This ibook is less than 3 months old. The date resets when there's a hard reset, such as the ibook turning itself off. Way back on 4/30/03 6:02 AM, someone who goes by "Jack Rodgers" <jackrodgers at earthlink.net> typed vigorously: > >>> Dagnabbit. No sooner than 5 minutes after I sent the " ibook just >>> gives >>> up now and then" email, did the ibook just shut itself off. Arrgghh! I >>> gotta figure this thing out! > > Is there a clock battery in your iBook. These fail with age, maybe > three years and sometimes sooner. All sorts of crazy things happen when > they do. One prime clue is a constant changing date.