Ical alarm default

Is there anyway to get ical to set the default alarm setting to 1 hour everytime I create a new event? Currently 15 minutes is the choice every single time.

yes, i found it the other day while looking for the same thing...
a guy wrote a little item called iCalFix...
http://www.robertblum.com/articles/category/productivity/
cheers,
- jeremy
1.8 G5, TiBook 400, eMac 800, 40gb iPod, LaCie D2, Mac OS X (10.4.6) Mac Evangelist; Design Strategist: Print, Web and Multimedia

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baronpilot,
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