Posted on 02/01/2007 7:50:25 PM PST by Revel
From my experience as a technical instructor, a vast amount of folks that own a computer have no clue. I spend much of my time explaining why and how they should use firewalls, anti-virus and other general computer safety precaution software. And yet, many of my after job call outs are the result of these same people not heeding my warnings.
And you expect these folks to know how to reset their system clocks
give me a break.
No! Windows XP SP1 and previous Operating Systems are no longer supported by MS and haven't been for some time now.
You'll need to either upgrade to XP SP2, or make the change yourself manually.
"Pretend time is insane. I'm sorry that governor Mitch signed us up for it.'
Farmers don't like it either. The extra hour of
sunlight burns up the crops.
The upgrade is free but lengthy.
Here's an easier solution.
Double click on the time on the bottom right on your task bar.
Adjust the clock to the proper time (use the clock on your cell phone for best results)
Click OK.
Repeat twice a year.
ROFLMAO!
www.time.gov
Bookmark.
BTW, buy a Mac. :)
My favorite too ... and the trashcan.
Bookmark
No one answered my question the last time, so I'll ask again: what happens with those recorded time of day announcements, that is the ones that beep every ten seconds? Officially, the time change is at 2:00 am. So, what is the next time that is announced after 1:59:50 am? Does the system know to announce the next time as 3:00 am (in the fall) or 1:00 am (in the spring)?
And you expect these folks to know how to reset their system clocks
give me a break.
Click on the clock and reset the time. Everyone with a computer has done it at some point. Takes about 15 or 20 seconds to reset the time forward an hour. And you expect people to download and install a windows fix? No, you give me a break.... You're crazy!
Because people like me actually rely on my computer to tell me when to change all the clocks. Sometimes I just don't hear about it anywhere else. When I start my computer and it says "Windows has adjusted for daylight savings time" then that is my cue.
Awesom-O knows what time it is.
It is no different for MAC. The older versions will not change on time. Other than upgrading. I don't know if there is anyway to fix those mac's.
"Not every computer operating system now running is ready for the automatic switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST) when it arrives on March 11th, 2007. Charles Moore at The Low End Mac discussed the situation, another possible "Y2K" scenario, on Friday.
Mac OS X has been patched to account for the new, earlier change over since version 10.4.6. However, anyone using a previous version, or legacy Mac OS will have to make the adjustment manually. "
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/01/26.8.shtml
See post #37
The solution is sooooo simple! Move to Arizona! We stay on Mountain Standard Time all year round! :-)
I'm looking for someone with knowledge of electric fields, and this thread looked like as good a place to start, as any.
My husband ran into a problem with a crane on an oil tanker that was running 4000 volts of electricity from somewhere. It has been determined that the power wasn't being generated by anything on the ship, but they never found the source, and the power declined at sundown. But I'm concerned that it could happen again at the same dock, and maybe kill someone the next time.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.