Conference Categories | Apps Conference | Stock Tickers Topics Quote Ticker Bar -- This a great little app that creates an app bar (similar to the Windows 95 task bar) on your screen for displaying the latest information for your favorite stocks. In addition to working on Windows 95 machines, Quote Ticker Bar (QTB) also functions on Windows NT and Windows 3.x platforms (Windows 3.x users will need Win32s in order to run QTB). You will get a good idea of Quote Ticker Bar's abilities from the evaluation release, but overall it is quite limited in terms of features and for only $35 you can get the full product with many additional features. The evaluation release is limited to two default stocks (Microsoft and Netscape), one display speed (if you have a fast computer the stocks go by so fast you may not even be able to read them ;-), and two stock servers (if both are busy you're out of luck). Registering the product takes care of these shortcomings by offering unlimited stocks for display, a property menu for changing the default preferences (including the display speed and default stock servers), and six additional default stock servers. There is also a display all command on the app bar for providing a listing of all your stock prices on the screen at the same time. In both versions, and with most any free stock service, the stock rates listed are always delayed by at least fifteen minutes. While Quote Ticker Bar might not be as informative as the SECAPL Quote Server, it is an efficient and valuable reference for anyone with more than a passing interest in the stock market. After all, what could be easier than having free stock quotes delivered straight to your desktop? Pros: Easy and efficient app for delivering free stock quotes straight to your desktop Cons: Stocks are always delayed by at least fifteen minutes, evaluation release has limited features New: Save and print capabilities added, revised interface (very cool), more Version Reviewed: 3.0a Date of Review: 6/24/96 Reviewer: Forrest Stroud Location: http://www.connix.com/~randy/qtb.zip Information: http://www.connix.com/~randy/qtb/qtb.html Company: http://www.connix.com/~randy/ apps conference Main Menu