Abandon Your Reliance on the Money for Time Contract with Your Workforce: My Dad was a real clock-watcher.

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Y2K Test : Check your PC's real-time clock to make sure that it is year-2000 compliant.

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It tests your system's BIOS, real-time clock and system clock, and more.

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As the name suggests, the handhelds featured a clock and alarm but the real attraction was the games, which included titles like Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, and Balloon Fight.

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Today, consumers, accustomed to the ease of use, want more flexibility. (Take note Apple: a software upgrade that allowed users to change their screen display, such as adding a big round clock or introducing tiles, would create a real buzz.) Ironically, because Apple was instrumental in a big part of the proliferation of technology for the consumer, consumers, in a way, have outgrown Apple.

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Time, for example, is real, but it can only be efficiently managed when it is represented by a clock or a calendar.

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