Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Timezone Tricks

Working with people in different time zones presents multiple problems.   Answering the simple questions of what time is it now and what time is it at a future date and time can be confusing.

Trick 1 - Web solution
http://www.timeanddate.com/

Here is an example of a link that will show a future time for the major cities worldwide
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=7&year=2010&hour=10&min=0&sec=0&p1=179

Trick 2 - Windows utility
A useful desktop clock called Qlock allows you to see the current time in cities of your choice as well as picking a future date and time.