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We celebrated iCal Day at the office. Chocolate, Pirouettes, Fiddle Faddle, and bubbles. Hooray for July 17!
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O_o

Apple people are weird.

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You're weird enough to get it. [Wink]
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I got it, but I never would have thought of it.
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One of my coworkers thought of it. I thought it was a great idea.

So great, in fact, that I emailed Steve Jobs wishing him Happy iCal Day. [Smile]

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[Big Grin] That's great! Let us know if he answers.
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quote:
Originally posted by advice for robots:
You're weird enough to get it. [Wink]

Nah. Google. [Big Grin]
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Apparently he does answer emails.

*crosses fingers*

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quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
quote:
Originally posted by advice for robots:
You're weird enough to get it. [Wink]

Nah. Google. [Big Grin]
No way!

Apparently we're not the first to think of it.

Oh well. [Big Grin]

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I found the default icon confusing enough that I downloaded a replacement that says "iCal" where the default icon says "17."

Having a specific date number on the application's icon that changes to the correct date when the application is launched is extremely unintuitive.

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I don't get it. Google tells me it's a calendar? [Dont Know]
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Yup. I agree. I've been confused by that icon more than once.

That crazy iCal icon!

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quote:
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I don't get it. Google tells me it's a calendar? [Dont Know]

The icon for iCal in the OS X dock shows a calendar with the date July 17 marked.
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Wow. And to think I broke out the good champagne yesterday.
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Tch tch tch.
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You Mac fans are so nutty.
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