My New Mac, Lion Edition

Additional Ideas for Using iCal

The most obvious use for iCal is to keep track of your appointments, but using iCal’s reminder feature, you can type in the birthdays of important people and program iCal to send you a reminder automatically in advance. That way you’ll never forget a birthday, anniversary, or other special event.

If you’re trying to establish a new habit (or break an old one), set up iCal to remind you periodically, such as once a week. For example, you could have iCal pop up a message every Friday, asking if you’re sticking to your diet or staying away from smoking.

For even more fun, track statements and predictions from people you don’t like (politicians, your boss, etc.) and store them in iCal. Now you’ll have a time record of ...