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iCal version 1.5.2 released
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Re: No proxy authentication
No offense intended to Apple or anyone else, but it seems to me that iCal isn't ready for the big time, for several reasons. Compared to Entourage, it still seems pretty anemic. It works fine for me (self-employed, and I only have to sync with my wife's iBook), but I have a hard time imagining a mid-to-large-size, mixed-platform company depending on it. I'm guessing the more honest folks at Apple would agree.
I'm not complaining -- it's still a very young app, and overall, I'm pleased with how much Apple is investing in development of these "free" apps. I can't help thinking of some of the stupid accessory apps included in Windows that haven't changed appreciably in ten years.
No offense intended to Apple or anyone else, but it seems to me that iCal isn't ready for the big time, for several reasons. Compared to Entourage, it still seems pretty anemic. It works fine for me (self-employed, and I only have to sync with my wife's iBook), but I have a hard time imagining a mid-to-large-size, mixed-platform company depending on it. I'm guessing the more honest folks at Apple would agree.
I'm not complaining -- it's still a very young app, and overall, I'm pleased with how much Apple is investing in development of these "free" apps. I can't help thinking of some of the stupid accessory apps included in Windows that haven't changed appreciably in ten years.
Re: Re: Re: No proxy authentication
Absolutely!
From Apple's mission statement:
They have (and may never) no intention on competing with outlook. Also, the tag line for the new iLife is "Like Microsoft office for the rest of your life." They are not competing WITH office or any other mass business offerings.
Absolutely!
From Apple's mission statement:
They have (and may never) no intention on competing with outlook. Also, the tag line for the new iLife is "Like Microsoft office for the rest of your life." They are not competing WITH office or any other mass business offerings.
Both of those features have been in iCal before this update. You could always specify never to remove To Do items, and I'm pretty sure you could always specify (in the "iCal" section of the Print panel) to just print To Do items.
This was also in a previous iCal update... this is nothing new to iCal 1.5.2. It seems like people haven't been looking in their preferences enough.
The only thing that really changed with this update is that you can have the drawer detached again like it used to be before iCal 1.5. The update specifically says performance and reliability enhancements, but I haven't seen anythingh specific changed in this area.
iCal1.5.2
20th Anniversary!!! G5 upgrades!!!! Apple Store renovations!!!! Powerbook upgrades!!!! New displays!!!!!
It's like Christmas morning, waking up and finding you got.... socks.
iCal1.5.2?
uh....thanks grandma. don't know what I could've done without it.
blllllaaaahhhh
20th Anniversary!!! G5 upgrades!!!! Apple Store renovations!!!! Powerbook upgrades!!!! New displays!!!!!
It's like Christmas morning, waking up and finding you got.... socks.
iCal1.5.2?
uh....thanks grandma. don't know what I could've done without it.
blllllaaaahhhh
iCal alarms: they finally work!
update, while modest, is most welcome. as others have stated, alarms FINALLY work like they should. They even go off if iCal is not running. (Before they rarely went off even when iCal WAS running.)
Haven't tried them during sleep. My guess is they'll go off as soon as you wake from sleep
update, while modest, is most welcome. as others have stated, alarms FINALLY work like they should. They even go off if iCal is not running. (Before they rarely went off even when iCal WAS running.)
Haven't tried them during sleep. My guess is they'll go off as soon as you wake from sleep
I'm finding it a lot more difficult to input data compared to 1.5.1
In the New Event title section I have to input the data twice, it won't accept what I've typed the first time around. I'm also finding it a real p.i.t.a to just double click on an appt and edit it. I'm having to have to right click on the appt and choose Show Info to do any editing.
So far it's been a dissapointing January from Apple
In the New Event title section I have to input the data twice, it won't accept what I've typed the first time around. I'm also finding it a real p.i.t.a to just double click on an appt and edit it. I'm having to have to right click on the appt and choose Show Info to do any editing.
