UK peeps it's time to tweek your CLOCK

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And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too... recall it
clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side of the globe you
live.

UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)

"Spring forward and fall back" as they say (helps me remember it anyway.

Lee D
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In Sydney we still have another week before our clocks go back. It's been
delayed because of the Commonwealth Games (big yawn). Since it is still
dark at close to 7.00am it is really time for the clocks to go back, not
that I'll enjoy the darker evenings but the dark mornings bring back too
many memories of British winters. People here have trouble understanding
how awful it used to be to go to school in the dark and come home in the
dark in winter. When I was at uni, if we slept in really late (I'm talking
into the afternoon here) we could miss daylight altogether!

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too... recall it
> clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side of the globe you
> live.
>
> UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)
>
> "Spring forward and fall back" as they say (helps me remember it anyway.
>
> Lee D
> --
> www.lrproject.com
> Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
> home in the USA.
> Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
> Morph - He's "living the dream".
>


 
On or around Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:56:31 -0000, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too... recall it
>clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side of the globe you
>live.
>
>UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)
>
>"Spring forward and fall back" as they say (helps me remember it anyway.

quite a lot of 'em do it automagically now. The computer has, and the
video, and the combi-printer thing, and the radio-controlled clock on the
kitchen wall. I've yet to see it actually do "going back" - I did once see
it go forwards.
--
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Once, when the secrets of science were the jealously guarded property of
a small priesthood, the common man had no hope of mastering their arcane
complexities. Years of study in musty classrooms were prerequisite to
obtaining even a dim, incoherent knowledge of science.
Today, all that has changed: a dim, incoherent knowledge of science is
available to anyone. - Tom Weller, Science Made Stupid, 1986
 
On Sunday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Austin Shackles" wrote:

> On or around Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:56:31 -0000, "Lee_D"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too... recall it
> >clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side of the globe you
> >live.
> >
> >UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)
> >
> >"Spring forward and fall back" as they say (helps me remember it anyway.
>
> quite a lot of 'em do it automagically now. The computer has, and the
> video, and the combi-printer thing, and the radio-controlled clock on the
> kitchen wall. I've yet to see it actually do "going back" - I did once see
> it go forwards.

I'm stupid. I bought one of those 3-quid radio-controlled alarm clocks
that Lidl were selling, a month or so back. Nice big LCD display, easy
to use light at oh-dark-thirty, but it adjusts itself rather than
waiting for me to wake up on a Sunday morning....

And after Saturdau I need to buy my beauty-sleep wholesale.



--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six."
 
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 09:35:20 +0100 (BST), [email protected]
("David G. Bell") wrote:

>I'm stupid. I bought one of those 3-quid radio-controlled alarm clocks
>that Lidl were selling, a month or so back. Nice big LCD display, easy
>to use light at oh-dark-thirty, but it adjusts itself rather than
>waiting for me to wake up on a Sunday morning....

My radio controlled clock came set that it was in a different country
and it took me a long time to work out how to set it to be in the UK -
it would keep adjusting itself an hour out and making me think I was
late!

 
Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:56:31 -0000, "Lee_D"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too... recall it
>>clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side of the globe you
>>live.
>>
>>UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)
>>
>>"Spring forward and fall back" as they say (helps me remember it anyway.
>
>
> quite a lot of 'em do it automagically now. The computer has, and the
> video, and the combi-printer thing, and the radio-controlled clock on the
> kitchen wall. I've yet to see it actually do "going back" - I did once see
> it go forwards.
What bugs me is mobile phones they are fitted with tons of gadgets
java ringtones flashing lights but don't reset to BST and worse the
menu is hidden away in the most arcane way .
Derek
 
Lee_D wrote:
> And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too... recall it
> clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side of the globe you
> live.
>
> UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)

Time for the twice yearly "swearing at the clock on the cooker"
ritual as I try and figure out how you adjust the bloody thing.
I usually end up loosing another hour doing that one alone!

Matt
 
Matthew Maddock wrote:
> Lee_D wrote:
>> And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too...
>> recall it clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side of
>> the globe you live.
>>
>> UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)
>
> Time for the twice yearly "swearing at the clock on the cooker"
> ritual as I try and figure out how you adjust the bloody thing.
> I usually end up loosing another hour doing that one alone!
>
> Matt

The wifes just done the same!!

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....and "David G. Bell" spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

> And after Saturdau I need to buy my beauty-sleep wholesale.

There isn't a shop in the world that sells enough beauty sleep to make me
presentable.

--
Rich
==============================

There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary
and those who don't.


 
On or around Sun, 26 Mar 2006 10:34:58 GMT, Derek
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>> On or around Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:56:31 -0000, "Lee_D"
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>
>>>And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too... recall it
>>>clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side of the globe you
>>>live.
>>>
>>>UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)
>>>
>>>"Spring forward and fall back" as they say (helps me remember it anyway.
>>
>>
>> quite a lot of 'em do it automagically now. The computer has, and the
>> video, and the combi-printer thing, and the radio-controlled clock on the
>> kitchen wall. I've yet to see it actually do "going back" - I did once see
>> it go forwards.
> What bugs me is mobile phones they are fitted with tons of gadgets
>java ringtones flashing lights but don't reset to BST and worse the
>menu is hidden away in the most arcane way .
>Derek

and why is it that removing the battery resets the clock and calendar when
it remembers everything else, and WIT2 that after resetting the
clock/calendar it then insists on going through about a week's-worth of
reminder things that it's "missed".

stupid gadget. It should be able to sync itself to a time-server like the
pooters do - FFS, even my car radio can do that.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can you expect
other people to be entirely to your liking?"
Thomas À Kempis (1380 - 1471) Imitation of Christ, I.xvi.
 
