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How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:55 am
by Hikin_Jim
How come the forum is still on Standard Time? Is the software using the old dates for DST? Will it correct itself in a week or so?
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:21 am
by Taco
Something like that.
I'd fix it if I knew how; if it's possible.
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:27 pm
by Rob
Today, in the middle of a hike, I noticed that my GPS was still on standard time.
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:54 am
by hvydrt
My GPS does the same thing. Ever since they moved up day light savings time, my GPS is off by and hour for a few weeks. There doesn't seem to be anyway to change the time on it.
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:09 am
by pilot
If you have a Garmin, you might be able to force the DST setting from "Auto" to "On" in the settings menu. That's what I did on my 60CS to correct the time.
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:36 am
by AlanK
If any user wants to be on Pacific Daylight Time, he need only go into his Profile and set the time preference to GMT - 7 hours (the default is GMT - 8 hours, which is Pacific Standard Time). Any user can use any time he wants to use.
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:56 am
by Hikin_Jim
Yes, but wouldn't you be an hour ahead in a week or two thereafter when we hit the old DST cutover date?
I guess you could just adjust it again. LOL. Pretty high tech. We've got this vast, sophisticated internet out there, but we're still setting the time by hand.
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:10 am
by AlanK
GMT is fixed. Unless I'm missing something, if your profile says "GMT - 7 hours" you are on PDT until you decide to change it. Maybe the Moderators can change the defaults, but the user prefence should trump that.
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:08 pm
by Taco
GMT/ZULU FTW!
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:00 pm
by phydeux
Hikin_Jim wrote:How come the forum is still on Standard Time? Is the software using the old dates for DST? Will it correct itself in a week or so?
Are you trying to travel Around the World in 80 days?
Re: How come the forum is still on Standard Time?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:54 pm
by Hikin_Jim
Um, well, I was hoping I could have Sundays off...