Blather, Waffle and Poppycock!

[Leman]

Oh dear. 

[Orcs]

"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." - Mark Twain

[Tawa]

It was so, so hard.

That's why I've never given up Innuendo's......

[Techno]

'Ere.......

My PC has had another of its random......"Lets change the time by an hour" hiccoughs. (An hour forward)

No one else has had this when I've asked this before......Anyone had the same glitch today, by any chance ?.

When DID the clocks change ?...Not exactly a month ago, was it ?
(I just looked it up....Yes, exactly 4 weeks ago.....How strange.)

Cheers - Puzzled of Wales.

[fsn]

Maybe it's time for a new computer? Are you spending a lot on Tekkie-Techno support?

Or maybe even an iPad type thing? I have an HP thing that acts as an iPad, but I can slip on a keyboard for full laptop capability.

Depends on how much you use it and what you use it for.

[Techno]

It's only about 18 months old, Nobby...Don't think it needs replacing yet. 

I'm sure it does something waffy every time the clocks change.
It either changes the time a month early, or a month late.......Having also changed on at the right date.

Who knows ?...A little foible that I can cope with. 

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

After all the marked candles are fairly accurate, and don't burn the house down too often.

Phil - sounds like your PC has a good dose of flu, I'd de-infect asap. Also make sure your AV software is up to date. (IT-Welsh dictionaries available on Wikipedia)

IanS 

[Techno]

Norton keeps telling me that everything's fine, Ian...I'll see if anything turns up on the next scan.

Cheers - Phil

[oldblindjohn]

Perhaps you are metaphysically crossing a time zone and your pc picking up the time change.
Were you thinking about some place else when it happened?   

[Ithoriel]

Check where your PC thinks you are in the world Phil.

Today (25th) is the day times change in places like Abu Dabi, Fiji, Paraguay to name but a few.

Might explain it ... or not

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Maybe that's why it takes so long for Phil's stuff to get to HQ, postage from Paraguay must be a nightmare!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Phil - try CCleaner as well. Usually free for the basic. (But don't seem to run on Win10).

IanS

[Techno]

Perhaps you are metaphysically crossing a time zone and your pc picking up the time change.
Were you thinking about some place else when it happened?   

Not really. I was wondering what the forum had been up to while I was asleep, John 

Check where your PC thinks you are in the world Phil.

It thinks I'm on a different planet, Mike.  (Nope.....definitely the right time zone on dispaly.)

Maybe that's why it takes so long for Phil's stuff to get to HQ, postage from Paraguay must be a nightmare!

That's 'cos the carrier pigeon keeps getting lost. 

Phil - try CCleaner as well. Usually free for the basic. (But don't seem to run on Win10). IanS

Got that on the PC already, Ian....But ta !

I think there's just some tiny glitch in the calendar/clock programme.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I think there's just some tiny glitch in the calendar/clock programme.

Cheers - Phil

Yes a big wooden horse shaped one.

IanS

[Last Hussar]

Manager said "I'll just do your end of year assessment, and you can sign it whenever, ok?" – ie a standard "Acceptable performance, no thought required.

I explained I wanted to go for a 'Exceed'. She pointed out I'd only been in the Unit 4 months. I pointed out that it was unfair; that being forcibly transferred shouldn't be something that should held against me, and I would expect my contribution to 'O' section to be taken into account. She asked if I could evidence it. I pointed out a lot of it wasn't the sort of thing that produced recordable evidence- I was on top of my work (some days I went and asked colleagues if they needed help), plus I had picked up work for my previous boss, I did this as part of my normal duties, I did that- stuff my previous managers knew about.

I also pointed out the 4 or 5 systems of work I'd re-engineered since moving in January, including something that was borderline illegal until I went 'Hold on a moment...'

She agreed to talk to my former manager, and former manager's manager 'F' (who is a really good manager, appreciated my contribution and fought to keep me, and is not someone you want to upset). She said if 'F' agreed it would go a long way to getting me 'exceed'.

I then pointed out I was also the driving force behind what we are doing on Friday.

"I'm not sure organising a cocktail evening is going to be allowed as evidence," even though she thought it should be.

No, I explained, I meant the fact that I pushed for, and proposed a date for, a big filing reorganisation to take control of all the paperwork that has been allowed to drift for years.

THAT'S why I get on so well with my new manager- her first thought was drinking!