1st Clock Classic

The tray area is used to display various details of interest, but one info field in particular has been around with all iterations of Windows, and that’s the clock. Developers came out with an abundance of customization alternatives such as 1st Clock Classic. It instantly alters the visual style and behavior of the clock, with all options at your fingertips.

Once installed and launched, the application automatically integrates in the system and takes over the default clock. There’s no major change in the visual style, with a tooltip to let you know it’s there, and the possibility to access the properties panel to adjust visual style, and choose what and how to display.

Appearance settings may not contain a great variety of preset styles, but you can choose to change the font used, including colors, or background, which can even be a picture of your choice. Technical settings can also be adjusted, such as whether to display a 12 or 24 hour clock, or manually configure display options.

The application comes with a built-in calendar which shows different details on mouseover. You can enable multiple calendars, as well as different time zones to track. However, there are no additional clocks inserted in the tray area, but are only displayed in the form of a tooltip when hovering the cursor over the clock.

Behavior options are related to mouse and keyboard interaction. Hotkeys can be assigned to show the calendar and bring up the settings panel, while mouse controls are handled in a similar manner for buttons. Moreover, resource usage display can be enabled in the form of slim progress bars bundled inside the clock.

Bottom line is that customization of the computer greatly benefits from third party applications like 1st Clock Classic. Even though it’s not fitted with plenty styles, it can be customized to display multiple time zones and calendars with your own choice of colors and format options.