what have they gon' and done now...

[David Griffith 2]

I only noticed this cause it's my b-day..





Big Change on March 11. Know What It Is?



This is bound to take a lot of people in the United States by surprise. Starting in 2007, daylight-saving time begins on Sunday, March 11--not the first Sunday in April as has been the case for 20 years. When you weren't paying attention in August 2005, Congress changed the law to lengthen daylight-saving time by four weeks. Why? So we can save energy. And instead of going back to standard time the last Sunday in October, we'll now "fall back" on the first Sunday in November, which is Nov. 4.





Not everyone is thrilled with the change. The airlines in particular are perturbed, reports The Washington Post, as they are scrambling to make sure countless automated systems will change the time on the clocks at just the right moment. If those systems fail, your flight will be delayed. Banks also need to program their ATMs to change the time on March 11. Meanwhile, Barry Koling, spokesman for Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks, told the Post, "I haven't heard about it."







Your computer (provided the software is fairly current) and cell phone should both update automatically since they get that information from the Internet and service providers' networks respectively. Still, Microsoft has already issued a warning for users of its older products, including Windows XP SP1 and Windows NT4, that the clocks will have to be updated manually.







Here's the good news for kids: It won't be as dark when kids go trick-or-treating on Halloween night!



(Sourced from http://channels.isp.netscape.com/whatsnew/default.jsp?story=20070201-1317)

 

[Travis Munday]

I think Bush said this in last years State of the Union Address, or sometime.



Will it help? Not one iota, probably just confuse the hell out of everybody for a bit.

 

[blksn8k]

Sounds like a good thing for those of us who archery hunt...an extra hour of daylight after work during the rut...Oh yeah baby!

 

[Dre L]

It's a nightmare for everyone in the computer industry... better yet, it surprised everyone in the computer industry...

"We have to do what by when?"

 

[ChuckSTer]

Watch your computers..... It not programmed for it

 

[TracN Jack]

hehe not a problem I have everthing (300+ computers) syncronized against an internal time sever(s) at login that we sycronize against our phone system clock. Why is this so hard ?

 

[Chad Merry]

It is not hard to change the time. People just need something to freak out/complain/bitch about. Dont understand why we dont just stay on daylight savings throughout the year.

 

[Dale Carlson]

Actually, I don't think the computer industry was entirely surprised. Microsoft issued a patch last month for Windows XP/2003. With older Windows versions there's a Registry edit that has to be done if you don't want to have to change it manually every spring and fall.



To get the XP/2003 patch, run Windows Update and select the Custom option. You then have to read the descriptions to see which one to pick.

 

[Jake Levin]

TracNJack, syncing to an NTP server will not necessarily work. We looked into doing this but the NTP protocol reports UTC time. The computers then adjust for time zone. If you don't patch the system to reflect the change to DST you're computers won't change on the correct date. basically if you're in the eastern timezone, you're UTC -5 . During DST you become UTC -4. We just finished patching all of our HP-UX servers and windows servers. Funny, our Redhat linux servers didn't need to be patched, they were fixed last year.

 

[David Griffith 2]

Yeah...what he said..

 

[Christopher L]

I just wish they would get ride of this crappy idea of daylight savings once and for all. My suggestion is to move the clock 30 minutes and then LEAVE IT THE HECK ALONE!!!! Makes sense to me, but I guess thats why it doesn't mean anything in Washington....because it makes sense!

 

[Thomas Rogers]

What kefguy said. The computer industry, in particular Linux community and Microsoft have been on-top of this issue for some time. Microsoft re-engineered the DLS algorithms several product versions back such that IF and WHEN the rules for determining when the switch to and from DLS changed, their OS could simply be given a NEW set of rules.



The recent patch from Microsoft simply updates the registry with the new rules. If using WinXP and auto-update you are all set.



P.S. I wish we would do-away with DLS. My internal alarm clock gets all screwed up. I tend to sleep only 4 to 6 hours a night, and every spring when the change is made I feel tired for weeks after until my body adjusts.



TJR

 

[kil roy]

i think we should have it every day twice a day, after i get to work

they can push the clock ahead an hour then after i leave

it can fall back an hour.



works for me.

 

[Richard L]

People are acting like it's the Y2K bug all over again! Remember, people thought the world was going to end because the computer could not calculate the correct dates.



As kefguy said, if you run Windows-XP, Microsoft has an update available to cover that condition. If you run an older version, you will just have to adjust the time manually.



Yes some pieces of equipment may not be able to have their software patched, but most will continue to operate once the server they sync to is updated.



...Rich

 

[David Griffith 2]

I didn't post this to start an computer software debate, or another Y2k scare. Only to inform of the move up,in the setback..if that makes sense.. :lol:it made sense to me.

lol

 

[CountyMounty]

I think its great, I hate theese short days. Looking forward to not grilling supper in the dark. Its bad enough to be grilling it in the cold but hopefully in a few years global warming will take care of that.