Thanks to a new law, daylight saving time will start three weeks earlier and end one week later this year.
It will begin at 2 a.m. on the Second Sunday in March and last until the first Sunday of November. And while the change is supposed to help save energy, it could wreak havoc on your computer.
Experts say computers purchased before 2005 will most likely have to be manually adjusted.
A common fix is called a patch, which will reprogram systems with the updated start and end dates for daylight savings time. Users of the new Windows Vista are immune, since Vista was finalized after the 2005 law passed. And computers running anything older than the most recent version of Windows XP, known as Service Pack 2, should simply go into the control panel and unclick the setting that tells the computer to automatically change the clock for daylight-saving time.
And while experts say the daylight saving glitch will not be the Y2K frenzy of 1999, it could lead to some headaches if you're not prepared.
Go outside and enjoy
Go outside and enjoy sunshine....when you live in a beautiful city like wilmington you should beg for more daytime. plus it does save on energy consumption.
Day Light Saving Time
I heard that we were going to stay on Daylight Saving time for good. That is across the USA. Is this true?
hahaahah....your kidding
hahaahah....your kidding me...who wouldnt want a little more sunlight when we live in beautiful wilmington, go outside, enjoy the sunshine and be happy you dont need to light your house for an extra hour or so
Y2K was a Hoax!
Y2K was the biggest hoax ever perpetrated on the public until the human-caused global warming hype. Who thinks up these hoaxes anyway? Too bad, HGW will never have a "a-ha" date like Y2K. Jan 1, 2000 turned out to be the biggest dud, ever!
This is just one of the
This is just one of the signs to show that we ARE indeed in the LAST days on this earth before Jesus returns. Read the prophecies in Revelation. This is one more reason why you should get right with GOD.
thats it, I am not changing
thats it, I am not changing my clock
dont they have other things to worry about?
for goodness sakes. this is the most bizarre thing ever. change the daylight savings time??? how is this affecting our lives? is it going to improve it? doubtful. why can't they put this much thinking into laws that will save lives, laws that will protect our children, and laws that will see to it that criminals be fully reprimanded for their actions. our government is wasting time, effort and money on such stupid, non-important crap.
you are completly right
you are completly right
This is proof, somebody is
This is proof, somebody is going to complain about it no matter what...
come on you are kidding me!!!!!!!
now it's bad enough they have laws for this an that some laws i can see but some are just right out crazy an rediculas now day light savings time come on this is crazy before you know it they will have a law telling us when we have to go to bed or a law telling us when we can go outside or what ever..they just need to leave it alone an let it be ..
This is a great idea.
This is a great idea. Keeping people working durring lighted hours will save a miniscule amount of electricity for the individual, but even just the billions of individuals in north america will make quite a difference in our energy consumption. Although blackout parties are fun... so there is a negotive side to it as well.
Daylight Savings Time Change Opinion
In addition to in wreaking havoc on computer systems, it doesn't do my body any good. for a while, i was getting to where i could adjust to the time change, but now, i feel the same whether on or off it: tired!!! Just wish they would leave it alone.
GET OVER IT
GET OVER IT
Daylight Savings Time Change
I wish that they would leave the CLOCK alone. THANK YOU H.F.Pittsley
this is a great thing. If
this is a great thing. If you can't handle it, take drugs.
Headaches
Of course it will cause us headaches...but more importantly it will line somebody else's pockets with money. Even better, tying up our government with ridiculous bills like this can keep our government's focus away from the real problems.