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gramo · 24th March 2007, 07:51 AM

Just me or is it quiet this weekend on the forums?

ericgibbs · 24th March 2007, 08:21 AM

Good Morning Gramo,

Knock Knock, is there anybody there??

I suppose it depends were the weekend begins, its 08:30 in the UK, I think you are in OZ, is that correct.
UK clocks go forward tonight 1 hour, so our weekends will be offset +/-1. [Whatever!]

Regards
Eric

ljcox · 24th March 2007, 08:32 AM

Our clocks go back an hour tonight to standard time, ie. GMT + 10 on the east coast, GMT + 8 in the west.

House0Fwax · 24th March 2007, 08:47 AM

Thanks for the reminder Eric. I'd forgotten all about that.

AllVol · 24th March 2007, 10:50 AM

Some idiot decided to change the date when we reset our clocks. We sprang forward two weeks ago, nearly a full month earlier than before.

My computer refused to go along, however. It's adamant about holding on to the old ways, much like we old folks. I changed it manually, but it immediately popped back to its programmed time. It will catch up in a few days, though.

Happy weekend to all.

Hero999 · 24th March 2007, 12:27 PM

Perhaps your computer might be tracking the time of your ISP.

Your problem might be solved by disabling the Windows Time service. Go to start, run, type in services.msc, press enter, scroll down to "Windows Time", right click, properties and select disable.

AllVol · 24th March 2007, 04:50 PM

Thanks, but I really don't care. It will auto change when the REAL daylight savings time comes along. Hehe.

Really, I have an atomic time program running and that is what insists on doing the right thing. I could disable that program if I was concerned. Thanks again.

Sceadwian · 24th March 2007, 04:58 PM

I have to use Internet time to keep my machine's clock up to date (I have a defective RTC it loses multiple minutes a day) and it's not affected, then again the timer server it's using may have updated to know about the new daylight savings time. Do time servers send daylight savings info? seeing as how it's not a global thing I wouldn't think so.
AllVol, are you sure your machine is fully patched? Unless you're fully patched your machine isn't going to know about the new daylight savings time even with a time server.

Hero999 · 24th March 2007, 06:20 PM

I think daylight saving time is silly but I imagine not everyone bothers; I can't see people living on the equator changing the clocks twice every year.

Sceadwian · 24th March 2007, 06:24 PM

Daylight savings time isn't in every country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_savings_time

The three weeks earlier they're doing it here in the states is a test as they have sufficient statistics from previous years to see if doing it a little earlier helps anything. I thought I heard a county in the US actually switched 2 hours due to some local weirdness. Personally I like it. I'm just off for about a week after the switch.

**Nigel Goodwin** · 24th March 2007, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sceadwian

Daylight savings time isn't in every country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_savings_time

The three weeks earlier they're doing it here in the states is a test as they have sufficient statistics from previous years to see if doing it a little earlier helps anything. I thought I heard a county in the US actually switched 2 hours due to some local weirdness. Personally I like it. I'm just off for about a week after the switch.

Back when I was at school we didn't change one year, for an experiment, it meant I went to school in the dark, and came back in the dark - they haven't tried it again since, although it gets discussed every few years. The thing is the UK is all one time zone, and the changes still have a beneficial effect in the north of Scotland.

Sceadwian · 24th March 2007, 11:22 PM

You're at 53N degrees lattitude, I'm at 43N degrees in the states, so we don't have quiet as bad daylight shifts here, what's your shortest and longest day like there?

Hero999 · 25th March 2007, 12:12 AM

Although I'm a bit south of Nigel, the shortest day where I live is about 8 hours.

I start work at 8 and finnish at 5:15, in the middle of winter it's pretty dark going to work in the morning and leaving work in the evening. I wouldn't mind having British summer time all year round, all it would meen is it'd be totally dark in the morning instead of the evening in mid-winter. I would prefer it in general since I'd rather have the extra hour's daylight after work rather than in the morning when I'm still in bed.

