Remember to change your clocks!

Art Vandelay · 1st April 2007, 12:36 PM

Just thought I'd remind everyone to change their clocks for the Daylights Savings Time change.

mijopaalmc · 1st April 2007, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

Just thought I'd remind everyone to change their clocks for the Daylights Savings Time change.

Are we setting our clocks ahead another hour?

I set my clocks ahead on March 11th as per the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Schneibster · 1st April 2007, 01:07 PM

Thanks, Art, I'll be sure to set it back an hour tonight.

mijopaalmc · 1st April 2007, 01:44 PM

Sorry, I forgot about the automatic set forward that a lot of operating systems do.

Mick Houlahan · 1st April 2007, 04:24 PM

My Timex 313B Auto-Set Dual-Alarm Preset-Tuning Clock Radio quietly and firmly insisted on resetting itself for DST at 2 AM today, and I was eventually forced to manually reprogram it with a small ball-peen hammer.
I cannot very highly recommend the Timex 313B Auto-Set Dual-Alarm Preset-Tuning Clock Radio.

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 1st April 2007, 04:36 PM

Whatever Internet time server my Windows XP system uses did not know that daylight savings time started in March. And it still thought it started today. Come on, people!

~~ Paul

mijopaalmc · 1st April 2007, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

Whatever Internet time server my Windows XP system uses did not know that daylight savings time started in March. And it still thought it started today. Come on, people!

~~ Paul

Switch to time.nist.gov; they define the correct time.

casebro · 1st April 2007, 05:31 PM

Allow me to remind you to check todays date before falling for Art's trick.

Happy April Fools day to you too, Art.

Soapy Sam · 1st April 2007, 05:34 PM

You're all using this new-fangled Gregorian Calendar. I'm still on Julian. No daylight saving and it's compatible with Linux.

Tief · 1st April 2007, 06:06 PM

Thought this was an April Fool's until I realized my computer had added the hour to its time

Hamradioguy · 1st April 2007, 06:10 PM

Ha, at least I don't need to worry about these issues with the clock in the ham shack- it stays on GMT and save for an occasional tweak never gets changed.

On the other hand, the computer clock did it's usual shift to DST even though I did that back in march. But it was easier to take 10 seconds and bump it back an hour than hunt around for a Windows patch, download it, get it in the proper file and reboot the computer....and hope it didn't have any bugs to deal with.

Hokulele · 1st April 2007, 06:17 PM

Twice a year, my husband and I look at all of the timekeeping devices around the house (house, woodshop, office, two vehicles), look at each other, and smile at how nice it is to live in a place that doesn't participate in that nonsense.

Hawk one · 1st April 2007, 06:20 PM

I don't need to change my clocks, they're all potty-trained. Badum TISH!

rjh01 · 1st April 2007, 10:34 PM

Move to Australia. We finished with daylight saving over a week ago.

The Great Hairy One · 2nd April 2007, 02:24 AM

Stupid daylight savings. Bah.

Cheers,
TGHO

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 2nd April 2007, 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by Hokulele

Twice a year, my husband and I look at all of the timekeeping devices around the house (house, woodshop, office, two vehicles), look at each other, and smile at how nice it is to live in a place that doesn't participate in that nonsense.

And two other times a year, you and your husband run around and set the clocks so they are accurate.

You've gained nothing!

~~ Paul

Hokulele · 2nd April 2007, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

And two other times a year, you and your husband run around and set the clocks so they are accurate.

You've gained nothing!

~~ Paul

Accurate? Since when does island living require times to be accurate?

ElWampa · 2nd April 2007, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Hamradioguy

Ha, at least I don't need to worry about these issues with the clock in the ham shack- it stays on GMT and save for an occasional tweak never gets changed.

On the other hand, the computer clock did it's usual shift to DST even though I did that back in march. But it was easier to take 10 seconds and bump it back an hour than hunt around for a Windows patch, download it, get it in the proper file and reboot the computer....and hope it didn't have any bugs to deal with.

Or if you're using Windows 2000 you have to manually do it via Ye Olde Registry hacking.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387

Not that it is a big deal and all, it is just that I am lazy.

bruto · 2nd April 2007, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos

Whatever Internet time server my Windows XP system uses did not know that daylight savings time started in March. And it still thought it started today. Come on, people!

~~ Paul

Micros**t has a fix for that, that will allow you to specify when DST begins and ends, and adjust the offset. It seems to work. Look for "TZEDIT."

Cactus Wren · 2nd April 2007, 03:17 PM

Here in Arizona we don't have DST. So as long as my computer knows it's in Arizona, I can just sit back and watch you all run around like chickens with your heads cut off.

