Did you know that Daylight Savings starts on March 11 this year instead of late March as in previous years? Older computers may not be programmed to automatically make this change. If you wake up on March 11 and your computer clock has not "sprung ahead," you can manually make the change.
To do so, look for the time display in the lower right corner of your screen. Double click the time and a dialog box will open, showing the current date and time. Double click the hour shown below the clock and type the correct hour over it. Click OK and you're done. The Rocky Mountain News carried an article last week about adjusting the clocks on various electronic equipment. Click here to read it.
If you have a copy of either Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics or Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics and Beyond, you will find these instructions at the bottom of page 11. If you have a new computer running Windows Vista, you should not need to do this.
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