iCal Dock Icon

By Robert on May 29, 2007 10:00 PM |
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Often when using my computer I need to know the current date. Normally it is for something simple like browsing a log and needing to figure out how many days have passed since an event occurred.

When I first started using a Mac (after many joyous years running Windows) I found myself looking down at the doc for the date. Oh there it is... July 17th. Wait a minute! That isn't today's date -- am I having computer problems? As it turns out this is the date in 2002 when iCal was released.

I have got to admit that given the opportunity to create a calendar program I would likely choose to force the icon date to something like July 17th. However, as a user of this system I desire something that is a little more significant in my life -- the current date.

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Searching Google for (iCal icon "July 17th") returns many sites and articles confirming that others are distracted by this icon. One possible solution would be for Apple to create a cron job that executes at midnight and system startup that updates the icon (without low-tech hacks or having to keep iCal running).

I know what you are thinking right now -- just click on the time in the menu bar to display the date. I figured that out quick enough, but that darn iCal icon still catches my eye from time to time. It took a while, but I was eventually able to break the habit of looking at the dock for the date.

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