Daylight-saving time starts earlier this year, and it could mean more to you than just losing an hour of sleep.
Under the 2005 Energy Policy Act, daylight-saving time begins on March 11, three weeks earlier than last year. Your computers, however, have been programmed to think that we "spring forward" on April 1.
That three week gap could cause a problem, particularly with your employees' schedules. The system you use for electronic scheduling may be off by an hour between March 11 and April 1 unless you correct it before March 11.
If you have Microsoft's Automatic Updates turned on, your machine should already have received the daylight-saving time adjustment. If you run updates manually, you can find your specific update file(s) at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst.
Note: Daylight-saving time also has been extended by one week, from the last Sunday in October to the first Sunday in November. The patches you install now will correct that change as well.
Safety tip | Take this opportunity to check your fire extinguisher and the batteries in the smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and any other safety devices installed in your workplace.