Steve Jobs – NerdBeach

Enable multiple windows and multiple week view in iCal

TUAW has posted a great hint that could make your Mac iCal usage easier. By enabling the debug menu, you get a new menu that allows you to launch multiple iCal windows (each which can be set to a different view) and, my favorite, multiple weeks in the “week” view. To enable the debug menu, pull up terminal and enter:

defaults write com.apple.iCal IncludeDebugMenu 1

To disable it, just enter:

defaults write com.apple.iCal IncludeDebugMenu 0

Once entered, restart iCal to get the new menu, which you should find beside the “help” menu. The new window option is at the top, and you will find the multiple week view options under the oddly named “top sekret” choice. Actually this works quite well, and currently I have a Lion desktop dedicated to multiple iCal windows. Now all I have to do is to hit those milestone dates…

iCal (Calendar)

Calendar, called iCal before the release of OS X Mountain Lion, is a personal calendar application made by Apple Inc. that runs on the Mac OS X operating system. iCal was the first calendar application for OS X to offer support for multiple calendars and the ability to intermittently publish/subscribe calendars to WebDAV server.

Originally released as a free download for Mac OS X v10.2 on September 10, 2002, with the release of Mac OS X v10.3 it was bundled with the operating system as iCal 1.5. Version 2 of iCal was released as part of Mac OS X v10.4, Version 3 as part of Mac OS X v10.5, Version 4 as part of Mac OS X v10.6, and Version 5 as part of Mac OS X v10.7.
Apple licensed the iCal name from Brown Bear Software, who have used it for their iCal application since 1997. With the release of OS X v10.8 in the summer of 2012, iCal will be called Calendar, similar to the iOS version.

iCal development is quite different from other Apple software because it was designed independently by a small French team working “secretly” in Paris, led by Jean-Marie Hullot, a friend of Steve Jobs. iCal’s development has since been transferred to Apple US headquarters in Cupertino.

source:wikipedia

Living in a Mobile World (Infographic)

Greg Chaffins

Steve Jobs was famous for a lot of things, but one of his recent favorites was his proclamation that the PC era was over. While that one can be debated for some time to come, there can be little arguing that mobile devices are beaching more popular by the hour. The Infographic below takes a look at just how extremely popular such devices are, and it doesn't show any signs of slowing down soon. But one statistic I find hard to believe – more children have mobile phones than books in the home? Judge for yourself in the infographic below.

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Farewell to Steve Jobs (Infographic)

Greg Chaffins

Steve Jobs was an iconic person that took a concept from his parent’s garage to a multi-billion dollar company. Not everyone will agree about his level of genius, but it is hard to argue with his results. You will find Steve Jobs’ fingerprints on many areas of modern computing, and his blending of the user experience with technology will probably be his lasting footprint in history. With that said, let’s look at an infographic titled “Farewell To A Genius”.

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The Passing of Steve Jobs

In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Though it was initially treated, Jobs reported of a hormone imbalance, underwent a liver transplant in 2009, and appeared progressively thinner as his health declined. In August 2011, during his third medical leave, Jobs resigned as CEO, but continued to work for Apple as Chairman of the Board until his death.

On October 5, 2011, he died in his Palo Alto home, aged 56. His death certificate listed respiratory arrest as the immediate cause of death, with “metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumor” as the underlying cause. His occupation was listed as “entrepreneur” in the “high tech” business.

source:wikipedia

iPhone Contains Photos From Within Factory

Greg Chaffins

A worker in an iPhone factory apparently managed to take three accidental pictures with an iPhone while it was in the process of being processed. Two of the pictures were just blurs, but the third picture shows iPhones on the line, all tucked into plastic housings. The interesting thing is that the iPhone is packaged in biodegradable containers, so I wonder what happens to the plastic wrappers shown here?

Also take note of the writing style on the labels. It is in a style that I cannot read, but I think it might read,

Help me! I am being held by Steve Jobs in an iPhone factory. I recently retired from my day job so no one has noticed that I am missing yet. Signed, Bill Gates.

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