By COLlive staff
The world has come to rely on the web to help them with – and even fulfill – daily duties. From paying bills to purchasing birthday gifts and grocery shopping, the screen practically manages people’s lives.
And Jews are no different. In fact, many find gadgets and the Internet most useful for davening, learning, tzedakah, and Shabbos times.
So it’s no surprise that Leah, a mother and activist, used a special advertisement on COLlive.com as her reminder to perform the mitzvah of Sefiras Haomer between Pesach and Shavuos.
A flash box on the right-hand-side of the popular Chabad news website is prominently placed during this season to remind readers to recite the nightly blessing, and provides the text of the blessing courtesy of Kehot Publication Society’s Siddur Tehillat Hashem – Annotated Edition.
The reminder is annually sponsored by Dovid and Chana Junik and family in memory of his father, Rabbi Berel Junik OBM, a dedicated aide of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, who passed away on Iyar 9, 5765 (2005).
Only on Monday, Leah realized the box on her screen was showing the wrong count for that day. She immediately emailed COLlive to notify of the error.
A programmer replied that in order to accommodate readers who frequent COLlive from around the world, the reminder automatically calculates the daily count based on the time and date set on the reader’s own computer.
Leah reported back that the setting on her computer was indeed inaccurate, and once fixed the COLlive reminder was showing the proper Omer count.
Readers are encouraged to verify their system’s accurate time and date.
If coming over a VPN, the IP address can be on another continent!
Actually, the better way to do this is to log the country of the incoming IP address, and to adjust the time accordingly.
Also access to gmail or other sites can be blocked if there’s an incorrect security certificate.
why cant i see it??
thats cool! 🙂
Leaving your computers clock set to the wrong time also exposes much of your browsing and makes it more vulnerable to various security threats (including theft of personal information) because the internet security certificate system relies on the exact time a certificate is issued.
Thanks for your awesome service! Much hatzlacha and thanks to all the staff who bring the best news!