Hello 2011, and a big thank you to Android for getting me home three hours later and a few hundred dollars lighter than planned.

Be informed that the Google calendar on Android phones changes all times when the timezone changes. Which is handy if you holiday in the Maldives and want to know when your appointment in Lima next week is going to be in Maldives time, but not helpful if you foolishly entered your flight time before you left.

It goes without saying that this essential feature can't be turned off.

I'm not the only one complaining, as you can see here and here and especially here.

Google's suggested solution in October was to add an extra calendar. As the guy said, "HOW IS THIS A FEATURE ANYONE NEEDS????".

According to a post yesterday on this forum, it is now possible to set a preferred timezone for each calendar item. But hey Google, how about a "no freaking timezone at all" option? Wouldn't that save us a lot of ... time?

Anyway, happy New Year.