Due to the US Congress ruling to maximize on daylight, and save on energy costs, Canada is also following suit to move our clocks one hour ahead for Daylight Savings Time. That means tomorrow we have to change our clocks, 3 weeks before the regular time. This means that some electronic devices and computers may not correctly change the time, as it is not programmed for this change. Most software like Windows XP can recognize this change, by having you download patches to fix this problem. Check the web site of your manufacturer and software to see if they have issued a patch. For Windows, Windows Update will be able to handle this. However, if you don't have a patch, the worst case is you have to manually adjust the hour ahead yourself. No big deal in the home, but for businesses especially in hospitals, then it is a big deal.
Some schools and businesses have spent money to fix this problem, but obviously this is not as the scope as the Y2K problem.
So this means we lose an hour of sleep!
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