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29-10-2017, 09:21 AM
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Why does my laptop insist it is 8.14 and my iphone says it's 8.18??

Is this yet another difference between Apple and Windows?
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29-10-2017, 11:11 AM
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Apparently it is a difference in the way the operating system interprets the signal from the RTC. There is more info here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/top...n-windows-mac/
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29-10-2017, 11:12 AM
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My watch has stopped which is great, it tells the correct time twice a day.
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29-10-2017, 01:57 PM
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My iPhone always has the same time as my MacBook.
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29-10-2017, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Ffosse ->
My iPhone always has the same time as my MacBook.
Same operating system.
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29-10-2017, 02:16 PM
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I've found the time to be as accurate as the atomic clock via apps such as Time which I use for setting my mechanical watches.

I had 3 watches to turn back an hour yesterday and did it via this app to get the seconds right.
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29-10-2017, 03:29 PM
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Thanks very much ..............so it IS the difference between Apple and Windows!!
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29-10-2017, 03:56 PM
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It would seem your Windows laptop is wrong but I don't know why as internet time should be exact.
 

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