Sometimes I feel like there are things that I just don't have to tell you, but then I just think, eh, why the hell not? What if this is the only place you come to for information? What if that were the case and I failed to talk about what everyone else is talking about and you missed it? What if anyone were that pathetic?? Well, anyway, if I can help just one person with a post on a topic that's already been written about, reported on, blogged to death blah blah blah..then it's ok. So pay BIG BIG attention if:
- You DO NOT have an inhouse I.T. person or department that helps you
- You DO use Outlook to manage your appointments
- You have NOT heard about the Daylight Savings Time kiss-of-death from Microsoft
Here's what happened. The government went and made a big decision about DST without running it by Microsoft. When will they learn who really runs this great country of ours? They decided that this year we are going to start DST 3 weeks earlier than usual (on March 11 this year) and end it one week later than usual (November 4). Well, many of our beloved Microsoft products just do not know what to do with themselves because of this "unexpected" development (Energy Policy Act of 2005). As a result, you, me, we, your IT staff and anyone else who lives in an area that observes DST is scrambling to make sure we have prepared our computers for "the change". If you don't take some action it's possible (read: likely) that your computer will suffer from hot-flashes and mood swings and in retaliation will screw with your appointments and any other applications that rely on dates and times, therefore, blowing up and ruining your life during the 3 weeks after March 11 (even Mac lovers who use Entourage can be impacted). So here's what you need to do:
- Go here and read all about it (Microsoft's info page about this mess)
- Make sure your computer is up-to-date with downloads from Microsoft. If you aren't sure about what/when/how for updates, visit this page from Microsoft, it's an FAQ and very informative.
I have sat down at MANY computers - to find this little yellow shield
in the corner of a monitor. That is Microsoft's whistle-blower. If you see it, your computer is not up-to-date and you better get on it (don't confuse it with Symantec's virus protection shield, that one is turned sideways a little and does not have an !). - Print out, yes, you heard me and it pains me to say it - print out your calendar so you have a good copy.
Well I hope that helps, I'm going to try and post more, I have so much I want to write about but time, time, time...why can't Microsoft give me more of it?
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