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FAQ

Why does Qlock try to connect to the Internet when the About window is displayed?

This is because there is a link to our web site in the left panel. The window uses Microsoft's standard Internet Explorer ActiveX control and is quite harmless. If you would like to check out the pages for yourself, please visit http://www.pdabusiness.com/_vti_bin/qlockad.pl

If you have selected any option apart from Manual Update in the Internet Sync options window, then Qlock may also try to connect the Internet periodically to obtain the correct time. Qlock uses a TCP connection on port 13 (NIST) to connect to the currently selected time server.

We are very strongly against programs that violate user`s privacy, and therefore do not log IP addresses or obtain any information from your machine. If you have a personal firewall such as ZoneAlarm, Qlock will work quite happily with Internet access disabled. Although you will not be able to use the Internet Sync feature.

My city isn`t included, can I add it to Qlock?

Yes you can. Click on the `Add City` button in the Select City window. Enter the name, GMT offset and DST information (if applicable) then hit OK when finished. Your new city will then be visible under <User Cities> and <All Cities> in the Countries panel. It is currently not possible to select a country for any new cities, but this feature will probably be added later. To delete a user city name, simply select it and hit Delete City (or click the right mouse and select Delete). Please note that it is only possible to delete User defined cities.

I have lots of Qlocks on the screen, how do I move them all about together?

Right or Middle clicking on the title bar of any Qlock will allow you to move them all at once.

Where can I get the latest version of Qlock?

Clicking on the version number in the About window will automatically download the latest zip file from our web site. You can also of course go to www.pdabusiness.com/qlock and download it from there.

Why is Qlock free?

Firstly, Qlock is free because we believe all desktop clocks should be free. Clocks are used by all of us everyday and (to get philosophical) they link us together and so should be shared. We`ve had great pleasure creating one that is hopefully different from the rest.

Secondly, pdaBusiness gains publicity everytime someone new uses Qlock, therefore we can gain revenue to help us support this and other products.

What does pdaBusiness do?

We primarily make Palm software, ranging from unique security programs such as JotLoc to Palm`s first 3D game, Tank Pilot.

Are you planning other versions of Qlock?

Yes indeed, depending on how popular Qlock for Windows proves to be. (We do after all need to earn a living :-) First on the list will be a Macintosh and Linux X Windows version, other ideas are greatly welcome.

Why make Qlock when there are so many "World Clocks" available?

There are alot of them, but we believe none like Qlock. It looks good, its simple to use by anyone, its reliable and best of all its free.

Is there any way I can help to improve Qlock?

Yes there is! If you have a definitive list of every major (and most minor) cities and countries in the world, complete with DST information, we would love to put it in Qlock.