Daylight Savings Time Changes, Vista, Google Apps, and Other Goodies

Last night's PCUG meeting was a nice quiet one. Dorene had Andy help her with an Access database and I ran the meeting, with a small mention of Google Apps and a quick presentation of some Vista Screen shots. We had a Vista Presentation provided by Microsoft but it was very much a reiteration of what we had talked about last fall when Vista wasn't released, and I thought that rather than here more technical terminology and specs, users might want to see what it actually looks like. Andy has Vista on his new laptop, but he tends to use the Classic View to avoid all the "new" confusion.

We answered some questions regarding preparing taxes online, and another regarding Google Desktop, which one user got on her PC and is really annoyed by. We talked her through uninstalling it through the control panel, as at least three other members, including myself, had done a trial of Google desktop and found it to be unnecessary. We also discussed concerns about the new Daylight Savings Time patch through Microsoft. Today I learned that Microsoft Windows 2000 Machines can't be fixed by adding a patch, because they are "no longer supported" by Microsoft and therefore there is no "patch" written. Other Older Operating Systems (95, 98, ME, NT) may have the same issue. There IS the option of editing the registry to get the clock set correctly (eeewwww!) and if you want to try that (please, if you don't know what the registry is, DO NOT attempt this. Messing around in the registry as an ameteur is a BIG no no.) Visit Microsoft's website for support at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387/ For more information on daylight savings time, and how it effects everything worldwide, including our precious computers, visit Wikipedia HERE. Remember: You don't need to edit your registry or install a patch if you would like to manually adjust your clock. The match and the registry edit allow the computer to change it's own clock when Daylight Savings time happens. There is no need to panic, because even without the patch or registry edit, you can still change your clock manually.

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