Today is a window to your iCal tasks and events. The minimal interface allows you to quickly view your tasks and events for the day, as well as add new ones if you choose. With the update to version 1.5, the developers have included custom alarms and growl support. So without wasting precious internet time, let’s continue on to a very short review of Today 1.5.

Today has a very small footprint on your desktop. The vertical window can however be resized to whatever size you want. On first launch, I was presented with a colour coded set of tasks and events for the day. There was no need for authorisation or syncing of any kind. You can switch which day you are looking at by switching left to right, or directly jump to a date. The tasks pane can also be hidden from view. Also – instead of taking up a dock icon, you can set it to show a show/hide icon in the menubar. And yes, the interface is super-sexy (unlike something that our friends at Redmond created).

Changes made in iCal were reflected instantly in Today — and vice versa. You can add events and Todos directly from Today, using one of the buttons at the bottom. Once you create an event however, editing it must be done in iCal (double-clicking any item opens up iCal).

The preferences provide some additional options like transparency, a global shortcut for showing the Today window, and adding alarm presets.

Unfortunately I’m not an active user of iCal, so I can’t justify the $15 price tag that Today demands. But if it’s the instant access to iCal events that you need, I don’t think you can go wrong with Today. A 10 day trial awaits those who want to check it out.