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OK.. I know I can be dense but this 24 hour clock has got me beat. AS I'm East Coast the three hours difference is about as far as I can fiqure. Help Please. Hey Bill can we have a clock in the lounge?

Posted on Thu Feb 18 10:32:13 PST 2010

Hi there, 'jjrsvp' --

Believe me, it took me a long time to "get" the 24-hour clock. Working in the travel industry surely helped!

In the 24-hour clock the day begins at 00:00, or Midnight.* Times shown as 00:01 through 11:59 equal 12:01 AM through 11:59 AM.

Noon is expressed as 12:00, after which the hours are added to '12' to obtain the 24-hour time. Thus 12:01 through 23:59 equals 12:01 PM through 11:59 PM. Midnight* at day's end would be 24:00, the end of the 24-hour day.

*You'll see references to Midnight as 00:00 and 24:00 depending upon the point of view, that is either the start or end of a given day.

If I see a time expressed as greater than '12' I just subtract '12' from the number to arrive at the equivalent 12-hour time. For example:

14:45 = 2:45 PM (14-12 = 2)

19:15 = 7:15 PM (19-12 = 7) ... and so on.

Not sure if we can get a clock in The Lounge but let me inquire. Meanwhile I hope this helped a little...or did I just add confusion? I apologize if that is the case. Also Wikipedia has a pretty good article on the 24-hour clock.

Cheers,
Bill

Posted on Thu Feb 18 11:28:21 PST 2010

THANK YOU MISTER BILL

Posted on Thu Feb 18 11:33:59 PST 2010

Boy o Boy I think a clock would be ALOT eaiser!!!!!!!

Posted on Thu Feb 18 11:39:39 PST 2010

ydoihavetoagain wrote: Boy o Boy I think a clock would be ALOT eaiser!!!!!!!

Yeah I know for me its either fingers or I wonder if I can find a small clock that I could paste to my desktop .

Posted on Thu Feb 18 12:22:57 PST 2010

Hmm...how can I offer this without getting myself into trouble?

There is a site where one can get all kinds of good information about the 'time and date' and where one can configure their own personal world clock.

'nuff said.

BB

Posted on Thu Feb 18 12:27:37 PST 2010

wbeal wrote: Hmm...how can I offer this without getting myself into trouble?

There is a site where one can get all kinds of good information about the 'time and date' and where one can configure their own personal world clock.

'nuff said.

BB

I gotcha Mr. B Thanks

Posted on Thu Feb 18 12:44:00 PST 2010

Thanks for your suggestion, Mr. Bill... but I do hope the "changing of the time" from 24-hour to 12-hour is on that improvement list? Some sites have a "preference list" as to which way you want to "see" it, but I think most prefer the 12-hour. Doing any kind of math in my head makes it hurt.

Posted on Thu Feb 18 13:36:01 PST 2010

Well YEEE -HAWWW I'm glad I'm not the only one that this clock business had stumped ! A clock would be real nice !! Take Care Everybody !!

Posted on Thu Feb 18 14:04:34 PST 2010

In Windows Vista and Windows 7 , you can add additional clocks to the system for display. Use your gadgets, or add one in the date and time properties.

Posted on Fri Feb 19 11:52:34 PST 2010

x2wolverine wrote: In Windows Vista and Windows 7 , you can add additional clocks to the system for display. Use your gadgets, or add one in the date and time properties.

Thanks Wolfie (That's correct right?)
But this old fashioned girl still uses XP

Posted on Fri Feb 19 15:29:18 PST 2010

Hi, wolvie! Yes, I have one on my task bar (that's what you meant, right?), but it sure would be nice to look at a post and see exactly when it was posted, instead of having to relate it. I have XP also jj, and we're not old-fashioned at all. Just smart.

Posted on Fri Feb 19 15:54:05 PST 2010