Daylight Savings LinkfestDouglas Adams wrote, "Time is the worst place to get lost in..." And in accordance with the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, that's exactly where we'll be, come March 11. On that day, Daylight Savings Time begins, three weeks earlier and extending one week later than in previous years. Trick-or-treaters get an extra hour of daylight on Haloween, but for developers, server administrators, and PC calendar users, the trick comes early, with system clocks, server jobs, and calendaring software all potentially an hour off. The big software makers have issued warnings and fixes--including Apple, Novell, and Microsoft, but it will fall on VARs and sysadmins to deal with the possible fallout. Gizmodo suggests that disconnected gadgets may be the most likely to fail, while Network Computing sees trouble in Java-based applications. On our ChannelWeb forums, readers are already weighing in. KeithAckerman applauds Microsoft for getting in front of the problem: "This is a government mandated change that Microsoft could not have been aware of when it published the vast majority of its applications over the past several years... I frankly have not seen any other publishers helping to get the word out." While grozelle points out a patch for older Windows systems. Posted by Joe Caponi at 04:19 PM, February 16, 2007 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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