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Filed under: Utilities, Windows Mobile, Microsoft

Microsoft patches its Windows Mobile Daylight Saving Time patch

Windows Mobile clockWindows Mobile clockWindows Mobile clockMicrosoft has issued yet another Daylight Saving Time update for Windows Mobile devices. This patch should fix a problem with the patch released last week.

So let's review. First, Microsoft posted instructions for manufacturers to develop their own DST fixes. Then some enterprising power users decided to make their own updates rather than wait for their PDA manufacturers to do so. Next, Microsoft finally puts out an official update, but it appears to have a major bug in it that could wreak havoc on your appointments for a few weeks.

And now there's a real, honest to goodness, official update that you can (probably) trust, less than a week before Daylight Saving Time begins. Whew.

Anyway, if you haven't updated your Windows Mobile device yet, now's probably as good a time as any. Remember to follow Microsoft's instructions on this one. There's a few bits that aren't intuitive. For example, you have to change your time zone and then switch back to your current time zone before the update takes effect.

[Thanks Gregger!]

Filed under: Utilities, Palm, Freeware

Palm issues Daylight Savings update

World ClockOkay, seriously, I promise this is (one of) the last time(s) we'll be talking about the upcoming Daylight Saving Time change.

A quick refresher, Congress passed a law moving up Daylight Saving Time starting this year, so it begins on March 11th, meaning you have to change your clocks much earlier this year than you're used to. While your computer will probably automatically adjust itself, if you've got a Windows Mobile or Palm PDA you need to install a update to make sure you're not late for that all-important meeting on the 12th.

Microsoft issued an official update last week, and now it's Palm's turn. The patch is good for all Palm smartphones and handhelds, and it's a free download. Now go forth and update.

Filed under: OS Updates, Utilities, News, Windows Mobile

Microsoft releases official daylight saving patch for Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile clockBack in December, Microsoft issued instructions for updating Windows Mobile clocks to support a change in daylight saving time which comes several weeks earlier this year than in the past. But those instructions were really meant for hardware makers, and we expected PDA manufacturers to issue updates on their own. That never really happened.

Last month, an enterprising individual put together an unofficial installer file for consumer use. But I was holding out hope that Dell would issue an official update for my Axim X50v.

Looks like that ain't going to happen, because Microsoft finally went and released an official update. There's a PC-based installer file, as well as a cab file for users who don't sync their PDA to a PC. Of course, most PDA users will probably miss this critical update and spend the next year or two lamenting that they have to adjust their Windows Mobile clocks a few times a year as if they were old fashioned VCRs until they eventually upgrade their PDA. Hopefully this sort of confusion will be solved with Windows Mobile 6.0, which will include a Windows Update program that will automatically check for critical operating system updates.

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