No, I gave you the wrong impression. By all means check the box. I was speculating about the details of Apple's clock. I don't see anything at all wrong with it. --Steve At 7:35 AM -0400 7/21/05, DaleH wrote: >I'm not able to follow your technical explanation much further than to get the feeling that there is some disadvantage to using the "Set Date and Time Automatically" feature in the Preferences. > >Are you recommending leaving the box unchecked and only visiting the pane and checking it when you want to reset your clock?