[daS]

Originally Posted by PDANEWBIE

This will actually affect ANYTHING that us set with an automatic DST changeover. From VCR's, TV's, Set top boxes that do not get info from the central cable company, phones, Alarm clocks, Cars with high end clocks, Microwaves and Ovens, Watches, and Computers.

I don't know of too many devices such as alarm clocks, phones, microwaves or watches that support DST. For almost anything with a clock - other than a computer - the user has to manually adjust for DST. Sure there's a VERY small number of devices (again other than computers) that have DST built-in, but they are so rare as to be a non issue. In fact, for most computer users, DST is not even something they need to worry about. It's only a problem for the small number of users that schedule meetings and/or phone calls with contacts in other time zones - especially when their contacts are in other countries with different DST rules. Otherwise, just set the clock twice a year and forget it.

Originally Posted by PDANEWBIE

IMHO Arizona has their stuff together in one aspect. Its one of the few states in US that you don't have to worry about govt/corperation based crocks like DST.

I have never understood the anger over DST. It makes sense to want the time the sun is up to be in sync with when most people are awake rather than having the sun up at 5AM. (More people are doing things at 8PM than at 5AM.) Of course, we could leave the clocks alone and businesses could open their offices an hour earlier and close an hour earlier when they days get longer, but it seems to make more sense to keep the business hours the same and adjust the clocks instead. Regardless, of all the things our government does, it seems to me that DST is the least intrusive. :?