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So yesterday clocks in the UK went back 1 hour, due to Daylight Saving Time. Seeing as I own far too many pointless a few useful, life enhancing electronic devices which all have clock functionality this raised the annoying question: which of these devices is going to exhibhit the correct behaviour and just update itself?

I would expect all devices with a net connection to do the Right Thing. And there were successes: the Macs Just Worked(tm). I’m sure if I booted up a Windows box it would do the Right Thing. An old, unused Windows CE PDA cheerfully informed me that it had updated the time for DST. My latest shiny toy, the iPod Touch did the right thing. So far, so good.

So what let the side down? Why my trusty Nokia 6300 of course. The device I actually use as my alarm clock. I specifically ensured that I had activated the setting to automatically update the time. Did it update the time? Of course not, that would be far too simple. I’m curious who is to blame for this failure. Nokia? I find it hard to believe that the device doesn’t work correctly. Virgin/T-Mobile (network operator). This would seem more likely. Either way, whoever is to blame in the device/infrastructure chain needs to wake up. It’s 2007 - my goddamned mobile phone should be able to automagically adjust the time for DST.

As an aside, I’d also wonder whether my Nokia N800 is able to correctly adjust the time automatically for DST. But seeing as Nokia have had it for about 2 months now for repair, with no update as to what is going on with it, I’m kind of past caring. I suppose I should phone them up yet again tomorrow, but this time just ask for my money back. Did I mention, the iPod Touch correctly updated the time? Someone needs to raise their game.