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Our goal is to empower your people for business success using the right technology solution for your needs. Our services range from augmenting your staff to being your complete virtual IT department 2007 DST time changes WARNING; This is a long article with a compilation of many details. As always, contact your trusted IT adviser for assistance in any of these areas! Does it feel like winter is over yetè Well one thing is for sure, Daylight Saving’s Time (DST) is coming up sooner than you might expect. US Congress passed a law in 2005 that goes into effect this year, which changes the dates when we switch to and away from DST. Many electronic devises automatically adjust for DST based on the old rules. Now they’ll need to be updated since DST starts earlier (March 11 instead of April 1), and ends later (November 4 instead of October 28) than in the past. So how does this impact me? Many electronic devices are affected. Some may normally automatically adjust for DST, but now they may not update correctly based on the new rules. Specifically regarding our computers and network, there are various operating systems and programs involved that may need to be adjusted or patched. Microsoft released several tools to update your systems, some will be downloaded as part of monthly patches, some will not. We will be addressing where to find these tools here, but don’t forget your other vendors like your firewall, Router, Dell Open Manage, etc, that may not be based on Microsoft software. As always, contact your trusted IT adviser for assistance in any of these areas! TIP: Before making any changes or applying any patches, advise users to include the appointment time in either the description or appointment notes for appointments during the DST change window (from March 11 to April 1 and November 4 to October 28). The central page related to the Microsoft tools and KB articles is at http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007 This site is continuously updated with the latest information related to Microsoft patches. First of all; timing is important. Due to the different changes in different areas that relate to the local time, it is best to develop a plan for all changes, and execute the plan in a short order, preferable over a period when users will not be adding appointments to reduce the risk that users will create appointments with a mix of patched and un-patched clients or applications. Before updating any calendar appointments it is critical that you update all clients or applications first, including Windows Mobile devices, to make sure that an un-patched client does not change an appointment back to their original time. -Operating System patch details and downloads for XP and 2003 server products can be found at KB Article 931836 .

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