DTV countdown timer

[1inxs]

Jay,
We all know you've got a lot on your plate as it is and we don't want you to work too hard. Wouldn't it be sweet if we had a DTV countdown timer on here somewhere? Countdown to full DTV USA switchover. There are any number of formats you could choose. Days/Hours/Minutes/Seconds or any combination of these. To me it's a little like waiting for Christmas.

 

[Jason Fritz]

haha, I'll have to see what I can do. I need to fill out the top a bit more and I may have room on the right....hmm....

 

[1inxs]

I forgot to include this link in the last post.
Countdown Timer | Andrew Ferguson dot NET

 

[Jason Fritz]

I forgot to include this link in the last post.
Countdown Timer | Andrew Ferguson dot NET

Events can be inserted into the sidebar, either manually or as a widget, or within posts and pages.

Looks like it's only for blogs (posts and pages). Couldn't find an example of it on there either? layball:

 

[1inxs]

I don't know much about web design. I'll have to start looking into the design part more.
I did find this
How do I add a countdown timer to my Web site? :: Free Tech Support from Ask Dave Taylor!
Maybe it will help if you decide you would like to pursue the clock idea.

 

[Jason Fritz]

That's a great website, thanks for the link, I'll probably try the javascript one for starters.

 

[1inxs]

Now that's cool! Thanks Jay.

 

[Jason Fritz]

Now that's cool! Thanks Jay.

:thumb: Still working on it but I like it

 

[CptlA]

Jay, your off by a day according to DTV Answers : What you need to know about the June 12, 2009 switch to DTV. but I counted on my calendar on my pc. Looks like they may be a day off? I dunno.

 

[1inxs]

Jay, your off by a day according to DTV Answers : What you need to know about the June 12, 2009 switch to DTV. but I counted on my calendar on my pc. Looks like they may be a day off? I dunno.

Nice catch CptlA. The law states By Midnight. Dang it! That means there's one (1) more day to wait
DTV transition in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Jason Fritz]

Thanks it was off by 24 hours, give or take an hour.

 

[DTVuser2009]

Let's hope it's happening on June 12th!

I thought having a '24' style clock like from the TV show counting it down would be neat, esp if it was flash-based and therefore live and not requiring a reload of the browser to update.