As you have probably already heard by now, Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been pushed back until Sunday, Nov. 4. If you've noticed that the calendar on your Palm device is off by one hour, you'll need to download the DST software update to your device.
For those tech enthusiasts out there that want to know exactly what the DST software update does to help ensure your calendar is accurate, the software update:
- Replaces the old DST rule with new DST rule on your smartphone or handheld. Then it notifies the Date & Time application that DST rule change occurred.
- Replaces the old DST rule embedded in any Calendar events that occur after March 11, 2007 (when the DST change started). This allows events with the DST rule change window to remain at their original times.
For more information about the DST software update and how to install to your device visit:
-Dan Lavelle, Technical Support Engineer
Of course, this applies to the U.S. - I'm assuming the update doesn't include this coming year's mess of daylight savings rules in Australia, where the change back will be on different dates for some states. Nevertheless, you can edit locations directly on your Palm and alter their daylight savings rules manually.
Posted by: Joe H | October 30, 2007 at 12:23 AM
This may not be the place, but do we need to do this if we have the new mr for Verizon? It is not clear from the web site.
Thanks.
Posted by: Craig | October 30, 2007 at 11:38 AM
Does the new Centro need this updater to be applied, or is it built in to the system since it came out after this fix was available?
Posted by: Scott Dye | October 30, 2007 at 11:53 AM