Microsoft has a trade-in program for any existing model of Microsoft Surface devices – from the original Surface RT, to the Surface 2 RT / Surface 2 Pro, and to the current Surface Pro 3. The trade-in value will vary depending on the model of the Surface device.
Note: This offer is only good from February 15, 2015 to March 8, 2015.
I had a nice (?) surprise today when I tried to go to the Windows Store on my Surface 2. It told me that there was an issue in connecting and to try again later. Well, I knew my wireless connection was good, because I had just been browsing the web.
I decided to totally shutdown and restart my S2. That’s when I discovered that the date and time were incorrect. And not by just a few minutes or a few days, but 111 years into the future – June 15, 2125 to be exact!
Easy enough, I thought – just click on the Change button and fix the date and time. Wrong. Not only could I not change it, the drop downs for month, day and year were totally blank!
So, I switched over to the Desktop interface, and opened up the Date & Time Settings option. That’s when I noticed that two different dates were showing. The big calendar section showed the date as Dec 31, 2099, but down below that, it showed the current date as June 15, 2125.
It took some doing, but I finally got the date and time set correctly. I first had to change the date to something prior to 12/31/2099. Then, I flipped over to the Windows Tile and from the Time and Language option, I could use the drop down to change the date. But I could not just scroll from 2099 back to 2014. It looks like it gave me about 30 years at a time in the drop down box. So, I first changed the date to 2069 and saved it, then to 2039, and then finally to 2014.
Now, what caused the date to change?
Who knows. I’ve heard reports that it may be related to a recent Windows Update. If I find out, I will let you know.