ActiveX Clock

ActiveX Clock is a widget that offers you an alternative to the default Windows clock. It synchronizes with your OS time and displays the hour, minutes, as well as the current date.

From the design point of view, it looks pretty good. It has a slick look and a glass feel. You can’t change its size but the dimensions of the numbers and letters are already optimal. They’re easy to spot and read.

You can place the clock anywhere on your computer screen and select to keep it on top of other applications so it’s always in plain sight. You also have the options to autorun the application on Windows startup and to display the seconds.

From a customization point of view, there’s not much to speak about. There are no other settings that you can use to enhance or configure the clock.

A really nice feature ActiveX Clock has is that it automatically changes its background color using HUE rotation and goes through the entire color spectrum. This can be an advantage or a disadvantage to you if you like to customize your Windows theme in detail.

Since you can’t control the color range, ActiveX Clock is either that widget that doesn’t fit with the theme’s color scheme for more than a few seconds, or it can be that piece that makes your desktop look more vivid and lively.

In the end the decision comes from a subjective point of view. Objectively, ActiveX Clock has a tough time competing with other desktop clocks that offer at least an alarm or reminder function.