Scarecrow Man Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thanks to http://www.intelliadmin.comThis program updates windows 98 and ME machines to the new USA daylight saving time requirements in 2007.Windows 98/ME patch can be found here - http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2007/02/w...-dst-patch.htmlIt updates Daylight Saving Time (Yes it is Saving, not Savings) in these time zones:-Alaska Standard Time Zone-Central Standard Time Zone-Eastern Standard Time Zone-Mountain Standard Time Zone-Pacific Standard Time Zone-Atlantic Standard Time Zone (Canada)-Newfoundland Standard Time Zone (Canada) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 What's the point of changing the DST standard anyways? I keep hearing it's been changed, but why?http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/daylightsavingtime/This new schedule was introduced to try to help save energy, since people aren't expected to need their lights on as early in the evening. But there is still some debate about how effective the change will be at reducing energy consumption.A 2006 report from the U.S. Department of Energy anticipated electricity savings of four-tenths of a per cent per day of extended daylight savings time, totaling three one-hundredths of a per cent of annual electricity consumption. As to the environmental impact, the non-profit group American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy estimated 10.8-million-tonne drop in carbon emissions....Computer fixes availableFixes are available for most electronics, whether computers or digital handheld gadgets. Most electronics manufacturers, including Microsoft, Palm and Sun Microsystems Inc, have created software patches to adjust computer settings to the change. Most of these are easily accessible on the company's website.Vista, Microsoft's newest operating system, is unaffected by the change. Most tech experts advise the average consumer to just re-confirm any upcoming appointments and double-check that their clocks and calendars are in sync - they need not cower in fear of falling airplanes.Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center - Microsoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 What's the point of changing the DST standard anyways? I keep hearing it's been changed, but why?http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/daylightsavingtime/Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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