display seconds. Addressed by not notifying the taskbar unnecessarily every second in this situation. 6 March 2007.
  • Vista fix: color blending problem in taskbar with Aero schema solved by disabling taskbar transparency on ZoneTick start and restoring it on exit. 5 March, 2007.
  • Cuban daylight saving time switch dates modified after Granma, the official organ of the central committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, wrote that this year Cuba will advance its clocks on midnight, March 10. 4 March, 2007.
  • Spanish translation updated. 2 March 2007.
  • Bug fix: premature "Free updates period expired" message for some users, who updated around February 26. If you purchased less than 1 year ago use your original download link to update your version. This should fix the problem. Note: a follow-up email was sent out to all users affected with a download link and instructions. 27 February 2007.
  • Mongolia time zone modified. No daylight saving time any more as Parliament has ruled. 27 February 2007.
  • German translation updated. 27 February 2007.

Changes in v3.5 - Vista support (26 Feb 2007)

  • Vista support: time synchronization is redone via a Windows service to address lack of permissions for Windows Vista users. 26 February 2007.
  • Time zone for Saint Pierre and Miquelon corrected to match Canada and USA time zone rules changes in 2007. 26 February 2007.
  • Time zone for Turkey corrected, which uses a more accurate daylight saving time transition. 26 February 2007.
  • Time zone for Guatemala corrected. Guatemala decided not to use DST in 2007. February 25, 2007.
  • Time zone for Cuba corrected with daylight saving time usage. February 21, 2007.
  • Vista support bug fix: clocks should now show up in taskbar after an initial install or update. February 15, 2007.
  • Initial effort on Windows Vista support (some issues are still likely to remain). January 31, 2007.
  • Bug fix: all desktop clocks will now show up on a single or double-click on any clock in taskbar. January 31, 2007.
  • Bug fix: tooltip misplacement by 1 pixel on initial mouse-over event. 19 January 2007.
  • Bug fix: auto-updates fixed for Windows 2000 - on some systems during updates users may see error message: "The procedure entry point GetProcessImageFileNameW could not be located in the dynamic link library PSAPI.DLL". 18 January 2007.
  • Bug fix: for users who made multiple ZoneTick purchases automatic updates feature was working for only a short time. 17 January 2007.
  • Bug fix: updates could not proceed on Windows XP with "Switch User" functionality when ZoneTick was running simultaneously for more than one user. Users were seeing error message "One of ZoneTick files is corrupted. Please reinstall ZoneTick." due to only partial success with file replacement. 15 January 2007.
  • Spanish localization updated. 7 January 2007.
  • German localization updated. 7 January 2007.
  • Italian localization updated. 7 January 2007.
  • Bug fix: News headers from Google news channels are decoded properly now. Special symbol inserts such as quotes, etc. should now be displayed normally in headers and notifications. 4 January 2007.
  • Bug fix: RSS feeds from Google news channels are now working. 3 January 2007.

Changes in v3.4 (31 Dec 2006)

  • RSS news and blogs reader feature is introduced.
  • Bug fixed: analog clocks displayed on desktop in some situations were occasionally late by 1 minute when no seconds hand was used. 8 December, 2006.
  • City of Stanley in Falkland Islands now uses correct time zone with DST. 7 December, 2006.
  • Time zone for Honduras modified as per recent changes in daylight saving rules. 7 December, 2006.
  • Time zone for Jordan modified as per recent changes in daylight saving rules. 7 December, 2006.
  • Time zone for Brazil updated as per recent changes in legislation. 5 December, 2006.
  • Time zone for Uruguay updated as per recent changes in legislation. 5 December, 2006.
  • Time zone update for Western Australia (Perth). The state of Western Australia introduced an experimental 3-year trial of daylight saving time. 25 November, 2006.

Changes in v3.3 (23 Sep 2006)

  • Automatic update feature is introduced. This feature is available only in full version.
  • Alarms and reminders dismiss button added.

