tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968186083237980243.post2631803852707490475..comments2023-06-09T18:03:36.270+02:00Comments on Safety Valve: The times they are a-changin'Richard Carlssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18029712732888632419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968186083237980243.post-30059523015909956362009-02-02T07:11:00.000+01:002009-02-02T07:11:00.000+01:00I think the problem is that NTP was not designed f...I think the problem is that NTP was not designed for home computers, it was designed for mainframes where it was equally important that the time did not make sudden jumps (especially backwards). I installed "NetTime" on my wife's computer which has a broken bios battery, and it actually seems to be able to set the time regardless of the current time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034116782690900048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968186083237980243.post-16450591820155894322009-02-02T00:01:00.000+01:002009-02-02T00:01:00.000+01:00Ah, that would have been useful. Anyway, the post ...Ah, that would have been useful. Anyway, the post got so long that I forgot to mention it, but while I was logged in, I also set up a hostname using my <A HREF="http://www.dyndns.com/" REL="nofollow">dyndns.com</A> account, and installed <A HREF="http://www.kanasolution.com/" REL="nofollow">DynDNS Updater</A>, so now I can find it at all times.Richard Carlssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029712732888632419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968186083237980243.post-68916073947106152822009-02-01T22:20:00.000+01:002009-02-01T22:20:00.000+01:00To find out the IP address, you can tell him to po...To find out the IP address, you can tell him to point his browser at a site like http://whatismyip.com/ or similar (I believe there are many).<BR/><BR/>Or you could try using something like Fog Creek Copilot (I been considering it myself but have really needed to yet).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com