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Daylight savings time
I know that when year 2000 came around, there was a rush to update the times on computers. That was for 2000. Since then, I think there is less of a need as the OS can do it automatically. Are there special preparations needed?TWO days TOO late . . .The...
Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Daylight Saving Time, dtman, Y2K, computer
Discussion threads 2007-10-30
4/1/2007 & Daylight Saving Time Patch Failed AGAIN!
Did this happen to anyone else? On 4/1/2007 at 2am all of the Windows systems we've checked so far reset the clock BACK 1 hour until our time setting programs reset the time back to the correct time??All suspect machines were fully patched with both Windows updates and the...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, rmercer@..., Daylight Saving Time
Discussion threads 2007-04-02
FAQ: What the daylight saving shift means to you
Final preparations for DSTThe switch to daylight saving time DST will happen this weekend, but that's not when many computers are programmed to expect it. Organizations have been busy preparing for the time change, yet some workers whose systems a
Tags: software, networking, programming, news, faq, dst, daylight savings time, Sonja Thompson, daylight saving time
Discussion threads 2007-03-09
Update Mac OS X and Server to Daylight Saving Time 2007
What else?What other concerns should Mac OS users have? What other steps should they be taking? What applications will need to be updated and/or patched for Daylight Saving Time?
Tags: server, Mark W. Kaelin, software, patches, mac os x, network administration, daylight saving time
Discussion threads 2007-03-06
Update Mac OS X and Server to Daylight Saving Time 2007
This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.What'sthe first thing you think of when you hear: Daylight Saving Time? Spring forward, fallback? More sunshine? Losing an hour of sleep? Farmers and cows? Well, okay, maybe not the latter, but Ithink you get the picture. When it comes to Daylight...
Tags: Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, server, software, Guest Contributor, Daylight Saving Time, Software Update, System Preference
Technical articles 2007-03-06
Prepping for the revised Daylight Saving Time. Are you ready?
WE ACCEPT THIS TIME CHANGE BECAUSE OF A BLOG ON THE NETI have yet to see any Government statements.Where are the laws?You'll have us headed for a planetary disaster.
Tags: BALTHOR, software, off-topic
Discussion threads 2007-03-06
Prepping for the revised Daylight Saving Time. Are you ready?
We’re down to less than a week to go. Are your systems ready for the revised Daylight Saving Time DST? Ours are, we think. But who knows? We are as prepared as can be, but mostly we’re at the mercy of our many vendors...
Tags: Analysis, Comments, Daylight Saving Time, DST, Enterprise, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, patch
Blog posts 2007-03-05
Save $4000 on M$ DST fix
What you might not know is that M$ is charging 4K$ for the fixes to OS's in extended support.ie 2000/2000server/2000 Pro etc.Here are two fixes I found there maybe morefor the DST change that will not cost you the 4K$ that M$ is asking for those OS's that are in...
Tags: resource kit, Al K, windows, it management, administration, networking, dst, Microsoft Corp.
Discussion threads 2007-03-01
Daylight Saving Time 2007 -- MS Outlook logon script
I'm writing a script to backup local MS Outlook .pst files before pushing my DST update script.The script reads the registry for file locations and backs-up the pst files to the profile %username%my documentsdst2007My reasoning is that if you have a backup of the user's appointments, you'll have more than...
Tags: handy_9999@..., dst daylight saving time outlook, networking, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook
Discussion threads 2007-03-01
A rose is a rose is a Daylight Saving Time
Recently I have edited and published a couple of articles regarding the problems IT pros may have to deal with now that Daylight Saving Time is arriving three weeks earlier this year and lasting a week longer in the Fall. (One for Windows and one for Linux. Mac OS X...
Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Daylight Saving Time, Mark Kaelin
Blog posts 2007-03-01
Update Linux and FreeBSD systems for new Daylight Saving Time settings
Correction to manual procedureThe tz filename changed since this article was tested - it is now on version "c" - change the wget line as shown:# wget 'ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2007c.tar.gz'# tar -xzvf tzdata2007c.tar.gz # zic -d zoneinfo northamerica# cd zoneinfo(You may have to unalias cp here: # unalias cp)# cp -r *...
