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Poll: The final word on DST

Poll: The final word on DSTAmazingIt amazes me that these companies knew about the DST change back in 2005 and waited until the last minute to get their patches out. Microsoft being one of the worst offenders rolling patches barely 2 weeks before the DST change for some products....

Tags: Patches, OPEN SOURCE, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., DST Change, patch management

Discussion threads 2007-03-12

Poll: The final word on DST

From most indications--the Daylight Saving Time change--passed without any major hiccups. Computerworld sounded the all clear. And aside from a few issues the time change didnt cause any major IT issues. Take a bow since you IT folks were the ones to make the transition happen. However, color me just...

Tags: DST Change

Blog posts 2007-03-12

Ground zero weekend for DST change

Ground zero weekend for DST changefull suiteYou are correct....you do get everything you need to update many older version (Exchange, SQL, etc) of software. If you are a small organization with only one Exchange 5.5 or Exchange 2000 server, then the $4k update is not cheap. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows NT, E-mail servers, DST Change, software

Discussion threads 2007-03-09

Ground zero weekend for DST change

At the risk of beating a dead horse, Im going to talk about DST and link to some tips and articles.Patch Microsoft Windows and Windows Servers for Daylight Savings Time now Highly recommended for Windows shops A great list of resources for the DST changes within Microsoft products Be careful...

Tags: Operating systems, Patches, Microsoft Windows 2000, E-mail servers, DST Change, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-09

Your DST IT nightmare: Who's to blame? Hint: They're in DC

"Day light saving just brings a smile to everybody’s faces.” --Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., on March 8. Talk about disconnects between Washington D.C. and reality. Markey, one of the people most responsible for the DST change this weekend, wouldnt know a server if it fell on his head. After all,...

Tags: General, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, Government, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-03-08

Apply Daylight Saving Time updates to all your mobile devices

Apply Daylight Saving Time updates to all your mobile devicesWhy not just implement DST year-round?Wouldn't just setting all our clocks back once be more effective and easier to administer? And achieve the same theoretical benefit?mark.cost of dst implementation vs energy savings?i wonder what the cost of implementing the dst...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Java, mobile, DST Change, DST, mobile device

Discussion threads 2007-03-08

DST spells disaster for shrinkwrap software

DST spells disaster for shrinkwrap softwareIts not that big a dealI'm the only IT person at a small business. I updated the majority of the company in a few hours and only have a few machines left. Its not that big of an issue. More than that...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Outlook, Patches, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software, small business, DST Change

Discussion threads 2007-03-05

Are you ready for DST changes?

Are you ready for DST changes?Yes not sure where I wrk is... Also question on a cpu cooler=)Would this cooler wrk for over clocking??? Thermaltake Beetle 4 in 1 Performance Heatpipe Cooler. Here is the Link (http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-beetle-4-in-1-hsf.html). Also I'm looking at a different Mother Board than the ones you mentioned....

Tags: Newfoundland, DST Change, Thank-you, NRCC-INMS

Discussion threads 2007-03-05

Are you ready for DST changes?

This year sees Daylight Saving Time in many jurisdictions of the United States and Canada move as a result of Energy Policy Act of 2005 from its usual slots of the first Sunday in April and and the last Sunday of October to the second Sunday in March and the...

Tags: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, DST Change, hardware, In the news, Thoughts

Blog posts 2007-03-05

Wake up to the 'daylight-saving' bug

Wake up to the 'daylight-saving' bugPlenty of people...I for one, still have a Win2k Server. Some of my clients likewise haven't seen the need to get Windows 2003 server.So will companies have a snit every time some politician changes the DST?!*sigh*Y2K seemed more of a hassle than changing when we...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, Servers, Patches, DST Change, Y2K, DST, server

Discussion threads 2007-02-16

Additional Resources

DST Panel 1.04 (Mobile)

DST Panel is a system preference panel which automates time change at the begin and end of daylight saving time aka summer time.This program is free software; you can redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 2 GPL as published by the Free Software Foundation.

Tags: Panel, GPL, Mobile, Remo Hofer, DST Panel, Open Source

Software downloads 2009-07-08

aClock 4.92 (Mobile)

aClock is a fantastic product as shown by the frequency of feature updates. The developers are without peer when it comes to lightning quick response time to user queries and suggestions. Don't waste your time and money on other pieces of software that allow you to program just a couple...

Tags: City, Mobile, Palm Inc., aClock, DST, World City, Productivity, Storage, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-12-18

aAlarm 4.92 (Mobile)

aAlarm not only allows you to set up 10 alarms at a time but enables you to set alarm time based on different city local time zone. aAlarm built-in 1039 cities' GMT and DST information. Features include: Supports snooze function. Providing a flexible way for you to customize alarm time...

Tags: City, Mobile, Time Zone, aAlarm Built-in, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Databases, Marketing, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-12-18

Daylight Savings--A Time Whose Time Has Passed?

Daylight Savings--A Time Whose Time Has Passed?Or just have DST all the timeI would much rather it be dark in the morning when I get up than in the afternoon when I leave work to go home. Though I agree it doesn't make things cheaper, but than it doesn't...

Tags: DST

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

DST arrives this weekend: Are your Microsoft systems ready?

DST arrives this weekend: Are your Microsoft systems ready?Spring Forward Fall Back. Got it! Thanks for the heads-up!ntThere's another wayFor those of you who are not slaves to the official MS update machine, there's a really cool tool that will fix your start and stop dates for DST....

Tags: Operating systems, DST, Microsoft Corp., EET, Microsoft Windows, CET

Discussion threads 2008-03-07

Microsoft users: DST D-day is Sunday

Microsoft users: DST D-day is SundayDSTMary Joe, why didn't you explain in your article that any user that keeps (shouldn't you recommend that to everyone?) their pc updated already has the dst update from Microsoft. Or you just wanted to, again, take a shot at them like you always...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Oh-That, Microsoft Corp., DST, DST D-day

Discussion threads 2007-11-02

Microsoft preps customers early in hopes of avoiding DST fallout

Microsoft preps customers early in hopes of avoiding DST falloutToo little, too late.Microsoft systems can not be relied on. Manual updates are common for any client that uses this OS.Quite amazingWhy does this require a patch at all? Why isn't it a simple update of a timezone database? ...

Tags: Storage, Databases, Patches, database, DST, fallout, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-16

RightTime 1.0 (Windows)

With RightTime you can make all files in a directory tree on hour older or younger. This is useful if a time difference has evolved on a drive, for example due to a DST change. File times may be important for file or e-mail synchronizations, because the sync of files...

Tags: ITSTH, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-09-14

Update for Daylight Saving Time Changes in 2007 for Exchange 2003 Service Pack 1 (KB 931978) 6.5.7234.20 (Windows)

Starting in the spring of 2007, Daylight Saving Time DST start and end dates for the United States will transition to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DST dates in the United States will start three weeks earlier (2:00 A.M. on the second Sunday in March) and will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Daylight Saving Time

Software downloads 2007-09-07

Update for daylight saving time changes in 2007 for Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB 926666) 1 (Windows)

Update for daylight saving time changes in 2007 for Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). Starting in the spring of 2007, daylight saving time DST start and end dates for the United States will transition to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DST dates in the United...

Tags: Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Daylight Saving Time

Software downloads 2007-08-29