Really OT - computer time

To disable automatic DST changes on older Windows computers (98 etc), double click on the clock (time), then select the 'Time Zone' tab. Remove the checkmark from 'Automatically Adjust Clock for Daylight Saving Changes'. Click OK. Now the changes will be yours to make when the time comes...

As for the computers... 95/98/ME will not change. They've reached their end-of-life as far as Microsoft is concerned. 2000 might get an update for it. XP and Vista will have an update, but it might not get put in on many because of people disabling automatic updates or because the new GenuineAdvantage authenticity check will forbid the download of the update. They've got about a year to make a change that could be done in under 5 lines of code. That's what we call, in the software world, an "easy fix."

Any other devices, like my wall clock and auto-setting watches, won't change right unless the broadcasted time signal they sync to is adjusted. So they'll probably be wrong for the extra month. There's a term for that, too: "planned obsolescence."

Dave