Spring Forward

by KYW's Bob Bicknell
Get ready to change your clocks. Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday morning -- three weeks early, thanks to a law passed by Congress. But some of your technology may not be ready to "spring ahead" so soon. Remember Y2K? When people feared computers would crash because older models weren't made to change to the year 2000 after 1999? Now, any computers or gadgets you have may have a problem beginning Sunday morning, when the new Daylight Saving Time begins. Microsoft, Apple, Palm and Blackberry have all released software patches that will automatically adjust your computers and smart phones. Beyond that, you may be on your own. You may have to "spring ahead" your VCR, PDAs and other cell phones yourself Sunday morning, then set them back one hour when they were preprogrammed to jump ahead the first Sunday in April.

Just don’t forget to do it all back wards when we fall back in November -- a week after your older technology thinks we will.Here are some links to the updates for major operating systems/phones affected by the Daylight Saving glitch.

Windows OS
Mac OS “Panther”
Mac OS “Tiger”
Windows Mobile
Palm
Blackberry