Changes in v3.2 (18 Aug 2006)

  • New time zone format is introduced to support all localities on Earth. The new database format anticipates future time zone changes in the world. Countries like Brazil, Uruguay, Israel and many others are fully supported. Dependency on Windows time zones is eliminated.
  • Product is additionally localized into Dutch, Japanese, and Italian. Additional localizations and improvements to existing localization files are welcome via WR Localization Service.
  • Time converter is redesigned. Conversion of times for countries like India is much easier now.
  • Time table, which shows an entire day layout for all time zones, is introduced.

Changes in v3.1 (10 Jul 2006)

  • Product is localized into English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
  • User interface redesigned to fit all languages.
  • Minor bug fixes.

Changes in v3.0 (2 May 2006)

  • Desktop mode is introduced. Clocks can now be placed on desktop as well as in the system tray.
  • 64-bit Windows XP support.
  • Action on double-click has more options such as show calendar, copy text to clipboard, etc.
  • World map is integrated into the right-click menu.
  • Initial attempt to integrate the product with the http://cityphotos.info site is done to allow users view photos of world cities.

Changes in v2.7.0 (7 Feb 2006)

  • Graphical interactive WORLD MAP is introduced.
  • The product started to use the free city time zones database from http://citytimezones.info site.
  • Bug fix: a thin transparent line about 5 pixel high shows intermittently on clocks for users with auto-hide taskbar.

Changes in v2.6.8

  • Minimalistic skins are introduced, which are defined only by values in skin.ini.
  • Time synchronization is properly randomized (this affects versions 2.6.2-2.6.7). Default time server changed.
  • Miscellaneous minor improvements such as new Feature Request button.

Changes in v2.6.7

  • Digital skins are improved by providing options to select fonts and border. Look at skin.ini for each skin sub-folder.
  • Enterprise and single-user editions merged into one full version.
  • Support for localized format of dates. For example, dates in French Windows will be in French.

Changes in v2.6.6

  • Minor bug fixes.

Changes in v2.6.5

  • Calendar added.
  • Options w and ww to output week number in date formatters added.

Changes in v2.6.4

  • An option to highlight local system time is introduced.
  • An option to swap computer time zones conveniently from taskbar is introduced.

Changes in v2.6.3

  • An option to select when synchronization occurs is introduced.
  • Local system time zone is added to the list of time zones.

Changes in v2.6.1

  • Minor bug fixes.

Changes in v2.6

  • Time converter feature is introduced.

Changes in v2.5.2

  • Prefix and tooltip for each clock are combined in one control.
  • Controls on the Clocks tab in ZoneTick Preferences rearranged.
  • Performance improved for applying changes to long ini files.
  • Minor bug fixes.

Changes in v2.5.1

  • Minor bug fixes.

Changes in v2.5

  • Radical improvement of alarms. Recurring and cron-like alarms are now fully supported. Note: older alarms will not function after upgrade, so you need to re-create them.
  • ZoneTick preferences UI improved. Clocks are now organized in a tree with alarms and backgrounds as sub-nodes. This allows for easy and intuitive configuration of clocks, alarms, and backgrounds.

Changes in v2.4.7

  • Smarter clock positioning algorithm is introduced, which saves valuable taskbar space.

Changes in v2.4.6

  • Dates in custom formats may be displayed on analog clocks.

Changes in v2.4.5

  • Option to show all clocks in tooltip.
  • Strict attachment of the local clock to the local time zone during install, which does not change during system time zone change (as requested by business travellers).

Changes in v2.4.4

  • "Show hidden icons" button bug fixed.
  • Easier change of clocks in taskbar via a left-click menu.
  • Sorting of clocks in left-click menu by time zone.
  • Better choice of time formatters. Multiple-line date formats are introduced.

Changes in v2.4.3

  • Custom date and time formatters are introduced for each clock.

Changes in v2.4.2

  • Low process priority bug fixed.
  • Dependency of machine keys on software factors eliminated.
  • Installation is now done for all system users by default, no additional activation codes necessary.
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