tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post4933668193294892937..comments2024-03-13T01:50:29.516-04:00Comments on A New Mac Tip Every Day: iCal icon that follows the real date!Frederic Tremblayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00217907875517130801noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-15395002822492510822007-07-11T08:16:00.000-04:002007-07-11T08:16:00.000-04:00Thanks Morgan! That is most elegant...Thanks Morgan! That is most elegant...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134894435857805800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-52768933931487146462007-07-09T16:07:00.000-04:002007-07-09T16:07:00.000-04:00ok.. heres a much simpler way to do things on Tige...ok.. heres a much simpler way to do things on Tiger without any extra downloads and clutter<BR/>1. open sytem preferences and click "accounts"<BR/>2. click "login items" at the top of the screen<BR/>3. click "+" at the bottom of the screen<BR/>4. find and select ical, then click "add"<BR/>5. check the box to the left of the ical icon on the list<BR/>now, every time you login or turn your mac on, Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731193157162734945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-25943786153931044312007-07-04T15:44:00.000-04:002007-07-04T15:44:00.000-04:00SO glad you found a solution. I hated the 17, and...SO glad you found a solution. I hated the 17, and hated the little black arrow indicating my program was open if I didn't want it to be open. Great fix... although I didn't have to do any of the extras, I just had to download the program.shawnhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498081531380419669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-66102947511191448422007-07-03T14:01:00.000-04:002007-07-03T14:01:00.000-04:00That "17" bugged me so much. I feel better now. Th...That "17" bugged me so much. I feel better now. Thanks!Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378785792829848167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-36363033653666947382007-07-03T12:18:00.000-04:002007-07-03T12:18:00.000-04:00??????It does display the current date?Are you tal...??????<BR/>It does display the current date?<BR/>Are you talking about how after you turn it OFF it goes to July 17th??humzarizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425128135754052040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-24625346466822659312007-07-02T22:47:00.000-04:002007-07-02T22:47:00.000-04:00My ical icon shows the current date all the time. ...My ical icon shows the current date all the time. In system preferences choose System >Accounts > Login Items then put a check mark in the Hide column next to ical. I use this on both my G5 imac and my Intel MBP. Even on reboot it shows the correct date.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-20897148406764392332007-07-02T22:23:00.000-04:002007-07-02T22:23:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-58964317570632191312007-07-02T20:30:00.000-04:002007-07-02T20:30:00.000-04:00I agree that it seems too much trouble to go to wh...I agree that it seems too much trouble to go to when you can always keep ical running and get the right date, but keep in my mind that<BR/>a) some people with older computers might not wanna keep ical running all the time and<BR/>b) for the perfectionist who sees a problem and has to solve it, MacGeek's solution works out.<BR/><BR/>So even though i will just keep ical running from now on instead KingOfSpadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921531151736532061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-21356330830504893222007-07-02T18:37:00.000-04:002007-07-02T18:37:00.000-04:001. open ical2. click the red "x" to close, not qui...1. open ical<BR/>2. click the red "x" to close, not quit, ical.<BR/>3. enjoy the current date in your dock.Malohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464843297990306451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-45544753069192836712007-07-02T17:27:00.000-04:002007-07-02T17:27:00.000-04:00im running tiger and the ical picture is showing ...im running tiger and the ical picture is showing today's date in the dock<BR/>but i havn't got that installed ... strangeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904856958404592641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-69398169799326689122007-07-02T10:12:00.000-04:002007-07-02T10:12:00.000-04:00not worth the effort by cluttering the ical with a...not worth the effort by cluttering the ical with an alarm!Rohithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545234783109088436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-40053581833436619882007-07-02T06:55:00.000-04:002007-07-02T06:55:00.000-04:00So, lessee, my choices seem to be:-- Keep open iCa...So, lessee, my choices seem to be:<BR/><BR/><B>--</B> Keep open iCal, which consumes 0% CPU and which is efficiently paged out by OS X so it won't waste memory (and so iCal is always ready to use)<BR/><BR/><B>--</B> Pollute my calendars, add an alarm, keep them from syncing with my phone / PDA, risk the computer going on unexpectedly... to run a hack that will change an icon...<BR/><BR/>To me, Horacio Mijailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941261506308268725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-31386069660598610052007-07-02T02:12:00.000-04:002007-07-02T02:12:00.000-04:00I think the problem he is trying to remedy is that...I think the problem he is trying to remedy is that the icon returns to the 17th after you quit the application, thus only remaining on the current day's date once a month. Yes, of course, when the application is open the icon displays the day's date.Taenonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11080892072478036549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-81145730510321175902007-07-02T01:33:00.000-04:002007-07-02T01:33:00.000-04:00My iCal icon currently reads July 2. That is today...My iCal icon currently reads July 2. That is today's date, isn't it? I don't quite understand this post. I'm running 10.4.10 on a MacBook, and the iCal icon always has maintained the date after opening.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801209482422280603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534364289005033419.post-55542404695654024452007-07-02T00:33:00.000-04:002007-07-02T00:33:00.000-04:00Odd, the icon worked perfectly out of the box for ...Odd, the icon worked perfectly out of the box for me...Mikoangelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089931404622865467noreply@blogger.com