Dave, Hi there, I noticed, on a previous entry, somebody asked how to add a countdown timer to their website, well I am also interested in one for my website, on how long until the next clan match is for Socom II, am i able to get a visual countdown timer, where when people go on the website, they can watch it count down, also, could it say days, hours minutes, etc, and also maybe colourful.

I’ll answer with a bunch of links, this time, rather than reinvent the wheel with my own solution. Here’s a list of some of the most interesting or clearly-written countdown timers in a variety of different languages.

Remember, though, that anything written in JavaScript has the inherent problem that it’s relying on the clock of the visitor’s computer being accurate. Macs all seem to sync to the network time servers, but I often see Windows machines off by hours, day, and sometimes even weeks (even in an otherwise well-managed IT environment like the University of Colorado, Boulder). However, if you’re happy with a “95% solution”, JavaScript will work fine…

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