I hate the time change for DST. I know that there are still some good reasons for it, but I would rather just stay on DST all the time. This year, we need to get used to leaping ahead in March and falling back in November. Download Squad is running an article called Daylight saving time change: What your PC needs to know. In it, they highlight how different OS’s will deal with the time change moving to March 11. In short, Windows Vista users and computers that sync up with a time server are fine. Windows XP users will be fine if they are downloading patches from Microsoft. Any previous Windows versions (including 2000) will not handle the change automatically. Apple has already released an auto update for Mac OSX. Linux users should be able to get updates for their distribution (My Ubuntu servers and desktop already report the correct day to leap ahead).
Patching or manually updating a computer is one thing, but what about all of the other devices out there? What will happen to routers, switches, phone systems, PDAs, copiers, faxes, and all of the other devices in your office/home that depend on the time? Better start checking them now because you’re gonna loose an hour on the 11th.
