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Remember, remember the 17th of July

Posted by Dan Moren | Monday, July 17, 2006 8:06 AM PT

The 17th of JulyYes, it’s the Mac holiday celebrated the world over as “iCal day.” Open up that Applications folder and gaze upon the iCal icon. What mysteries does its July 17th date hold? What might we learn about the thought process of Steve Jobs et al if we could only understand what July 17th really meant?

On the other hand, perhaps we can merely settle for the fact that July 17th, 2002 was the day that Apple introduced iCal. Well, hurrah. Happy 4th birthday, iCal.

And for those of you who are annoyed that the inactive icon for iCal always displays the mystical 17th of July, Mac OS X Hints has got you covered. But don’t forget to add a reminder in iCal itself so you won’t forget this specialest of days.

Comments (2)

Actually -- and correct me if I'm wrong -- regarding that hint, it won't work in Tiger as as soon as iCal is quit, the app reverts to the old date.

lowfatsourcreme
July 17, 2006
10:45 AM PT

I thought this was only me!

Fiona from Melbourne, Australia
July 17, 2006
2:30 PM PT

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