Big Time Pro

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Big Time Pro is a full-featured world time clock for the Palm OS. It is an enhanced version of the freeware Big Time. It shows the time of up to 4 world cities and 1 home city. Daylight saving time is calculated automatically based on the start and end date. There is also an alarm that can be configured to activate on certain days only. You can also set your Palm clock to other cities' time, this is especially useful for traveller whose cross different time zones. A Time Calculator is also included and is very useful for people who need to contact others in different cities and time zones. There is also a German, Spanish and Swedish version. All in all, Big Time Pro is a full-featured but easy to use world time clock. For the full list of features, check the features section. Big Time Pro is shareware and it only cost US$10 to register. For instructions on installation and usage, please head over to the manual page.

Min. Requirements : Palm OS 2.0 & above
Size : Uses 51KB of Palm RAM
Version : 1.4
Email : onehy@magix.com.sg
Shareware : US$10

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Version History

v1.4 (17th Dec 2000)	Alarm will sound continuously until "OK" or "Snooze" button is pressed. Big Time Pro and Cities Database will be backup during hotsync. Cosmetic update for OS version 3.5 and above. Added Spanish version.
v1.3.1 (23rd Apr 2000)	Fixed bug for setting alarm after reset when alarm is not activated.
v1.3 (12th Apr 2000)	Added Time Calculator with a difference. Added options to hide "i" icon and plane icon. Added support for scrolling city list with hardware buttons. Fixed bug when there is a soft reset and alarm is cancelled. Added German and Swedish version.
v1.2 (27th Feb 2000)	Resort database when city name is changed. Automatically increment/decrement hour and ten minutes when increasing/decreasing minutes, i.e. increment 11:59 to 12:00 instead of 11:50.
v1.1 (24th Feb 2000)	Original release.

Features

Display time of home city and 4 other cities. Information shown are time, date, day of week and week number.
Display the difference in time of the 2 world cities from that of home city if display is set to show 2 world cities.
Built-in database of over 140 cities.
Automatically calculated the Daylight Saving Time based on start and end date. Informed user when there is a change between Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time.
Ability to add, edit or remove city from the database.
Ability to set your clock to a different time zone when travelling.
Time calculator for calculation of time in one city based on another. This is very useful for people who need to contact others in different cities and time zones.
Configurable alarm, options include days to activate alarm, small note and the amount of time to snooze. Alarm will sound continuously until "OK" or "Snooze" button is pressed, ideal as a wake up alarm.
Display 12-hour or 24-hour clock based on system setting (Preferences, Formats, Time).

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Registration

The Registration fee is US$10. You can register it at PalmGear or Handango. For PalmGear, click on the "Buy it at PalmGear HQ" image below or click on the button "Add To Cart" to add it to your shopping cart. Alternatively you can call their phone ordering number, (US) 817.640.6558, and fax order number, (US) 817.640.6614. For Handango, go to Big Time Pro for registration.

During registration, please send in your user name as appear on the "Register Software" window.

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Special Thanks

Juergen Edner - for German translation and lots of valuable feedback.

Jorgen Gothefors - for Swedish translation.

Juan Pablo Ordonez - for Spanish translation.

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