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Re: Whya can't my laptop figure out what time zone I'm in, like my cell phone does?
From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 17:37:59 -0500
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Rob Slade, doting Grandpa of Rayn, Trevor, Devon, and Hannah <rmslade () shaw ca> wrote:
We got new cell phones (mobiles, for you non-North Americans) recently. In the time since we last bought phones they have added lots of new features, like texting, cameras, email and Google Maps. ....
Even if your laptop made time zone switches based on geolocation, folks would still send you invitations without time zone information, so you would be off by a number of hours and none the wiser. Been there, done that, and missed a few meetings pinned to the wrong [time zone] time. Jeff _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- Whya can't my laptop figure out what time zone I'm in, like my cell phone does? Rob Slade, doting Grandpa of Rayn, Trevor, Devon, and Hannah (Dec 06)
- Re: Whya can't my laptop figure out what time zone I'm in, like my cell phone does? Jeffrey Walton (Dec 06)
- Re: Whya can't my laptop figure out what time zone I'm in, like my cell phone does? Valdis . Kletnieks (Dec 06)
- Re: Whya can't my laptop figure out what time zone I'm in, like my cell phone does? Jeffrey Walton (Dec 06)