Category: 658: Mac Treat #113: iCal (null), Chinese New Year, Aperture 3, The Olympics Online

Like Kali, I can’t wait to start watching the Winter Olympics tonight. I’ll be rooting for the US teams, with a special focus on snowboarding (even though I broke a rib snowboarding at the start of the season). Burton Snowboards is a major sponsor of the US Snowboarding team. Burton is also one of Small…

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Everyone is buzzing about the “2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics”:http://www.vancouver2010.com/ starting tonight. Some people love to watch Alpine Skiing, Figure Skating or the Luge. This year the Olympic Games are being held right in our own backyard, plus we have a lot of contenders, so it’s especially exciting. “Cowbell2010”:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cowbell2010/id349213072?mt=8 is your perfect new app for the…

It’s time for the Winter Olympics, and once again, those who love to watch the action but don’t have a TV will look to the internet for coverage. Thankfully, those behind major sporting events have followed the lead of online movie and TV services and have transitioned to make video content available online. However, this…

Speaking of iCal… this Sunday marks the start of the Chinese New Year–the Year of the Tiger. The Chinese New Year changes every year, so if you don’t want to miss it in the future, subscribe to it via iCal. “Download the Chinese Holiday Calendar for iCal here.”:http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/chinesepublicholidaycalendar_appleinc.html “See all of Apple’s iCal Calendars here.”:http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/…

I have to admit, this has been an ongoing problem for me that I have really been too lazy to figure out. Every time I went to send someone an iCal invitation by right clicking on the event and hitting “Mail Event”, the email would show up with “(null) invites you to…” and the person…

This week, Apple announced Aperture 3, the long-awaited updated to its prosumer photo editing and management application. There are over 200 new features, many of which borrow from and expand on features found in iPhoto ’09. It’s been two years since the release of Aperture 2, and this new version is a sleek balance between…

Dear Friends, This week it’s Ed writing for Don, who is away at Apple headquarters (the mothership) in Cupertino, California. For no discernible reason, I can’t help but say “Cupertino” with a sort of surfer, “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” Spicoli voice. Beyond the iconic main campus at 1 Infinite Loop, Apple is building an…