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:00:46 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:

>On or around Sun, 26 Mar 2006 10:34:58 GMT, Derek
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Austin Shackles wrote:
>>> On or around Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:56:31 -0000, "Lee_D"
>>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>>
>>>
>>>>And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too... recall it
>>>>clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side of the globe you
>>>>live.
>>>>
>>>>UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)
>>>>
>>>>"Spring forward and fall back" as they say (helps me remember it anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>> quite a lot of 'em do it automagically now. The computer has, and the
>>> video, and the combi-printer thing, and the radio-controlled clock on the
>>> kitchen wall. I've yet to see it actually do "going back" - I did once see
>>> it go forwards.
>> What bugs me is mobile phones they are fitted with tons of gadgets
>>java ringtones flashing lights but don't reset to BST and worse the
>>menu is hidden away in the most arcane way .
>>Derek
>
>and why is it that removing the battery resets the clock and calendar when
>it remembers everything else, and WIT2 that after resetting the
>clock/calendar it then insists on going through about a week's-worth of
>reminder things that it's "missed".
>
>stupid gadget. It should be able to sync itself to a time-server like the
>pooters do - FFS, even my car radio can do that.

you could always do a Martyn......

http://www.101fc.net/files/vids/crap-xmas-gift.asf
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:40:33 +0100, Matthew Maddock wrote:

> Time for the twice yearly "swearing at the clock on the cooker"
> ritual as I try and figure out how you adjust the bloody thing.

Why bother? I don't set the one on the microwave but then if you don't
set it it doesn't display anything other than a colon. If it insisted on
showing numbers, even flashing ones, it would be set.

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Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 
Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Sun, 26 Mar 2006 10:34:58 GMT, Derek
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> Austin Shackles wrote:
>>> On or around Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:56:31 -0000, "Lee_D"
>>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>>
>>>
>>>> And it may be time for our Aussie friends to tweak theres too...
>>>> recall it clashed in the Autumn / Spring depending on which side
>>>> of the globe you live.
>>>>
>>>> UK 1 Hour forwards - thats 1 hour less sleep / late for work ;-)
>>>>
>>>> "Spring forward and fall back" as they say (helps me remember it
>>>> anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>> quite a lot of 'em do it automagically now. The computer has, and
>>> the video, and the combi-printer thing, and the radio-controlled
>>> clock on the kitchen wall. I've yet to see it actually do "going
>>> back" - I did once see it go forwards.
>> What bugs me is mobile phones they are fitted with tons of gadgets
>> java ringtones flashing lights but don't reset to BST and worse the
>> menu is hidden away in the most arcane way .
>> Derek
>
> and why is it that removing the battery resets the clock and calendar
> when it remembers everything else, and WIT2 that after resetting the
> clock/calendar it then insists on going through about a week's-worth
> of reminder things that it's "missed".
>
> stupid gadget. It should be able to sync itself to a time-server
> like the pooters do - FFS, even my car radio can do that.

Cos most things are stored on the SIM, but the clock and related functions are by
defn. variable, so are never remembered.

but WTF it can't update it from the base station when it connects?
Think mine actually has an option to turn that on, but it don't do nuttin!

--
"He who says it cannot be done is advised not to interrupt her doing
it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!


 

> but WTF it can't update it from the base station when it connects?
> Think mine actually has an option to turn that on, but it don't do nuttin!

Yeah, mine has an "auto update" clock option, but it has never done
anything!

Matt.

 
Matthew Maddock wrote:
>> but WTF it can't update it from the base station when it connects?
>> Think mine actually has an option to turn that on, but it don't do
>> nuttin!
>
> Yeah, mine has an "auto update" clock option, but it has never done
> anything!
>
> Matt.

That's it. Useless!!

--
"He who says it cannot be done is advised not to interrupt her doing
it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!


 
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:50:01 GMT, GbH wrote:

>>> but WTF it can't update it from the base station when it connects?
>>> Think mine actually has an option to turn that on, but it don't do
>>> nuttin!
>>
>> Yeah, mine has an "auto update" clock option, but it has never done
>> anything!
>
> That's it. Useless!!

I think it's for when you travel to another time zone, your phone will
automagically tell you the time in that zone. I agree WTF it can't follow
changes in local time is just daft, it's not as if DST is a "new
thing"...

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Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 
On or around Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:47:45 +0100, Simon Isaacs <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>>stupid gadget. It should be able to sync itself to a time-server like the
>>pooters do - FFS, even my car radio can do that.
>
>you could always do a Martyn......
>
>http://www.101fc.net/files/vids/crap-xmas-gift.asf

's not as good as the running over the phone one.
--
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"There is plenty of time to win this game, and to thrash the Spaniards
too" Sir Francis Drake (1540? - 1596) Attr. saying when the Armarda was
sighted, 20th July 1588
 
On 2006-03-26, Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:

> stupid gadget. It should be able to sync itself to a time-server like the
> pooters do - FFS, even my car radio can do that.

All of my Sony-Ericssssons from the T68i onwards have been able to
sync to "network time" if you put them on "auto timezone", I forgot
this time on the new one but the past two have updated correctly.

My watch, alarm clock, computers and PDA also all handled it, although
the central heating didn't so a nice cold shower for me!

--
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On 2006-03-26, Dave Liquorice <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think it's for when you travel to another time zone, your phone will
> automagically tell you the time in that zone. I agree WTF it can't follow
> changes in local time is just daft, it's not as if DST is a "new
> thing"...

Also it's on the last sunday of October and March every year, hardly
beyond the capabilities of mankind to put that in the timezone
information, as done on every computer I've ever owned since the early
90's..

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