Morrigan · 2nd April 2007, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by ElWampa

Or if you're using Windows 2000 you have to manually do it via Ye Olde Registry hacking.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387

Not that it is a big deal and all, it is just that I am lazy.

Go here, my friend. This little tool will do it for you. Worked like a charm.

Sir Robin Goodfellow · 2nd April 2007, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Hokulele

Twice a year, my husband and I look at all of the timekeeping devices around the house (house, woodshop, office, two vehicles), look at each other, and smile at how nice it is to live in a place that doesn't participate in that nonsense.

Me too. Don't know about where you live, but around here it's a big debate. People seem to think daylight saving time adds an extra hour to the day.

Sir Robin Goodfellow · 2nd April 2007, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Cactus Wren

Here in Arizona we don't have DST. So as long as my computer knows it's in Arizona, I can just sit back and watch you all run around like chickens with your heads cut off.

It's a proven fact that things are just better in Saskatchewan and Arizona. It's true!

Hokulele · 2nd April 2007, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Robin Goodfellow

Me too. Don't know about where you live, but around here it's a big debate. People seem to think daylight saving time adds an extra hour to the day.

Nope, not under debate, not even under consideration. (Hint: we are much closer to the equator . . .)

Originally Posted by Sir Robin Goodfellow

It's a proven fact that things are just better in Saskatchewan and Arizona. It's true!

And Hawaii! (Hence the hint above.)

thaiboxerken · 2nd April 2007, 05:48 PM

I wonder what kind of interest all of the daylight saved accrues.

rjh01 · 2nd April 2007, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by thaiboxerken

I wonder what kind of interest all of the daylight saved accrues.

One a loan shark would love. We lose an hour on a Sunday morning, then get it back with an extra hours daylight every evening until the end of daylight saving, then we get back the hour that we lost at the beginning of daylight savings. In short the interest is 100% per day!

As for changing the time on clocks, it only takes a few minutes each time.

1st April 2007, 12:36 PM	#1
Art Vandelay Illuminator Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4,790	Remember to change your clocks! Just thought I'd remind everyone to change their clocks for the Daylights Savings Time change.

1st April 2007, 12:42 PM	#2
mijopaalmc Illuminator Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,634	Originally Posted by Art Vandelay Just thought I'd remind everyone to change their clocks for the Daylights Savings Time change. Are we setting our clocks ahead another hour? I set my clocks ahead on March 11th as per the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
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1st April 2007, 01:07 PM	#3
Schneibster Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,966	Thanks, Art, I'll be sure to set it back an hour tonight.
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1st April 2007, 01:44 PM	#4
mijopaalmc Illuminator Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,634	Sorry, I forgot about the automatic set forward that a lot of operating systems do.
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1st April 2007, 04:24 PM	#5
Mick Houlahan Thinker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lion's Pride Inn, Goldshire Posts: 215	My Timex 313B Auto-Set Dual-Alarm Preset-Tuning Clock Radio quietly and firmly insisted on resetting itself for DST at 2 AM today, and I was eventually forced to manually reprogram it with a small ball-peen hammer. I cannot very highly recommend the Timex 313B Auto-Set Dual-Alarm Preset-Tuning Clock Radio.
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1st April 2007, 04:36 PM	#6
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Nap, interrupted. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: a little toolshed Posts: 18,592	Whatever Internet time server my Windows XP system uses did not know that daylight savings time started in March. And it still thought it started today. Come on, people! ~~ Paul
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1st April 2007, 04:52 PM	#7
mijopaalmc Illuminator Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,634	Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Whatever Internet time server my Windows XP system uses did not know that daylight savings time started in March. And it still thought it started today. Come on, people! ~~ Paul Switch to time.nist.gov; they define the correct time.
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casebro Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,798	Allow me to remind you to check todays date before falling for Art's trick. Happy April Fools day to you too, Art.
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Soapy Sam NLH Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 25,885	You're all using this new-fangled Gregorian Calendar. I'm still on Julian. No daylight saving and it's compatible with Linux.
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Tief Student Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 38	Thought this was an April Fool's until I realized my computer had added the hour to its time
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Hamradioguy Pyrrhonist Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern Vermont Posts: 2,272	Ha, at least I don't need to worry about these issues with the clock in the ham shack- it stays on GMT and save for an occasional tweak never gets changed. On the other hand, the computer clock did it's usual shift to DST even though I did that back in march. But it was easier to take 10 seconds and bump it back an hour than hunt around for a Windows patch, download it, get it in the proper file and reboot the computer....and hope it didn't have any bugs to deal with.

