Apple may have taken away iCal’s Information Pane in Leopard, but that doesn’t mean you are forced to use the new pop-up Edit pane.

There are lots of other quicker options (Quicksilver, MailTags, Event Maker if you are still using Tiger).

Leopard users can now add Do-It to the list.

This stand-alone app offers a “quick entry” interface for the creation of iCal events.

Fire it up with a few keystrokes in Quicksilver or have it ready to click in the Dock, and it quickly provides you with an interface that is tab-friendly and easy to navigate:

The disk image includes Tiger- and Leopard-specific builds.

Do-It is freeware and available in the Automator section of Apple’s Downloads web site.

Tags: event maker, events, iCal, mailtags, Productivity, quick entry, quicksilver, the much lamented ical info pane RIP

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