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Time to Spring Forward
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| dallastar |
It’s Time to Spring Forward Everyone!
Just a reminder that the clocks will be changed on Sunday March 11th 2007 at 2:00 a.m. Swicth forward an hour! |
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| magikb |
I will probably forget to do this.
But more daylight is good. I hate getting out of work and it is dark already :( |
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| The Wiz |
I hate losing an hour :whip:
BUT... SPRING IS ON THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| m2j |
, right when i need more hours in a day, i loose one.
I'm already sleeping like 2-3hrs a night... this is not gonna help... |
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| SkyHigh |
| Why is the time change 3 weeks early?:confused: |
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| me@t k@tie |
| quote: | Originally posted by SkyHigh
Why is the time change 3 weeks early?:confused: |
To save energy. |
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| SkyHigh |
| quote: | Originally posted by me@t k@tie
To save energy. |
..now im gonna lose money:whip: |
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| cenik |
| quote: | Originally posted by SkyHigh
Why is the time change 3 weeks early?:confused: |
I *think* it's b/c we've decided to follow the routine in the U.S. |
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| SkyHigh |
| quote: | Originally posted by cenik
I *think* it's b/c we've decided to follow the routine in the U.S. |
Thats what i heard ."The UsA is experimenting" ...And Canada follows.
Reminds me of something ,can't really place it.
Anyone? |
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| me@t k@tie |
Read this:
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The earlier time change could muck up electronic devices ranging from VCRs to alarm clocks to corporate-wide scheduling systems.
The problem is that many technologies have built-in programs that automatically adjust for daylight-saving time. But now, with the change in the annual "spring forward" switch, those devices are set to adjust three weeks too late.
"The problems will range from a minor inconvenience to a major concern, depending on what type of environment you're working in," said Jason Sharp, a consultant with Royal Oak-based C/D/H, a technology consulating firm.
In an attempt to lower electricity use, the federal government moved the start of daylight-saving time up three weeks to the second Sunday of March, beginning this year. The end of DST also changes, to the first Sunday in November, a week later than before.
Extending DST, the federal government says, will give Americans more daylight in the evening, requiring less use of electricity to light up their homes and saving energy.
Although the law passed in 2005, software developers and technicians are still scrambling to fix the issue -- and admittedly, won't get to everything.
The problem is not as simple as manually resetting everything. Especially in the world of networked-computers, it's almost inevitable that some software will be updated, and correctly adjust, and other software will not.
For example, the clock in the corner of your computer screen could read the correct time, but the internal clock that operates your electronic calendar, such as Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes, may not. So it's possible you could receive meeting notices an hour late.
The problem compounds for operations that must interact between multiple systems.
Imagine that a doctor orders X-rays to be taken at 10 a.m., and he does that on an electronic scheduling system that has been updated to the new DST. That order is sent to an X-ray lab whose computers have not been updated, and those computers will show the appointment at 9 a.m., creating a problem for the patient who appears to have shown up an hour late at the lab.
For similar reasons, the time-change could throw off just-in-time delivery at manufacturing plants an hour, Sharp said.
Other glitches could include: punch clocks reading the wrong time; controlled thermostats setting to lower temperatures earlier in the evening; and timed-lights turning off too early in the morning.
Microsoft, whose Windows operating system runs a vast majority of computers, says it is working to adjust its systems.
"Microsoft was aware of this issue when the statute was enacted in 2005 and has been working diligently across our product groups with the goal of making this change and transition as seamless as possible for our customers," Microsoft spokesman Nick Sherrill said
Dan Wilson, general manger at Troy-based PMV Technologies, said those who automatically update their systems and run Windows XP or Vista are less likely to experience problems. Those who preform manual updates or still run older versions of Windows may need to install fixes.
While the rush to fix a time-related problem is reminiscent of the Y2K bug, the issues that arise may be maddening, but not apocalyptic. "There will be issues people didn't envision, but the worst possible scenario for most is that you'll be an hour late. This is not Y2K where we thought the sewer systems would shut down."
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| SkyHigh |
LOL!! It could cause a mini Y2K! I can still remember the after effects of the main Y2K. Planes going down,credit card companies losing their records.
True said by Connan O'Brien..I think thats who said it.
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| me@t k@tie |
Other than possibly being an hour late for work, the reason why the early change bothers me is because I don't think that my cell phone's time will switch. Because Bell is stupid.
On a positive note, this change means that it will still be sunny when I finish work! |
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