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iConiCal... Is your iCal icon stuck in the past? iConiCal allows users of OS X 10.2 to 10.4 to set iCal's icon and dock icon to show the current date in a choice of colours, even when iCal is closed.
Note:- Users of 10.2 to 10.4 require to run iConiCal daily to keep the icon date correct. iConiCal includes settings to make this simple. Ensure that iConiCal is copied to your hard drive before launching it for the first time.
What's New
Version 1.9.3:
- This release confirms when launched that it is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 and later (due to changes to iCal design in Snow Leopard). There are no other alterations on other systems.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.2 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.2 or later
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| Downloads:51,228 |
| Version Downloads:1,236 |
| Type:Utilities : Icon Tools |
| License:Free |
| Date:26 Jan 2011 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price:Free |
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iConiCal... Is your iCal icon stuck in the past? iConiCal allows users of OS X 10.2 to 10.4 to set iCal's icon and dock icon to show the current date in a choice of colours, even when iCal is closed.
Note:- Users of 10.2 to 10.4 require to run iConiCal daily to keep the icon date correct. iConiCal includes settings to make this simple. Ensure that iConiCal is copied to your hard drive before launching it for the first time.
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Whiterock reviewed on 26 Jan 2011
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quantx reviewed on 20 Jan 2011
Never been updated.
Not serious.
And I bought it !
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That said, while the idea is nice and might make a desktop more attractive, does a user really need another app, whose purpose is only to change the color of an icon, to run every day and as such be in a position to potentially cause conflicts, permissions issues, etc. and and further processor and threads to an already complex system, especially during startup?
All one has to do is examine the Activity Monitor after boot up, to get an idea of just how much is running in the background without the using doing anything other than booting the machine. So unless something makes me more productive, or does something easier or better for me, I am quite reluctant to add its load to my system.
As a suggestion, perhaps the app can be written to actually go into iCal to modify its resources to achieve this effect. That way the program would only need to be run once whenever iCal is updated by Apple. As well be noted by others, this might well be fraught by dangers as you are modifying an App. However a backup could automatically be made during the mod process and kept until the user is comfortable with the results. While any kind of mod to an app, (current program, or suggested alternative) poses risks, the latter would seem more preferable to me as it would not be affecting startup times or adding threads on a regular basis that could slow down some systems.
In any case that is my opinion, for whatever it is worth, and you are most certainly welcome to disagree with it. In fact I would be most surprised if there were other users that did not disagree with it. After all, it is only just an opinion and as such I do not expect everyone to agree with it. But it is my opinion right or wrong.
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Tomdoherty reviewed on 08 Sep 2008
Nice idea, but not worth this trouble. I've decided I have no problem with my iCal icon displaying iCal's original date of release (June 17) after all.
Similarly restoring the default is as simple as pressing one button in the Settings window. Any problem please email me directly.
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I was surprised.
Anyone else noticed this?
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dobes reviewed on 29 Nov 2007
icykerker reviewed on 26 Jul 2007
but the only problem is the day of week ddin't show up
It doesn't change the dates. I've followed the installation directions and checked the two proper boxes in settings. Now I try to pull up the settings menu to double check the settings menu and it won't show regardless of how hard I press the apple key. My Mac OS is 10.4.10.
block soft has some apps I'd be interested in buying but I haven't bothered to look at them due to my experience with iCon iCal.
Rick
I admit it is a little fiddly, but this avoids the problems which would be cause if you were holding the Apple key whilst opening iConiCal.
If you are still struggling, deleting the iConiCal Preferences file will force the settings to show the next time you launch iConiCal.
None of this is an issue in 10.5. As OSX 10.5 now updates the icon regardless, I have modified iConiCal accordingly, as you no longer need to run it daily. As such, the settings window always appears in 10.5
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contact@blocksoft.net
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How can I return iCal to normal?
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Had to look at the screenshot again ... ; )
Having moved it, uncheck and recheck the 'Open at Login' and 'Launch at Midnight' options to reset these to iConiCal's current location.
To uninstall iConiCal, you simply need to drag it to the trash.
To change iCal's icon to the default, you first need to open the iConiCal settings, accessible by pressing the Apple key as iConiCal loads, and press the reset button contained therein.