Claymore said:
Hello again,
Since DST time change has already passed, you'll have to change it
manually anyway, I think.
You could try this third party utility:
http://www.intelliadmin.com/Downloads.htm
Scroll down the page a bit for the XP fix.
I set mine manually on 3 pc's. So does this thing keep it from going ahead
ANOTHER hour on the "regular" DST date?
What bonehead came up with this change, anyway? Imagine how much it's going
to cost to impliment across all the systems, etc. Like "regular" DST isn't
enough of a PITA.
BTW Wikipedia has an interesting DST article, including:
"Critics argue that the energy savings of DST are overstated, and that DST
can sometimes increase energy consumption and peak demand. Also, the rise of
air conditioning calls older energy models into question. In 2000 when parts
of Australia began DST in late winter, overall electricity consumption did
not decrease, but the morning peak load increased. Currently there is no
clear evidence that electricity will be saved by the 2007 U.S. rule change"
"Golf courses, convenience stores, and other businesses benefit from extra
afternoon sunlight. In the mid-1980s Clorox (parent of Kingsford Charcoal)
and 7-Eleven, which both benefit from DST, provided the primary funding for
the Daylight Saving Time Coalition that successfully lobbied to extend U.S.
DST, and both Idaho senators voted to extend DST on the basis of fast-food
restaurants selling more French fries made from Idaho potatoes.
DST can adversely affect farmers and others whose hours are set by the sun.
For example, grain harvesting is best done after dew evaporates, so when
field hands arrive and leave earlier in summer their labor is less valuable.
Clock shifts disrupt sleep patterns, and correlate with decreased economic
efficiency. Researchers estimated in 2000 that the daylight saving effect
implies a one day loss of $31 billion on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ alone."
And finally:
"Critics also suggest that DST is, at its heart, government paternalism.
They "detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push
people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy,
wealthy and wise in spite of themselves - Robertson Davies"
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