So far it's been a dissapointing January from Apple
You mean its FREE? I was ready to pay $50, i mean, all this great functionality and all.
also- it is copyrighted 2002-2003. Isn't it 2004?
also- it is copyrighted 2002-2003. Isn't it 2004?
possible bug
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but with 1.5.2 I can no longer double-click an event bar to access the info window/drawer. (In previous versions, you had to click just so, or else you'd just select the text in the bar.)
You can right-click on the bar and choose "Show info" from the contextual menu, but still ...
Of interest: Previously existing events (like subscribed holidays, which are read-only events) still double click and open info just fine.
This has to be a bug ...
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but with 1.5.2 I can no longer double-click an event bar to access the info window/drawer. (In previous versions, you had to click just so, or else you'd just select the text in the bar.)
You can right-click on the bar and choose "Show info" from the contextual menu, but still ...
Of interest: Previously existing events (like subscribed holidays, which are read-only events) still double click and open info just fine.
This has to be a bug ...
iCal is still too slow when switching from week to month view. It takes ~2 seconds on a 1.25GHz PB. It should be instantaneous. This is a lame update.
Slow switching
Interesting. The switch is almost instantaneous on my dual G4, and a bit less than 2 seconds on my wife's iBook G3 600. Not sure if the amount of data has anything to do with it. Our calendars are sync'ed, and there's quite a bit on there, but maybe we've got a lot less entries than you.
I agree that a 2-second response time is pretty lame, especially on a top-of-the-line PB.
I suppose somebody is going to remind me again that iCal is a CONSUMER app, not a BUSINESS app, right?
Interesting. The switch is almost instantaneous on my dual G4, and a bit less than 2 seconds on my wife's iBook G3 600. Not sure if the amount of data has anything to do with it. Our calendars are sync'ed, and there's quite a bit on there, but maybe we've got a lot less entries than you.
I agree that a 2-second response time is pretty lame, especially on a top-of-the-line PB.
I suppose somebody is going to remind me again that iCal is a CONSUMER app, not a BUSINESS app, right?
Re: Re: No proxy authentication
Hmm. You know, TextEdit just ain't ready for Prime Time either. I mean, just fire up Word and you'll see how pathetic TextEdit is!
For those who haven't figured it out yet:
iCal is NOT a business scheduling application. It is NOT intended to replace the likes of Outlook or MeetingMaker. It's not going to find mutually-free time slots for meetings. It's not going to address reserving a conference room. It's not going to give you one-click messaging to all your guests when the meeting time/place changes.
iCal is for a single person's calendars, and potentially for drawing in other peoples' calendars in the occaisions where their calendar directly affects your life.
Yes, you could use it as a poor man's Outlook. Set up your own iCal server (iCal is an open and non-Apple protocol, you all realize, right? You can set up an iCal server inside your firewall if you need to. You can even expose that to your home PCs through a VPN or proxy or DMZ.) Have everyone subscribe to everyone else's calendars so everyone knows what everyone else is doing. Whatever. It'd be a mess with more than three or four people, but doable I suppose. It's certainly not the design focus of iCal at all, though!
Hmm. You know, TextEdit just ain't ready for Prime Time either. I mean, just fire up Word and you'll see how pathetic TextEdit is!
For those who haven't figured it out yet:
iCal is NOT a business scheduling application. It is NOT intended to replace the likes of Outlook or MeetingMaker. It's not going to find mutually-free time slots for meetings. It's not going to address reserving a conference room. It's not going to give you one-click messaging to all your guests when the meeting time/place changes.
iCal is for a single person's calendars, and potentially for drawing in other peoples' calendars in the occaisions where their calendar directly affects your life.
Yes, you could use it as a poor man's Outlook. Set up your own iCal server (iCal is an open and non-Apple protocol, you all realize, right? You can set up an iCal server inside your firewall if you need to. You can even expose that to your home PCs through a VPN or proxy or DMZ.) Have everyone subscribe to everyone else's calendars so everyone knows what everyone else is doing. Whatever. It'd be a mess with more than three or four people, but doable I suppose. It's certainly not the design focus of iCal at all, though!