Easy-to-Use Monitor Calibration Tool From Pantone

Anyone used the Pantone huey yet ?
http://www.pantone.com/products/products.asp?idArea=2&showNav=121&idProduct=103

I received my Pantone Huey today for color calibration. It's a great little tool.
Pantone Huey works fine if you remember to select the right applications at the Finish of the calibration. I initially had chosen the wrong settings and the colors were strange. But after running the Huey program again and checking Design applications it works beautifully.
The colors on screen now match the Pantone paper swatches really well.
So, I thought I should say Pantone Huey definitely works.
Thanks.
More info at
www.pantone.com

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