What time is it? I'm behind -- Or am I ahead

Well, again this year my "atomic" clock set itself back on the old Daylight Saving Time switcheroo. I thought I'd finally look into this whole thing (it only took me how long).

Is it really an atomic clock? When I bought it years ago it said it was, but I don't think it actually is.

Radio-controlled devices synchronize their time and date information automatically with the National Institute of Standards and Technology's atomic clock in Colorado and you will not have to worry about the new DST changes beginning in 2007. Some companies may have products that only claim to automatically adjust for Daylight Saving Time. If the product is not radio-controlled, it will not correctly adjust for the DST changes in 2007 (info from La Crosse Technology).

There are a number of reasonably priced clocks on the market labeled as "atomic clocks" that are sold for home and office use that are not really atomic clocks, however they do keep very accurate time. interesting (info from essortment - never heard of them, but hey)

But Beware! There are some clocks available these days which have the ability to "set themselves" and/or to automatically adjust for Daylight Saving Time but they are not using WWVB and they are not necessarily setting themselves to the recognized standard of the "correct" time. They're close, perhaps, but not necessarily accurate. If you want to be sure that you're getting a clock which is setting itself according to an atomic clock, be sure that somewhere on the package the product description uses the word "atomic" or "radio control" or "WWVB." If it doesn't mention any of those things then it's not going to give you "atomic time." http://preview.tinyurl.com/dxezcx

It does have the automatic time adjust for daylight savings and changes in the wee hours of the night, but I obviously do not have an automic clock and it obviously does not adjust correctly anymore.

Oh wait, Josh has a little automic clock (for real). Hey Josh....!

How atomic clocks work