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I have downloaded iCloud to my PC, how do I create an iCloud account? I have tried to use my apple ID that I have for iTunes but it says it's a valid apple ID but can't be used with iCloud, and again no option to create an account. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Windows Vista
Csound1 wrote:
iCal is an app, not a standard, and it has been replaced by Calendar, the format they both use is .ics.
Oh, I'm so sorry to have to embarrass you in public like this, but you should know a little more about what you're talking about before posting on the Internet.
iCal is indeed a standard. It just happens to be named after the first program to implement that standard, Apple's iCal. See IETF RFC 2445 and 5545. These are real, open standards, by a standards body — the Internet Engineering Task Force — not just "industry standards", like Google or Exchange or Outlook. This is why so many mail clients and servers use iCal for data exchange, especially now on top of CalDAV (another open, not industry, standard.)
To use Google as a client for iCloud calendars you need this: iCloud Calendar Proxy,
This is the type of proxy I referenced in my previous post. You can use a service like this, or run your own. Thank you for sharing your search-foo.
I'm not even slightly embarrassed by your error thanks.
iCalendar
iCalendar is a computer file format which allows Internet users to send meeting requests and tasks to other Internet users, via email, or sharing files with an extension of
.icsiCal
Calendar, previously known as iCal before the release of OS X Mountain Lion, is a personal calendar application made by Apple Inc. that runs on both the OS X desktop operating system and iOS mobile operating system, with online integration using iCloud.
iCal was the first calendar application for OS X to offer support for multiple calendars and the ability to intermittently publish/subscribe to calendars on WebDAV servers.
Originally released as a free download for Mac OS X v10.2 on September 10, 2002, it was bundled with the operating system as iCal 1.5 with the release of Mac OS X v10.3. Version 2 of iCal was released as part of Mac OS X v10.4, Version 3 as part of Mac OS X v10.5, Version 4 as part of Mac OS X v10.6, Version 5 as part of Mac OS X v10.7, and Version 6 as part of OS X v10.8.
Apple licensed the iCal name from Brown Bear Software, who have used it for their iCal application since 1997.[1] With the release of OS X v10.8 in July 2012, iCal is called Calendar, similar to the iOS version.
You have a nice day now.
Csound1 wrote:
I'm not even slightly embarrassed by your error thanks.
Ah, spoken like someone who doesn't know what an IETF RFC i And the use of additional irrelevant quotes just goes to support the old adage, "if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with b***s***."
Now, can we get back on the topic? I answered a question: why people would want to use iCloud even without an Apple device. As others have noted in this thread in response to your trolling, "Do you have anything constructive to offer?"
You are entitled to your own beliefs.
Good luck with your question.
Some friends and family have Apple products and they keep inviting me to join photo streams. I read that I could subscribe to these photo streams on a PC if I installed iCloud for Windows. I did this and the only thing stopping me from seeing their photos is that I don't have an iCloud account. Oh well.
FYI, just tell your family members to set the photo stream to public and send you the link to that. It can be found just below the invite button in the photo stream.
How do I create an iCloud account on my PC?