To Mac Geek Gab
The other week, Pilot Peter mentioned his struggle with converting his home time zone, with the time zone he’s in and UTC. Let me fix that for you, way beyond what most time zone apps do.
I am a ham radio operator and I am forever converting to UTC, GMT, or Zulu, as it is the time standard of the platform.
What makes this app cool and different from most is that you can scroll forward on the clock to work out what the time will be in multiple locations, in however many hours and minutes you like.
For example, if you’re flying from San Francisco to Sydney, you can say, “I’ll call you in New York when I get to Sydney and, allowing for customs, that will be in 15 hours”.
So, in the app, spin the wheel for 15 hours, and you’ll know the time in Eastern, Pacific, Sydney, and UTC zones, allowing you to inform the other party.
It sits in the Mac Menu Bar, and iOS and iPad OS versions are coming, apparently.
Time and Date has a similar web version (Meeting Planner):
The Time Zone Converter App is an excellent value for money and works well. And it’s super handy in the menu bar. Get it at the App Store and read more here: Developer site .
Fun fact, according to Flight Radar 24: “Zulu comes from the US military, which assigns global time zones with letter codes.”
