The Progressive Ears web site attempts to display times, such as the time a message was posted as your local time, regardless of where in the world the message was posted. To do this, the site automatically detects which time zone you are in and adjusts times displayed on the site to reflect your local time. In order for the P. E. site to detect your time zone, you must have Javascript enabled in your browser. If you have diabled Javascript, many things on this web site besides the display of times may not work properly. To learn how to enable Javascript in your browser, click here.

If times displayed on Progressive Ears don't seem to reflect your local time, the most likely cause is that your computer is configured with the wrong time zone. Your computer may be set to the correct time and still be in the wrong time zone. The following paragraphs describe how to set both your time and your time zone. For purposes of this web site, it doesn't really matter whether your computer's time is set correctly. But it is very important that you set your time zone correctly in order to have times displayed on the web site reflect your local time.

Click the appropriate link below for your instructions for setting time and time zone for your specific operating system.

Windows NT/2000/98/ME
Windows XP
Mac OS 8.5 or higher
Mac OS X
Windows NT/2000/98/ME Windows systems are set by default to adjust the time automatically when daylight saving time changes. You should, however, check the setting and change it, if necessary. Note: Windows 2000 and Windows NT require certain privileges to check or change Date/Time properties. If you do not have these privileges, contact your local 2000 or NT administrator.
  1. From the Start menu, select Settings>Control Panel.
  2. From the Control Panel window, click the Date/Time icon.
  3. Click the Time Zone tab. Make sure the Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes box is checked. This ensures that the change is made automatically. If the box isn't checked, click on it now. Check that the time zone is set to your local time zone.
To synchronize Windows NT/2000/98/ME with a network time server:
  1. From the Start menu, select Kerberos Utilities, then select Leash32.
  2. In the Leash32 toolbar icons, click Synchronize Time (the clock face at the right end of the toolbar).
  3. Click OK in the synchronization confirmation window.
  4. Exit Leash32.
Windows XP Windows systems are set by default to adjust the time automatically when daylight saving time changes. You should, however, check the setting and change it, if necessary. Note: Windows XP requires Administrator privileges to check or change the Date and Time properties. If you do not have these privileges, contact your local XP administrator.
  1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
  2. From the Control Panel window (Category View), select Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options
  3. Click the Date and Time icon.
  4. Click the Time Zone tab. Make sure the Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes box is checked. This ensures that the change is made automatically. If the box isn't checked, click on it now. Check that the time zone is set to your local time zone..
  5. Click the Internet Time tab. Make sure the Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server box is checked, and a Server is selected from the drop-down list. (Click Update Now to synchronize immediately.)
    Note: As of October 2002, the MIT network time server, time.mit.edu, does not yet work with Windows XP.
Mac OS 8.5 through 9.2
  1. Under the Apple menu, open Control Panels and open Date & Time
  2. Under Time Zone, select the Set Daylight-Saving Time Automatically checkbox.
    Check that the time zone is set to Boston.
  3. Select the Use a Network Time Server checkbox.

To synchronize with MIT's network time server:

  1. Click on Server Options.
  2. From the Network Time Server drop-down list, select Edit list.
  3. Click Add and enter the Server address: time.mit.edu
Mac OS X
  1. Under the Apple menu, open System Preferences and open Date & Time
  2. Click the Time Zone tab to check that the time zone is set to your local time zone.
  3. Click the Network Time tab and select the Use a Network Time Server checkbox.
To synchronize with MIT's network time server, in the Server address list, enter time.mit.edu.
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