The 541510

In these tough economic times it would be wise to hang on to computers as long as you possibly can.  Unfortunately the CMOS battery (which keeps your system’s clock running) can go bad and it’s something that can be a pain to replace.  Back in the days before computers being networked you could get along OK with a computer with a broken clock.  Now however with the advent of SSL Certificates which check against your local machine’s clock to determine if you should be allowed on a particular site, having a working system clock becomes important.

Fortunately if you have an internet connection you can get a program called Dimension 4 which will set your computer to the right time.  Just remember once loading the program:

• On the left, check the Load Dimension 4 on Startup and Once Loaded, Wait Until Online checkboxes
• Below that check the radio button Synchronize Once Then Exit
• In the middle bottom under Time Zone uncheck Maximum Correction (this makes it so it will correct a clock that is off by an extreme amount)
  

If you run Windows XP and have upgraded to Internet Explorer 7, there is a handy tool called MultipleIE which allows you to run Internet Explorer 6 and older versions side by side with your current version.  A great companion for all that nasty CSS debugging.