On 4/24/11, at 1:44 PM, Craig Finseth fin at helium.iphouse.net said: >Note that the NTP client won't always "jump set" to the correct time. >Instead, it sometimes speeds up or slows down the clock by inserting >multiple, small adjustments. This helps regular daemon processes work >better. > >So, the "after waiting a while, it seems better" is normal. > >Check the NTP client documentation for information on how it decides >what to do. Interesting. Comparing w/ Greenwich Mean Time, my iMac seems right on. <http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/info/current-time.htm> Tom Miller .................................................. "The only time we see the middle of the road is as we run from side to side." R.O.Clark ...................................................