Explain: time zone support.

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Explain: time zone support.

Explain: time zone support. I do not want my iCal appointments to change when I cross time zones. My iPhone is set to network time so it updates with changing time zones. My MacBookPro remains set to its internal clock's time. How can I make everything stay synched when I change time zone? If I set a west coast appointment for noon when I'm on the east coast and then arrive in PST I want that appointment to still be at noon PST. Sounds simple but Mac has made it complicated and counter-intuitive.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Apr 14, 2012 10:44 AM

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Kappy

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Apr 14, 2012 10:48 AM in response to dabell23

Then do not enable Time Zone Support so all your dates and times remain the same regardless of your location.

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dabell23 Author

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Apr 14, 2012 11:46 AM in response to Kappy

Then it would also make sense to change the time zone on the MacBook, no? But will that change the times of all my appointments in iCal?

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Kappy

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Apr 14, 2012 11:50 AM in response to dabell23

If Time Zone Support is not enabled, then changing the computer's time zone using Date & Time preferences will not change your appointment dates and times. It's what I do when we travel from East to West coast so I don't get unwanted changes on my East coast appointments.

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dabell23 Author

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Apr 14, 2012 11:59 AM in response to Kappy

I changed the MacBook's time to west coast and it DID change appointment times in iCal but not on the iPhone (where they are the way I need them to be).