Mini-Y2K fears over daylight saving change Daylight was extended by a week in parts of Australia, and now ends next week, the first weekend of April, rather than the traditional last weekend of March. The change has caught many software vendors off-guard however, with mobile phones and other applications reverting to standard time yesterday morning. Many electronic devices with internal clocks are set to adjust automatically for daylight saving but, as ... Read full entry

I think we really only have two seasons here in Sydney. Autumn and summer. And summer, in my book, starts as of 3am tomorrow, Sunday, when the clocks go forward for daylight saving. The heat and humidity have already arrived, so why bother waiting until the December 21 solstice to make it official? Besides, I like summer time, and not just because of that ... Read full entry