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Migrating Calendar Data from Now Up-To-Date to iCal

Scott Rose — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0600

I switched my cell phone from a Treo 755p to the iPhone, and I just realized that my calendar program, Now Up-To-Date, won’t sync to the iPhone. So I have to start using iCal instead. But how can I transfer all of my data from Now Up-To-Date into iCal?

The Missing Sync for Palm OS will let you sync your Treo’s calendar data to iCal, where it’s ready for your iPhone.

Installing Final Cut Express 3.5 on Leopard

Scott Rose — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:00:13 -0600

I’m in quite a dilemma. I have an older version of Final Cut Express (version 3.5) that I’m trying to install on my Power Mac G5 running Mac OS 10.5.5. But the installer won’t let me install the program. Everything is grayed out in the installation window.

You can create an external hard drive that has Mac OS 10.4 Tiger on it and boot from that drive when necessary.

Disabling Specific Software Updates

Scott Rose — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0600

You can permanently ignore any Mac OS X software updates that you don’t want to install.

Black Friday Deals!

Susie Ochs — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:42:32 -0600

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In Case You Missed It: Nov. 15 - Nov. 21

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:44:00 -0600

You're busy people, we know that. But it's the weekend. Relax and enjoy the hottest articles from the past week.

Restore Your Crashed Mac with Time Machine Backups

Michael Simon — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:24:00 -0600

It doesn’t happen too often, but on the off chance a Mac ups and crashes, it’s not a pretty site. Long removed from the iconic Sad Mac, Apple’s OS X’s error messages are far less comforting, either scrolling down the screen as kernel panics or--in this author’s experience--frantic, intermittent flashing between an Apple logo, prohibition sign and question-marked folder after a routine restart.

Take Control of Your Apple TV With Your Universal Remote

David W. Martin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:53:35 -0600

Apple has released version 2.3 of the Apple TV (ATV) firmware and one of the new features is the ability of the ATV to work with practically any universal remote. This is a welcome change since Apple's tiny remote keeps getting lost in the couch cushions at nearly every Mac|Life staffer's house. The only positive that came out of looking for it was finding some loose change for a soda.

In Case You Missed it: Nov. 8 - Nov. 14

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:06:00 -0600

The holidays are officially upon us. You're probably busy shopping for presents, selecting large pieces of meat, and cooking delicious "test" pies to make sure your recipe will be a winner when the family arrives.

Take breather, while you were fretting over whether to serve cranberry sauce or sweet potatoes--we suggest both--we continued to bring you the best Apple articles in the known Universe.