Elprime Clock Pro - Review

This software adds an analogue clock face to your desktop. You can opt to have the clock on top of all your programs or only have it show when it all programs are minimised (show on desktop). An incredibly useful feature is that when you put your mouse over the clock, it gradually invisibilises meaning that you can read text/click on buttons that the clock would have been hiding.

The really nice thing about this visual enhancement is that you can select from a variety of skins: 21 come pre-installed and about 40 skins are downloadable via their skins database on their website. Using their skin manager you also have the ability to create your own customised skins.

Another feature is the alarm system that the clock has. You can select from a sufficient selection of SPR (PC Speaker Files) and WAV alarm files that come with the application. Unfortunately, a list of alarms aren't available from their website like the skins are but you are free to add your own SPR and WAV files and use them as alarms. You have a fairly advanced control system which allows you to schedule alarms hourly, daily, monthly and to ring once. With the daily option, you can set it to ring on certain days of the week rather than every day (ie just Sunday and Wednesday), so, if you only select one day, it doubles up as a weekly option.

Other notable features include the ability to update the clock from an internet server or an LAN, a built-in calendar system, the ability to display the date on the clock and various other special effects.

However, the one main problem with this clock is that it doesn't cater for the digitalised people - you can only have an analogue clock face. If you want to enlarge the clock face, you may notice a visible loss of quality.

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Memory Usage (yours will probably vary)

Process Name: Eclock.exe
Memory Usage: 4,832 K

Final Word

The clock does nothing that incredible. It is simple a visual enhancment yet a good visual enhancement at that. Various features allow very good control over the clock. £10 is a good price to pay for something like this and if you want to improve your desktop, I would get it especially whilst it's free.

Ease-Of-Use: 9/10
Practicality: 6/10
Overall Rating: 8/10

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This review was originally posted by electriic_ink on trap17.com

Interesting, but I don't really see any practical use for it. About every computer has a little digital clock in the corner that you can peek at and isn't in the way. And there adding way too much to a clock.. skins? Now come on, its a clock. I'd really never use it, I don't really see the point. Oh well, maybe someone else will like this but, I don't see how.

This post has been edited by SSBC: Feb 5 2007, 06:55 PM