Remember to move those clocks forward 1 hour! I’m at SXSW in my room blogging about this so I hope you all have changed your clocks.
Daylight savings for 2010 is as follows:
United States
- March 14th, 2010 – Ends at 2am, move clocks forward 1 hour
- November 7th, 2010 – Begins at 2am, move clocks back 1 hour
photo credit: LoKan Sardari
Will my iPhone, Android, Blackberry or smart phone update daylight savings automatically?
photo credit: Josh Bancroft
iPhones should will automatically since they use the cell towers for time/date information but don’t quote me on that until tomorrow!
Update 3:03AM - My iPhone and Gillian’s Android both updated once it passed 2am. They both flipped to 3am!
What sort of technology could be affected?
Often security systems need a human to update the time when daylight savings rolls around.
Some older Windows servers may also require a manual switch based on how you have the time server setup.
photo credit: MMMMichelle
Of course, all your fun appliances around the house like your:
- coffee maker
- DVD player
- microwave
will need a few friendly buttons pushed to get them on the same page. I put daylight savings on my calendar a week ahead of schedule so I know it’s coming and then look at my client’s computer networks to make sure things are on track.
Dates fact checked against source: NASA Daylight Savings Time
