FlexCal1.16

i really didn't like this widget. quickcal is much better, though not perfect, still a much bigger improvement. this widget makes inputting information in iCal just as tedious. whether you go through the long steps in iCal or in a widget, you're still doing it. this isn't a shortcut.

The only request I have would be the ability to set more than one alarm for any event like Apple's Calendar does. I like an alarm 1-3 days ahead AND an alarm an hour or two before the event. Other than that it is very convenient.

It is fast, stable, easy to use, and it does what it says. On my PPC and even Core2Duo Macs, iCal was horribly slow. It isn't so bad on my Core i5, but FlexCal still streamlines the entry of new events and to dos.

This is an incredibly helpful tool. It is fast and always handy. I can enter tasks/events before my mind moves on to the next issue. It integrated perfectly. I'm donating!

This is great. I like the interface about 1000% better than the transparent black. Works well and nicely designed, and it's free! Thanks!!

One year later after my first post and still no advice on how to make FlexCal start running without me manually having to open open the pref pane and clicking run. The pane loads ok, but just doesn't run between restarts.

I like it and it works well but there is one thing I really dislike: the transparent black interface. I've really grown to dislike this in my daily computing life in general and this program in particular. I think it's simply ugly, difficult to view and adds tons of visual pollution for which there is absolutely no advantage. The option to make the window standard gray would be a welcome addition. Otherwise it's great and works well.

Very happy to see that this is now 64-bit. iCal is clumsy and sorely in need of an overhaul, but FlexCal provides a quick and graceful method for iCal entries. Tip: FlexCal 1.14 is running smoothly on Snow Leopard, but for some reason I could not double-click on the prefpane to install. Installing manually in ~/Library/PreferencePanes worked fine though.

Love this simple app, does everything you need unobtrusively. Keep up the great work and please never let it become more complicated, only more sophisticated. Simplicity makes it a pleasure.

Hmmm, I agree with the last poster. I'm not sure how you can fault this little preference pane addition. It does what it claims to smoothly and unobtrusively! It is much faster than opening up iCal or even flipping to Mail and clicking on the "new to-do" or "note" buttons. I love that you can hit your designated hot-key twice to toggle between adding a new to-do or a new event. Thanks to the developer, keep up the superb work :)

I don't know why people would give this app a negative review! This pref pane is awesome! I use it all the time. It quickly lets me enter a todo, or event, with relative ease. Just hit F6 and type in the details! Perfect to use with Todo on my iPhone. It syncs with iCal and it gets out of the way the minute you add something. Very stable! I don't even notice it is running until I need it. It has NEVER crashed on me either. I also use this with the DoBeDo widget to manage my todo list on my Mac. The workflow is seamless. Thanks for making it FREE!!!

i really didn't like this widget. quickcal is much better, though not perfect, still a much bigger improvement. this widget makes inputting information in iCal just as tedious. whether you go through the long steps in iCal or in a widget, you're still doing it. this isn't a shortcut.

I like the quick add benefit of this app. Especially that it does both Events and To-dos. I've noticed that when you create a new to-do it remembers what category you were last in. This is great! However, it also remembers that category when you key twice to Event. I was wondering if it would be possible for it to remember two different settings so that the to do category would remember Work (for example) and the Event would remember Home (e.g.). Then I would always be able to quickly enter my preferred category for todos and my preferred category for events. One more addendum, is there a way to add relative date? It would be nice to be able to enter in today, tomorrow, next week, etc. Very nice app though! Thanks!