| There is not much of an allowance any more for devices that are not on the internet 24/7 without fail. Multi-booting PCs with Windows and Linux over the years, I have seen the time sync problem go from nonexistent to show-stopper. For devices that you only need to connect to the internet occasionally or sporadically (so that's what you do), that's where I noticed it most. Linux sets the RTC to UTC, then when you reboot to Windows, Windows uses the RTC as local time. Which for me is 5 or 6 hours different from UTC, depending on Daylight Savings Time. Plus when Daylight Savings comes around, each OS wants to make a 1 hour correction the first time you boot it after that date. With multi-booting this can add up to more than one hour difference too. Didn't used to be so bad, if you were a few hours (days or longer for many PCs) away from the actual time, things did not fail for this reason. Eventually only one hour off was OK for a while, now nope. There are just so many more obstacles to smooth reliable operation, and weak links in a more extensive chain that must remain perfectly strong. Otherwise the chain is broken, you are disconnected, and the weak link is too many sections away from you now to be within reach. Complete perfection is required more so than ever, while at the same time, your efforts to approach perfection are being made more difficult. |