Daylight Saving Time

As part of the energy bill approved last week, Congress included an extension of daylight saving time for four weeks. At first glance, it sounds like a good idea. Who doesn't like longer evenings.

However, there is a hidden problem here. Every PC in the country is programmed to automatically adjust for daylight time in the last weekend of October. That means that everyone's computer will be wrong twice. Once when the computer changes itself in October and has to be reset, and once when the computer doesn't change itself in November, and has to be reset again.

It looks like a lot of extra man hours for the IT staff of any business or federal agency. Did nobody point this out?

There are other issues as well. Here is an article from the Washington Post.
Some Parents Worry About Daylight Change