BajaNomad

Forum's clock

Tano - 4-30-2010 at 10:31 AM

I’m up here in LA and this site shows that its clock is seven hours fast if you’re not logged in. Any reason for that? It is easier to keep track of posts if the clock shows the right time without having to log in.

PS. I just noticed that if you're logged-in, the clock is one hour slow.

This is just too much to bear.

[Edited on 4-30-2010 by Tano]

tripledigitken - 4-30-2010 at 10:33 AM

Try going to "control panel", "edit", then at the bottom of the page adjust time to GMT -7.

That should fix it.

Ken

Bajahowodd - 4-30-2010 at 01:02 PM

Ken, I know your fix will work when you're logged in. But when not logged in, I think it just defaults to GMT. Or am I wrong?

tripledigitken - 4-30-2010 at 01:04 PM

I'm logged in all the time, so I can't answer that.

Does anyone really know what time it is?

sorry:rolleyes:

Bajahowodd - 4-30-2010 at 01:28 PM

I do. Sometimes......:?:

bufeo - 4-30-2010 at 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I do. Sometimes......:?:


I don't. I'm retired. Just have a "Day Clock". :yes:

Allen R

Russ - 4-30-2010 at 06:43 PM

Sure, me too but mine only shows night or day not the day.

toneart - 4-30-2010 at 07:32 PM

I repainted the face of my wall clock white. Then I painted the word now. The hands all point toward now. I try not to log into unreal time. :lol:

Credit: I got this idea from a Jimmy Buffet song. :yes:

woody with a view - 4-30-2010 at 07:40 PM

it's 12 o'clock somewhere.....

noproblemo2 - 4-30-2010 at 08:27 PM

Gee, here I thought it was 5 o'clock somewhere :lol::lol:

woody with a view - 4-30-2010 at 09:50 PM

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Originally posted by noproblemo2
Gee, here I thought it was 5 o'clock somewhere :lol::lol:


it is. twice a day!:light:

Tano - 5-1-2010 at 08:55 AM

Apparently, the site’s administrator has no way of changing the default time settings for it.

BajaNomad - 5-2-2010 at 12:39 AM

Appropriately for an Internet site available (and read by people) worldwide, the time is GMT.

For those that choose to do so, they can create an account and have the time personalized to their location in the world.

If you're off an hour, you'll need to adjust your personalized settings. Daylight Savings Time is not recognized everywhere.

:biggrin:

Tano - 5-2-2010 at 08:04 AM

Inasmuch as this is a site almost exclusively about Baja California, accessed mostly by those living there or close by, doesn’t it make sense that the clock should show the time there instead of that half a world away, even if it is just for practical reasons? Maybe it is just me. Any thoughts?

BajaBruno - 5-2-2010 at 04:28 PM

There are two time zones in Baja. That complicates things.

tripledigitken - 5-2-2010 at 09:29 PM

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Originally posted by Tano
Inasmuch as this is a site almost exclusively about Baja California, accessed mostly by those living there or close by, doesn’t it make sense that the clock should show the time there instead of that half a world away, even if it is just for practical reasons? Maybe it is just me. Any thoughts?


peace, love, fish tacos. It's not that important is it? I showed you how to fix it on Friday and it's still an issue?

:?::?::?::?::?:

Flashbacks

k-rico - 5-3-2010 at 06:57 AM

durrelllrobert - 5-3-2010 at 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by BajaBruno
There are two time zones in Baja. That complicates things.

Three, if you count manana (which seems to be a favorite):lol::lol:

Tano - 5-3-2010 at 05:15 PM

Now I understand. The default time for this site—that a user who hasn’t logged in sees—is somewhere between now and mañana.

durrelllrobert - 5-4-2010 at 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by Tano
Now I understand. The default time for this site—that a user who hasn’t logged in sees—is somewhere between now and mañana.

how do you get that squigly thing above the n in mannana:?:

Bajahowodd - 5-4-2010 at 10:48 AM

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Originally posted by tripledigitken
Quote:
Originally posted by Tano
Inasmuch as this is a site almost exclusively about Baja California, accessed mostly by those living there or close by, doesn’t it make sense that the clock should show the time there instead of that half a world away, even if it is just for practical reasons? Maybe it is just me. Any thoughts?


peace, love, fish tacos. It's not that important is it? I showed you how to fix it on Friday and it's still an issue?

:?::?::?::?::?:



A tad frustrating? I feel your pain. Actually, if it's off by an hour (standard time v daylight time), what does it matter? I used to frequently fly coast to coast for business and never changed my watch. It was just easier to add three hours if I actually needed to look at it.

BajaBruno - 5-4-2010 at 10:57 AM

durrelllrobert: Hold down Alt and type 164. Then, release Alt. Presto! ñ
On my keyboard, it only works if you use the number pad on the right side of the keyboard - your results may vary.

Tano - 5-4-2010 at 04:54 PM

how do you get that squigly thing above the n in mannana

I write quite a bit in Spanish. I use Word for Windows, and many moons ago I wrote some macros to get the Spanish symbols by just pressing Shift+Ctrl and the appropriate letter, like this: á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, ¿, ¡, ü, etc. That squiggly thing is called a “tilde.”

For those who think I’m being too anal about the forum’s clock, I look at the time of the posts to keep track of what I’ve read already and what is new without having to log in, but maybe that’s the Admin’s plan. Who knows?

Bajahowodd - 5-4-2010 at 05:36 PM

All I know is that if I hold down alt and type in 164, I get nothing but a refreshed screen. where the heck is Bill Gates??

Tano - 5-4-2010 at 05:45 PM

Turn the Num Lock on and use the number keypad. You won’t see anything until you let go of the Alt key. It will work at least in MS Word.

durrelllrobert - 5-5-2010 at 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by BajaBruno
durrelllrobert: Hold down Alt and type 164. Then, release Alt. Presto! ñ
On my keyboard, it only works if you use the number pad on the right side of the keyboard - your results may vary.

Thanks, it works: manñana:coolup:

durrelllrobert - 5-5-2010 at 09:08 AM

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Originally posted by Tano
many moons ago I wrote some macros to get the Spanish symbols by just pressing Shift+Ctrl and the appropriate letter, like this: á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, ¿, ¡, ü, etc. That squiggly thing is called a “tilde.”


so... how do you write a macro:?:

Tano - 5-5-2010 at 04:19 PM

so... how do you write a macro

It depends on how resourceful you are and what version of MS Word you're using. I only write macros for that app since I stopped using WordPerfect.

Start with Tools > Macro > Record New Macro > Keyboard, but you need a plan beforehand as far as what keys you will use and the codes for the symbols you want. As for the codes, you can look them up on the Internet. You know one already: 164 for ñ. It helps if you can look the results up in the Macro Editor. It may take some practice.

Writing macros was my first incursion into programming a PC. My life truly changed after that. I highly recommend it. The computer is the greatest tool ever.

DENNIS - 5-5-2010 at 04:29 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
All I know is that if I hold down alt and type in 164, I get nothing but a refreshed screen. where the heck is Bill Gates??


There's more than one way to work the alt codes, different numbers, some in brackets...some not. Use the calculator keyboard on the right rather than the numerals up on top.

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/bylanguage/...