Time change?

[Granbonny]

Spring ahead..but when?.I heard it may be 2/3 weeks early this year.. And one would have to manually change their computers....I know many workers want to come home to daylight..However, I find it strange that we still have lots of sunlight..tonight..and it is only 6:15 P.M.A month ago it was dark at this time......Anyone know when the time change will be this year? Bonnie

 

[Harrybaby666]

Bonnie....We put our clocks ahead this next Sunday

Bonnie....We put our clocks ahead this next Sunday

March 11th at 2 am.....I think this is going to really throw alot of people off....all you have to do to change the time is put your cursor over the time down in the lower right corner of your screen, and right click and select "Adjust Date and Time" from the pop up menu and Viola!!! Your Fixed.... Hope this helps. Harrybaby

 

[geebee]

I just don't understand the reason for doing this so early. In a few weeks, it will be light both in the morning and the evening. With the time change this early it will be dark at 7:30AM when kids are going to school and people are driving to work.

Anyone know why this was altered?

 

[Granbonny]

Thanks Harry

Thanks Harry

Went to mark it on my new 2007 calendar..and it was there?Daylight Savings Time begins. I thought this was new..news?.....Geebee..I put the cat out at 6 a.m. in the dark..turn on porch lights...and wait until daylight to go and let him back in..Around 7:30 a.m...I am soo confused... so..I will let the cat out at 7 a.m.(in the dark)) and wait until 8:30 a.m. to let him back in at daylight....You are correct..the little ones catching the school buses..will be dark?..and the traffic in the large cities like Atlanta will be driving to work in the dark???Crazy..........Bonnie

 

[hensylee]

March 11th at 2 am.....I think this is going to really throw alot of people off....all you have to do to change the time is put your cursor over the time down in the lower right corner of your screen, and right click and select "Adjust Date and Time" from the pop up menu and Viola!!! Your Fixed.... Hope this helps. Harrybaby

so-----Harry, what happens in computers two weeks later????"??

 

[Mary]

I heard on tv that any computer less than two years old was programmed to change time on the 11th. Everyone else will have to make the adjustment. Bonnie, since you've got a new computer, you're in good shape. Me too, thank goodness!

 

[Harrybaby666]

Well Hensy....I think that depends.....

Well Hensy....I think that depends.....

so-----Harry, what happens in computers two weeks later????"??

In the adjust date and time window, there is a box that also asks you if it wants you to automatically adjust for DST...I would uncheck it just to be certain that in a couple of weeks when it would normally go to DST that it doesn't set your computer ahead 2 more hours....I hope this helps.....If Not, well, you probably shouldn't be baking cookies at 12am anyway...LOL Sorry Hensy, I am really trying to keep my sense of humor during this really difficult time....Hugs and Blessings, Harrybaby

 

[Superbob]

Daylight Silliness Time (DST)

Daylight Silliness Time (DST)

The Energy Policy Act of 2005, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush, provided for moving the start of DST up to March 11 in 2007.

The purpose was to save on the costs of energy. Because DST reduces the time between sunset and bedtime (for most people), less electricity is (supposedly) used for lighting and appliances later in the day. Advocates say DST saves 1 percent per day on energy, though there is disagreement about that.

As with so many bright ideas from our illustrious leaders, the Law of Unintended Consequences may kick in. This change creates a DST "bug" that could throw major computer systems out of whack because their time changes are pre-set for other than March 11. We'll see.

 

[mntbiker]

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As with so many bright ideas from our illustrious leaders, the Law of Unintended Consequences will kick in. This change creates a DST "bug" that could throw major computer systems (for defense, hospitals, many public functions) out of whack because their time changes are pre-set for other than March 11. Actually, this could be worse than the vaunted Y2K.

Bottom line: Another screw-up for the geniuses who spend our tax dollars. I say that not as a political statement. Idiocy runs in both major parties.

It will not cause the huge problem that so many of the media will want you to think. Most enterprise environments have their devices set to GMT which of course is not affected by DST. And of those that do use local time zones many of the devices get their time through NTP or other methods. The areas it will impact are home users and scheduling software such as that used in Outlook.

 

[Superbob]

Okay, mntbiker, you're probably right -- or anyway hopefully you're right.

I will always tend to agree with someone who has a Medtronic Freestyle.

I just get a little bent out of shape when the politicos start messin' with our lives. It's my libertarian streak, I guess.

 

[Lisa in Katy]

Another reminder - the alarm clock in our bedroom automatically adjusts for DST, so I think we will have to manually adjust it this weekend. Then, in a few weeks, we will have to manually adjust it back so that it can automatically adjust itself! I wouldn't want to lose another hour of sleep. I must say that I love DST though and wish we were on it all year. I hate coming home when it's almost dark. This time of year it's really hard because I have to drive exactly west and the sun is right in my eyes.

 

[hensylee]

I have an idea! Let's just leave our computer alone and it'll catch up in two weeks. We in the deep south usually do things slowly anyway.

when I was growing up and as a young adult in Miami, we never changed the clocks. When we moved to Baltimore, people kept telling us don't forget to change your clocks. I ASKED them why! We didn't have a clue.
Alas, when we returned to Florida five years later, Florida had joined up with the rest of the country. Arizona is smart. They never change theirs. Wish they'd go back to this.

 

[Ross]

I just don't understand the reason for doing this so early. In a few weeks, it will be light both in the morning and the evening. With the time change this early it will be dark at 7:30AM when kids are going to school and people are driving to work.

Anyone know why this was altered?

Some brilliant mind calculated that we could save x amount of barrels of oil by doing this. This is the only reason for it.

Now for you folks that don't have your computers patched for the new change coming THIS WEEK UP, Microsoft has your back:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_hu1

 

[geebee]

I guess they decided that more people are home at 8PM than at 7AM and don't care about the commute issue.

Sure hope all the kids get to school okay - especially those that still walk to school.

 

[Blanche]

An older computer is no problem for us. We live in Arizona which does not have savings time. So, our clocks never change...not in Spring nor in Fall.
Blanche

 

[Granbonny]

Tonight's the night

Tonight's the night

I wanted to bump the thread back up..in case, anyone forgot. go change all those clocks...We will still do Sunday night chat at the same time...5 P.M. Eastern Time..........Bonnie

 

[Andrew'sMom]

hnesylee ... i like your idea ... just wait 2 weeks & let the computer change itself on the DST it was programmed for!!

 

[Superbob]

Okay, the Great Time Change seems to have occurred, and the sky seems not to have fallen, despite the Big Media's dire predictions. Somehow, the time on my computer has even changed without me doing anything to change it.

I do worry about one thing, still: It is awfully dark now at the time many little children will have to head off for school. Drivers, please be extra careful out there.