How to convert a date to UTC properly and then convert it back?

Question

I\'m struggling with converting DateTime to UTC, the concept and all, something I\'m not understanding correctly.

When I get a date time string, say \"7/10/2013\", I si

Answer 1

Perhaps it's too early in the morning and I need another cup of coffee, but (at least for display) isn't the solution just using TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeFromUtc and specifying the user's desired TZ? Or is the point that ConvertTimeFromUtc does not take into account the date/time at which the conversion back to the desired TZ is being performed? Thinking deeper: even if it does, does anyone know if it takes into account the edge case where the server has shifted to DST but the user's desired TZ has not yet?