Tags: techrepublic@..., software, linux, FreeBSD
Discussion threads 2007-03-02
A rose is a rose is a Daylight Saving Time
Web MalapropismsWhat about web malapropisms like n00b and w00t and all of those other goofy words that chatters and gamers use? It's almost a different language sometimes.The classic Southern one.Axe, as in, "I wanna axe you a question."YOU ARE CALLING THIS A LEGISLATED EVENTAnd I am calling you to...
Tags: wbahny
Discussion threads 2007-03-01
Don't let Daylight Savings ruin your longer day
For some reason that has escaped most of us, the United States Congress decided to change the starting date for Daylight Savings Time in 2007. DST starts on March 11, 2007, which is three weeks earlier than in previous years. While that may not present a problem for many people,...
Tags: DST, Helpdesk, Microsoft Windows, Office, windows
Blog posts 2007-02-28
Update Linux and FreeBSD systems for new Daylight Savings Time settings
This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Startingin spring 2007, most of the United States and Canada will observe DaylightSavings Time during the period between the second Sunday in March and thefirst Sunday in November, thanks to acts of the federal legislature. This meansthat DST begins three weeks earlier...
Tags:  /etc/localtime Sun, Chad Perrin, Daylight Saving Time, Debian, FreeBSD, Linux, Open source, operating system, software, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Technical articles 2007-02-28
Patch Microsoft Windows and Windows Servers for Daylight Savings Time now
Are you patched and ready to go?Have you patched your systems for the change in Daylight Savings Time this year? Are you concerned about its impact?Mini-Y2KThis has definitely been a mini-Y2K project for our team.Although the world won't end this time if the patches aren't applied, having times be off...
Tags: Mark W. Kaelin, Daylight Savings Time, patch management, windows, microsoft, windows xp, software, windows server 2003, networking, patches, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, server, window
Discussion threads 2007-02-23
Patch Microsoft Windows and Windows Servers for Daylight Savings Time now
This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.With the federally mandated changes to Daylight Saving Timefast approaching, many companies are scrambling to get all of their systemspatched. Only the absolute newest of Microsoft products (Exchange 2007, WindowsVista, and Windows Mobile 6) have these changes built in. Many workstations,servers, and...
Tags: Cell phones, E-mail servers, Hardware servers, Joshua Hoskins, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows XP, patch management, server, window
Technical articles 2007-02-23
Prepare Cisco devices for Daylight Saving Time changes
Daylight Saving Time comes early this year: Are your Cisco devices ready for the change? David Davis tells you two ways to make sure your Cisco routers and switches reflect the correct time after March 11. The word is out about Daylight Saving Time DST. In case you've...
Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Daylight Saving Time, David Davis CCIE, MCSE+I, SCSA, Cisco-device, Cisco IOS, router, Cisco Routers and Management Newsletter, Cisco Router, David Davis
Technical articles 2007-02-22
Prepare Cisco devices for Daylight Saving Time changes
Nice article DavidGood read. Thanks.Jas
Tags: jason@...
Discussion threads 2007-02-22
Be careful when you use the Exchange DST fix
I want to share a recent experience involving the daylight savings time patch for Exchange. As most IT professionals in the United States know, system patches are necessary this year to adjust when daylight savings time DST begins and ends. Adjusting calendars in systems like Exchange can...
Tags: calendar entry, daylight savings time, DST, Exchange, IT Management, Microsoft, Patch Management
Blog posts 2007-02-22
What .NET developers need to know about Daylight Saving Time changes
While most of the focus about issues surrounding the Daylight Saving Time changes is centered on operating systems and products, Tony Patton explains why .NET developers should evaluate applications where historical date-time values are stored and utilized. One of the most talked about topics in the industry right ...
Tags: Microsoft .NET, Daylight Saving Time, Tony Patton, .NET Newsletter, Developer, Microsoft Corp., Value
Technical articles 2007-02-20


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