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Hokulele Official Nemesis Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Trying to decide whether to set defenses against an army, or against mole rats. Posts: 27,272	Twice a year, my husband and I look at all of the timekeeping devices around the house (house, woodshop, office, two vehicles), look at each other, and smile at how nice it is to live in a place that doesn't participate in that nonsense.
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Hawk one Emperor of the Internet Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Right below The Hat. Posts: 12,845	I don't need to change my clocks, they're all potty-trained. Badum TISH!
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rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 17,197	Move to Australia. We finished with daylight saving over a week ago.
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The Great Hairy One Chief Cdr Scientist, NWO Cloning Labs Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,066	Stupid daylight savings. Bah. Cheers, TGHO
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2nd April 2007, 04:35 AM	#16
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Nap, interrupted. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: a little toolshed Posts: 18,592	Originally Posted by Hokulele Twice a year, my husband and I look at all of the timekeeping devices around the house (house, woodshop, office, two vehicles), look at each other, and smile at how nice it is to live in a place that doesn't participate in that nonsense. And two other times a year, you and your husband run around and set the clocks so they are accurate. You've gained nothing! ~~ Paul
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2nd April 2007, 12:25 PM	#17
Hokulele Official Nemesis Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Trying to decide whether to set defenses against an army, or against mole rats. Posts: 27,272	Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos And two other times a year, you and your husband run around and set the clocks so they are accurate. You've gained nothing! ~~ Paul Accurate? Since when does island living require times to be accurate?
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2nd April 2007, 02:47 PM	#18
ElWampa Scholar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 54	Originally Posted by Hamradioguy Ha, at least I don't need to worry about these issues with the clock in the ham shack- it stays on GMT and save for an occasional tweak never gets changed. On the other hand, the computer clock did it's usual shift to DST even though I did that back in march. But it was easier to take 10 seconds and bump it back an hour than hunt around for a Windows patch, download it, get it in the proper file and reboot the computer....and hope it didn't have any bugs to deal with. Or if you're using Windows 2000 you have to manually do it via Ye Olde Registry hacking. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387 Not that it is a big deal and all, it is just that I am lazy.
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bruto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: way way north of Diddy Wah Diddy Posts: 11,191	Originally Posted by Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Whatever Internet time server my Windows XP system uses did not know that daylight savings time started in March. And it still thought it started today. Come on, people! ~~ Paul Micros**t has a fix for that, that will allow you to specify when DST begins and ends, and adjust the offset. It seems to work. Look for "TZEDIT."
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Cactus Wren Muse Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West of Superstition Posts: 897	Here in Arizona we don't have DST. So as long as my computer knows it's in Arizona, I can just sit back and watch you all run around like chickens with your heads cut off.

2nd April 2007, 03:41 PM	#21
Morrigan Crone of War Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,879	Originally Posted by ElWampa Or if you're using Windows 2000 you have to manually do it via Ye Olde Registry hacking. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387 Not that it is a big deal and all, it is just that I am lazy. Go here, my friend. This little tool will do it for you. Worked like a charm.
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2nd April 2007, 05:25 PM	#22
Sir Robin Goodfellow Master Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Estevan (wear da fox hat) Posts: 2,751	Originally Posted by Hokulele Twice a year, my husband and I look at all of the timekeeping devices around the house (house, woodshop, office, two vehicles), look at each other, and smile at how nice it is to live in a place that doesn't participate in that nonsense. Me too. Don't know about where you live, but around here it's a big debate. People seem to think daylight saving time adds an extra hour to the day.

2nd April 2007, 05:28 PM	#23
Sir Robin Goodfellow Master Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Estevan (wear da fox hat) Posts: 2,751	Originally Posted by Cactus Wren Here in Arizona we don't have DST. So as long as my computer knows it's in Arizona, I can just sit back and watch you all run around like chickens with your heads cut off. It's a proven fact that things are just better in Saskatchewan and Arizona. It's true!

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Hokulele Official Nemesis Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Trying to decide whether to set defenses against an army, or against mole rats. Posts: 27,272	Originally Posted by Sir Robin Goodfellow Me too. Don't know about where you live, but around here it's a big debate. People seem to think daylight saving time adds an extra hour to the day. Nope, not under debate, not even under consideration. (Hint: we are much closer to the equator . . .) Originally Posted by Sir Robin Goodfellow It's a proven fact that things are just better in Saskatchewan and Arizona. It's true! And Hawaii! (Hence the hint above.)
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thaiboxerken Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 20,985	I wonder what kind of interest all of the daylight saved accrues.
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2nd April 2007, 06:25 PM	#26
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 17,197	Originally Posted by thaiboxerken I wonder what kind of interest all of the daylight saved accrues. One a loan shark would love. We lose an hour on a Sunday morning, then get it back with an extra hours daylight every evening until the end of daylight saving, then we get back the hour that we lost at the beginning of daylight savings. In short the interest is 100% per day! As for changing the time on clocks, it only takes a few minutes each time.
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