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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by so4thnsolong, Jan 31, 2007.

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Did you actually think about this before you read the article?

Poll closed Mar 14, 2007.
Yes and I've got it under control. 7 vote(s) 33.3%
Yes, and I'm quitting on Thursday. 1 vote(s) 4.8%
No 8 vote(s) 38.1%
This is just another Y2k rip off. 5 vote(s) 23.8%
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  1. nickslick74 Newcomer, in training

    For my personal computer this will be no big deal. At my work there was a HUGE deal to get Lotus Notes updated in time. We just got updated last weekend so our calendars won't go all bonkers on Monday and I miss some meetings. Not that that would be a bad thing :)
  2. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    So. Where is the huge catastrophy? I've not heard anything on the news about it being a problem.
  3. ambivolent Newcomer, in training

    yea you figure they would have done a report last week on this lol...but i had no problems..my spare cell phone that has no service even changed its time on its own
  4. Tmagic650 TechSpot Ambassador

    Everything here changed time just fine :D
  5. cfitzarl TechSpot Chancellor

    My (and TimeParadox's :D ) forum is screwed up, and I had to make an announcement to let people know to switch their gmt's one down (-5 to -4 for me) to get the right time. Windows didn't change for me either :mad: ....
  6. LNCPapa TS Special Forces

    It has given me some headaches at work :(
  7. jobeard TechSpot Ambassador

    you're not alone

    while BRIAN BERGSTEIN, The Associated Press
    Monday, March 12, 2007 1:08 PM EDT
    says Few Woes Mark Computers' Daylight Shift

    the article shows some interesting impacts.


    Courbe said his team at BearingPoint fixed the daylight-saving rules on 25,000 servers for its customers before the changeover and ended up with just a dozen "causing trouble." Usually those were in older programs, he said.

    ...some financial networks require that multiple machines coordinate, and an errant computer could screw it up. That's why the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market ran tests Sunday before pronouncing their systems fit for Monday's trading sessions.

    At NetTeks Technology Consultants Inc. in Boston, founder Ethan Simmons said the phones were "ringing off the hook" with problem reports, including some in automated communications systems. In a few instances, a company's network was an hour late in releasing calls to customer-support staff at the opening of business, leaving the "agents sitting around twiddling their thumbs," Simmons said.

  8. Stacey Newcomer, in training

    I found it funny: while I was so worried about the computers and cell phone, that I forgot how to change the time on my alarm clock.
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