Tag: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

Internet security watchdogs at the SANS Institute Internet Storm Center are reporting two unrelated issues with the DST changeover on Windows platforms. The first issue incolves isolated problems where clocks display incorrect times despite being patched for the new US Daylight Savings Time rules. Apparently the problem affects certain systems that were patched using directions from Microsoft the ...

In flagrant disregard for computer users, the U.S. government went and adopted an Energy Policy Act that extends daylight saving time by four weeks starting in 2007. Of course, this means that little clock in your computer that goes and changes the time for you while you completely forget to set your clock and wake up late/early for work is going to be off by a couple of weeks. Microsoft will be ...