Daylight Savings begins early ends later this year

[ProStockJunkie]

Beginning March 11, 2007, Daylight Saving Time (DST) start and end dates for the United States will transition to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Under the new law, Daylight Saving Time will begin the second Sunday of March and end the first Sunday of November, extending the timeframe by four weeks.

2007 Daylight Saving Time Dates:
March 11th: DST Begins
November 4th: DST Ends

 

[mike cummings]

If you are running Windows XP, Microsoft has an update that will reset the daylight savings settings in the operating system. You can find the update here Download details: Update for Windows XP (KB931836)

If you use a Mac, you're on your own.

 

[ProStockJunkie]

This is business computers, but I thought I'd pass it along to y'all ...

Due to this DST change, operating system and application software updates may be required to ensure that the system clock is accurate and there is no impact. The change in DST may have an affect on many automated and technology reliant products. In many cases, making the necessary changes to accommodate the new DST legislation will be a relatively minor task. In other cases, more substantial efforts may be required. In some cases, systems and applications may need to be updated directly, while in others, the application may simply inherit or "read" the date and time information from the underlying system that it resides on so the changes need only be made to that underlying system. Given the broad range of technology in use today-and the integration of systems between customers, vendors, and partners - business and IT managers should determine what actions should be taken to mitigate the affects of DST 2007 on their organizations.

 

[ProStockJunkie]

some more info...

Regarding Windows-based computers Microsoft will be releasing Security Updates to handle the change. Read the following article from Microsoft's web site:

Preparing for Daylight Saving Time changes in 2007
Preparing for Daylight Saving Time changes in 2007

 

["Dr. Dirt"]

Thanks a lot Jackee and Mike!
I'm already updated!

 

[ProStockJunkie]

Information For Macs

About Daylight Saving Time changes in 2007

Apple - Support - Downloads - Daylight Saving Time Update (Tiger)

MacFixIt - Daylight saving time update released for Mac OS X 10.4.8, 10.3.9

 

[Toejam]

Jackie isn't the Fall back always around the Beginning of Nov.?

 

[ProStockJunkie]

Jackie isn't the Fall back always around the Beginning of Nov.?

The Fall Back has been on the last Saturday in October (around Halloween)for as long as I can remember. So we're getting 3 weeks on the front end, and a week on the back end, for a total of 4 weeks of DST.

 

[ProStockJunkie]

I just noticed that my signature is missing AGAIN! What's going on ? I reapplied it yesterday when someone said it was working!

 

[Kelly]

Yeah, I posted in the sig thread.....it'll only show up on your first post per page.

 

[ProStockJunkie]

Yeah, I posted in the sig thread.....it'll only show up on your first post per page.

Ok, thanks Kel. I guess I forgot that!

 

[none]

Are the rest of you still falling for that?-LOL

Alan

 

[Jenn]

I have windows Vista on my laptop, so I guess I don't have to worry about it on that.