Time to Fall Behind with Daylight Savings Tonight

Don't forget to turn back your clocks before heading to bed tonight as daylight savings ends overnight at 2 a.m (unless of course you're reading this from Arizona or Hawaii). Your computer may have already tried to drop the hour a week ago--some systems haven't made the adjustment since Daylight Savings was extended by two weeks last year. The change tonight means it's also the night the fire department recommends that you replace the batteries on that smoke detector that's been chirping for the last two months. This year the International Association of Fire Fighters recommends going an extra mile and changing to a photoelectric smoke alarm if you still have an ionization alarm. In any case, enjoy the extra hour of sleep.

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By Billy Parker in News on November 1, 2008 6:50 PM

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Spirit of 76

My Tivo had the wrong time and show info for the past week (both were an hour off), but as long as it kept recording my shows, I didn't care.

EastRiver

I have a clock radio that's hard wired with the old DST dates. I need a hacker.

I like how my Time Warner cable box can set the time automatically but about twice a week the programming guide disappears and the only fix is to unplug the box and reboot it.

cucarachita

Perhaps one should have one of each kind of smoke detector. Apparently the photoelectric ones don't always have a warning beep to tell you the battery's failing.

I read that here:

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/a/aa071401a.htm

My Apple got it right. I have the right time. Good little Apple!

PFCheungs, nobody reading it? Um. Well, you're reading it. And I'm reading it.

PFCheungs

Leave it to Gothamist to post this on a Saturday when no one reads it.

Mr Mel

Leave it to Apple to get it right, every time.

Steven

Microsoft released a windows update long time ago which fixes the problem with the new date of daylight savings time.

I'm sure Apple has done the same with macs.