Gloss Tips: Fall Back Successfully with Daylight Savings Time

Daylight savings time is upon us — at 2am Sunday, November 7th, 2010, we’ll turn back the clocks. While this time change is far better than when we lose an hour in the Spring, there are still some tips to help make this change go smoothly.

Firstly, thanks to technology, most of our devices — cell phones, computers and almost all DVR / cable boxes will auto-adjust to accommodate for the change. Here are a few devices to check in the morning tomorrow when you rise:

- Microwave ovens / conventional ovens
- Coffeemakers: you want to make sure your coffee isn’t sitting for an hour before you want it ready!
- Car radio / clock: alas, our high-tech cars can download directions and tell us where to go, provide us the latest traffic details and more…but we still need to manually turn back the clock.
- MP3 Players: another high-tech must-have that still needs your manual input on the time.

Second, don’t rely on our trusty gadgets to auto-update. Double check them all in the morning to make sure they’ve updated correctly. Also, sometimes our computer calendars can go haywire with the time change — double check your Microsoft Outlook calendar and others to make sure the times for your scheduled appointments are still as they should be.

And finally, enjoy your extra hour! While many of us may use the hour for sleep, let us know if you decided to take the gained 60 minutes for something more productive!