diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 3e63628068..f0a7c3e892 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var	RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				'text', text || '',
 				'score', score || 5,
 				'path', path || null,
-				'datetime', new Date().getTime(),
+				'datetime', Date.now(),
 				'uniqueId', uniqueId || utils.generateUUID(),
 			function(err, status) {
 				if (status === 'OK') callback(nid);
diff --git a/src/postTools.js b/src/postTools.js
index ac1499aa8e..f64569b558 100644
--- a/src/postTools.js
+++ b/src/postTools.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 	PostTools.edit = function(uid, pid, title, content) {
 		var	success = function() {
 				RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':content', content);
-				RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':edited', new Date().getTime());
+				RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':edited', Date.now());
 				RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':editor', uid);
 
 				posts.get_tid_by_pid(pid, function(tid) {
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 44d90ce251..30807e830f 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 
 
 		user.getUserField(uid, 'lastposttime', function(lastposttime) {
-			if(new Date().getTime() - lastposttime < config.post_delay) {
+			if(Date.now() - lastposttime < config.post_delay) {
 				socket.emit('event:alert', {
 					title: 'Too many posts!',
 					message: 'You can only post every '+ (config.post_delay / 1000) + ' seconds.',
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 
 					Posts.get_cid_by_pid(pid, function(cid) {
 						RDB.del('cid:' + cid + ':read_by_uid');
-						RDB.zadd('categories:recent_posts:cid:' + cid, (new Date()).getTime(), pid);
+						RDB.zadd('categories:recent_posts:cid:' + cid, Date.now(), pid);
 					});
 
 					// Re-add the poster, so he/she does not get an "unread" flag on this topic
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 
 					user.getUserFields(uid, ['username','reputation','picture','signature'], function(data) {
 						
-						var timestamp = new Date().getTime();
+						var timestamp = Date.now();
 						
 						io.sockets.in('topic_' + tid).emit('event:new_post', {
 							'posts' : [
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				RDB.incr('global:next_post_id', function(err, pid) {
 					RDB.handle(err);
 					
-					var timestamp = new Date().getTime();
+					var timestamp = Date.now();
 					// Posts Info
 					RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':content', content);
 					RDB.set('pid:' + pid + ':uid', uid);
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 1a49e4359f..4b9a2127e2 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 		
 		user.getUserField(uid, 'lastposttime', function(lastposttime) {
 
-			if(new Date().getTime() - lastposttime < config.post_delay) {
+			if(Date.now() - lastposttime < config.post_delay) {
 				socket.emit('event:alert', {
 					title: 'Too many posts!',
 					message: 'You can only post every '+ (config.post_delay / 1000) + ' seconds.',
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				RDB.set(schema.topics(tid).title, title);
 				RDB.set(schema.topics(tid).uid, uid);
 				RDB.set(schema.topics(tid).slug, slug);
-				RDB.set(schema.topics(tid).timestamp, new Date().getTime());
+				RDB.set(schema.topics(tid).timestamp, Date.now());
 				
 				RDB.set('topic:slug:' + slug + ':tid', tid);
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ marked.setOptions({
 				// let everyone know that there is an unread topic in this category
 				RDB.del('cid:' + category_id + ':read_by_uid');
 
-				RDB.zadd(schema.topics().recent, (new Date()).getTime(), tid);
+				RDB.zadd(schema.topics().recent, Date.now(), tid);
 				//RDB.zadd('topics:active', tid);
 
 				// in future it may be possible to add topics to several categories, so leaving the door open here.
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index 0f67153762..5aae09ba1e 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 						userSockets[touid][x].emit('chatMessage', {fromuid:uid, username:username, message:finalMessage});
 					}
 
-					notifications.create(finalMessage, 5, '', 'notification_'+new Date().getTime(), function(nid) {
+					notifications.create(finalMessage, 5, '', 'notification_'+Date.now(), function(nid) {
  						notifications.push(nid, [touid], function(success) {
   							
  						});