Two announcements emerge from MacWorld in Paris today, where Steve Jobs is giving the keynote. First, iCal, Apple's new calendar program for OS X 10.2 users, is now available for download. The free program allows Mac users to create calendars, put them on a variety of handheld devices and share them over the internet... I'll be playing with it this week for review purposes, so do let me know how you get on.
Meanwhile, Apple says that all new Macs will boot into Mac OS X by default from the start of next year, although they will retain the ability to run OS9 applications in the "classic" mode that comes bundled with OS X. It's a move that makes sense, both for Apple and the users: new developments on the Mac platform are only going to happen on OS X, and running Classic too often appears to cause headaches for all who try. Those users who move wholesale to OSX report far fewer problems.
