Ah now that explains it. Thanks for the help. On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:21:21 -0700, "Greg Kearney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > The store may have set the time zone. > > Greg > On Jan 17, 2007, at 09:13 , Christopher Hallsworth wrote: > > > My friend bought his Macbook from a local PCWorld store. > > On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:45:48 -0700, "Greg Kearney" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > said: > >> I have noticed that Macs that I get from Apple have their times set > >> to my local time zone. I suppose that they were set they way prior to > >> shipping. I order MacPros on a regular basis for the hospital. > >> > >> Greg > >> On Jan 17, 2007, at 01:30 , Christopher Hallsworth wrote: > >> > >>> Can I ask, how come my friend's macbook had the time correct > >>> straight > >>> away once he's typed in his city, which is Birmingham, in his case, > >>> without him being connected to the internet? Thanks. > >>> On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:35:23 -0500, "richie Gardenhire" > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >>>> Richard, If you set the time to Automatic on your network server > >>>> near > >>>> your community, you won't have to do anything. tiger will change > >>>> time > >>>> settings from Daylight Savings Time to Standard, and back > >>>> again. If > >>>> you use Automatic Network Settings, your time zone will be set > >>>> according to the nearest Internet provider in your area. For > >>>> example, > >>>> when I set it to Automatically Set by Network, I will tab to > >>>> City and > >>>> State. (I'm not quoting voiceOver verbadum), but you'll get the > >>>> picture. In that Edit field, I type in the name of my city, > >>>> which is > >>>> Anchorage, and the state, Alaska. Tiger will search until it > >>>> finds the > >>>> network in Anchorage on which I'm connected, and it will set the > >>>> time > >>>> accordingly. Right now, as of this writing, it's 10:10 PM Alaska > >>>> Standard Time. HTH. Richie gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Email services by FreedomBox. Surf the Net at the sound of your > >>>> voice. > >>>> www.freedombox.info > >>>> > >>> Christopher Hallsworth > >>> Skype name chrishallsworth7266 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > Christopher Hallsworth > > Skype name chrishallsworth7266 > > > > > > Christopher Hallsworth Skype name chrishallsworth7266
