That is odd, ehBeth. I read the same format but 5:49 not 6:49.
flyboy, the date format and hours are set up
by each member individually.
I've just switched to the 24:00 clock. Kinda like it.
This finally penetrated my thick skull I think. What you set up is what you read, not what you send out. Have I got it?
Yes flyboy
I just changed too ehbeth. Now mine reads
"23rd August 2005, 16:36" (PST of course)
CJane posted at
Tue Aug 23, 2005 19:37
I like it! this makes the time difference make more sense for me.
Hallelujah! Everything now agrees with my little right hand corner clock. Thanks all. Now if someone can tell me how to determine if 06/09/05 means June 9th or Sept. 6th I'll really be happy.
Well flyboy, it depends where you are. In Europe it
would mean September 6th, in the United States it is
June 9th.
I used the 24 hour clock in one of my first jobs and even have my cell phone set that way. It confuses a heck of a lot of folks; but, what the hey. I like it. Makes it more convenient for me than having to differentiate with the a.m./p.m. info.
When it comes to the date information I currently stick with the United States standard since it's what I know.
Well, I know it's standard in Europe, but it's mixed in the U.S. The military and I believe most of the government puts the day before the month, not to mention ex-military such as I. As I previously mentioned, I spell the month until the 13th at which point the chance of confusion disappears.
It doesn't matter which set up we use, the nice
thing is, that we have an option to choose the date and
time format.
The problem is that the writer knows for certain what is meant; the reader may not. I was speaking in general terms, not specifically about one's A2K setup.
The problem with dates comes in with sorts in Excel and other programs. today is 8/24/05. If you want a useful ascii sort for a multiyear collection of files, you will use 05-08-24.
Considering the fact that we're still using inches and feet, it's probably a lost cause. As Walter expressed in an earlier post, ISO has done it's job and set up the proper ways of expressing time and dates. Getting the world to follow them is another story.
roger wrote:The problem with dates comes in with sorts in Excel and other programs. today is 8/24/05.
Not with non-US versions :wink:
