Thank you! When I changed the time to Daylight Savings Time, I checked the box to have the time synchronize using a network time server. This is one of those "duh" moments ... I had no idea it would synchronize the time quite so frequently! I've unchecked that box ... it is *so* not important that the time on my computer be quite that accurate. Once again, someone on this list has come to my rescue. Oh, how I miss my working days, when tech support was around the corner and down the hall! <g> Many thanks, Humbug. Debbi on 4/19/03 12:55 PM, Humbug at h.lendon at sympatico.ca wrote: > Take a look here: > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=24877 > This article describes the various ways in which your Mac may be configured to > automatically connect to the net. > > Humbug