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24th March 2007, 07:51 AM	(permalink)
gramo	Quiet Just me or is it quiet this weekend on the forums? __________________ Spency. PIC Micro's - Your mind is the limit PIC's and interfacing with other devices - a PIC Basic Guide @ digital-diy.net

24th March 2007, 08:21 AM	(permalink)
ericgibbs	Good Morning Gramo, Knock Knock, is there anybody there?? I suppose it depends were the weekend begins, its 08:30 in the UK, I think you are in OZ, is that correct. UK clocks go forward tonight 1 hour, so our weekends will be offset +/-1. [Whatever!] Regards Eric

24th March 2007, 08:32 AM	(permalink)
ljcox	Our clocks go back an hour tonight to standard time, ie. GMT + 10 on the east coast, GMT + 8 in the west. __________________ Len

24th March 2007, 08:47 AM	(permalink)
House0Fwax	Thanks for the reminder Eric. I'd forgotten all about that.

24th March 2007, 10:50 AM	(permalink)
AllVol	Some idiot decided to change the date when we reset our clocks. We sprang forward two weeks ago, nearly a full month earlier than before. My computer refused to go along, however. It's adamant about holding on to the old ways, much like we old folks. I changed it manually, but it immediately popped back to its programmed time. It will catch up in a few days, though. Happy weekend to all. __________________ All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.

24th March 2007, 12:27 PM	(permalink)
Hero999	Perhaps your computer might be tracking the time of your ISP. Your problem might be solved by disabling the Windows Time service. Go to start, run, type in services.msc, press enter, scroll down to "Windows Time", right click, properties and select disable. __________________ I also post at the following sites: http://www.stop-microsoft.org http://www.heated-debates.com Screen name: Aloone_Jonez Last edited by Hero999; 24th March 2007 at 06:16 PM.

24th March 2007, 04:50 PM	(permalink)
AllVol	Thanks, but I really don't care. It will auto change when the REAL daylight savings time comes along. Hehe. Really, I have an atomic time program running and that is what insists on doing the right thing. I could disable that program if I was concerned. Thanks again. __________________ All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.

24th March 2007, 04:58 PM	(permalink)
Sceadwian	I have to use Internet time to keep my machine's clock up to date (I have a defective RTC it loses multiple minutes a day) and it's not affected, then again the timer server it's using may have updated to know about the new daylight savings time. Do time servers send daylight savings info? seeing as how it's not a global thing I wouldn't think so. AllVol, are you sure your machine is fully patched? Unless you're fully patched your machine isn't going to know about the new daylight savings time even with a time server. __________________ "Because I be what I be. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, mum, but I be a cat, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer, har har."

24th March 2007, 06:20 PM	(permalink)
Hero999	I think daylight saving time is silly but I imagine not everyone bothers; I can't see people living on the equator changing the clocks twice every year. __________________ I also post at the following sites: http://www.stop-microsoft.org http://www.heated-debates.com Screen name: Aloone_Jonez

24th March 2007, 06:24 PM	(permalink)
Sceadwian	Daylight savings time isn't in every country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_savings_time The three weeks earlier they're doing it here in the states is a test as they have sufficient statistics from previous years to see if doing it a little earlier helps anything. I thought I heard a county in the US actually switched 2 hours due to some local weirdness. Personally I like it. I'm just off for about a week after the switch. __________________ "Because I be what I be. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, mum, but I be a cat, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer, har har."

24th March 2007, 11:22 PM	(permalink)
Sceadwian	You're at 53N degrees lattitude, I'm at 43N degrees in the states, so we don't have quiet as bad daylight shifts here, what's your shortest and longest day like there? __________________ "Because I be what I be. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, mum, but I be a cat, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer, har har."

25th March 2007, 12:12 AM	(permalink)
Hero999	Although I'm a bit south of Nigel, the shortest day where I live is about 8 hours. I start work at 8 and finnish at 5:15, in the middle of winter it's pretty dark going to work in the morning and leaving work in the evening. I wouldn't mind having British summer time all year round, all it would meen is it'd be totally dark in the morning instead of the evening in mid-winter. I would prefer it in general since I'd rather have the extra hour's daylight after work rather than in the morning when I'm still in bed. __________________ I also post at the following sites: http://www.stop-microsoft.org http://www.heated-debates.com Screen name: Aloone_Jonez