[RTC List] List Digest, Vol 6, Issue 4

Thu Feb 15 12:59:34 PST 2007

Dire-Way offers satellite internet:
http://www.direcway.cc/compare-plans-pricing.htm

I have not tested it but it may be an option.

Robert Beckerdite
Beckerdite Consulting

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>   2. Further on Extended DST (David C. Thewlis)
>   3. Question about Wireless Availability (Elaine Weinreb)
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> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:24:33 -0800
> From: "Gregg Foster" <rredc at northcoast.com>
> Subject: [RTC List] FYI
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> Microsoft Issues Warning On Daylight-Saving Time Software Flaw
> Microsoft says the Y2K-like implications of the change in the start of
> daylight-saving time means computer users need to parry like its 1999.
> By Paul McDougall,  InformationWeek
> Feb. 14, 2007
> URL:
> http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=1970060
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> Microsoft is warning customers that the switch to early daylight-saving
> time this year isn't accounted for in a number of its products,
> including Windows XP, and that users will need to update their software
> to avoid potential problems.
> U.S. daylight-saving time will start on March 11 this year -- three
> weeks earlier than usual. The change was authorized by the U.S. Energy
> Policy Act of 2005, but Microsoft says its Y2K-like implications mean
> computer users need to parry like its 1999.
> "Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, it is possible
> that the time zone settings for your computer's system clock may be
> incorrect during this four-week period," the software maker said in a
> statement issued Tuesday.
> That could lead to all kinds of problems, from calendaring applications
> not working properly to key, automated processes not taking place on
> time.
> Microsoft said the fix is already built into Windows Vista and Office
> 2007, but that earlier operating systems and applications could be hit
> by the problem. As of Tuesday, the company had released an update for
> Windows XP SP2 users via its Automatic Updates service. Users need to
> ensure they have Auto Update enabled.
> Most of Microsoft's other major products, including Outlook 2007 and its
> predecessors, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Visual Studio, Windows CE, and a
> number of others, need to be updated, meaning some long nights may be in
> store for IT staffers leading up to the time switch.
> Microsoft also warned that the problem isn't limited to its software.
> Consumer appliances such as VCRs and digital radios may not
> automatically adjust to the early start of daylight-saving time. Many
> systems on the business technology side also could be affected. IBM, for
> instance, has issued updates for some of its disk storage products and
> other systems.
> In a research report, IT advisory firm Gartner is advising businesses to
> establish company-wide communications programs informing employees about
> possible effects of the early time changeover and to ensure that their
> tech departments are fully staffed on March 11 and March 12.
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> By fearing to attempt.
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> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:37:32 -0800
> From: "David C. Thewlis" <dthewlis at dcta.com>
> Subject: [RTC List] Further on Extended DST
> To: Gregg Foster <rredc at northcoast.com>
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> Following on to the article Gregg Foster just posted, CalConnect (The
> Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium) has a review of the DST issues
> and a set of links to advisories, patches, etc. offered by major
> calendaring and OS vendors, plus other related information, covering the
> major platforms and products.  See
> http://www.calconnect.org/dstdocs.html.  The links page is necessarily
> incomplete but being added to as more information becomes available.
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> Dave Thewlis
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> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:53:28 -0800
> From: Elaine Weinreb <elainejw at humboldt1.com>
> Subject: [RTC List] Question about Wireless Availability
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> Please excuse this question if it is naive, but I was wondering if
> wireless internet is available in northern Humboldt.  I do not live
> within reach of DSL, and my experience with Cox was highly
> unsatisfactory.  Are there any other alternatives to dial-up?
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> Elaine Weinreb
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