Syncing iCal between two machines?

Ripcord

Ripcord

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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what's the best way of synchronizing (hopefully automatically) iCal data between two machines?

Sure, I can publish and view the calendar from "anywhere on the web", but I have a machine at home and at work that I really need to synchronize periodically.
 
So what you're saying is there's no native way to do it?

(It doesn't strike you as silly that I'd need to use an iPod to sync when I have, well, the Internet?)
 
I don't quite understand the problem. You open iSync and add a .Mac peripheral, and check off iCal Calendars and Tasks, and poof it syncs, every hour on the hour.

If you don't have .Mac though, then you can't synchronize without say subscribing to your calendar from another machine (but I don' tknow if that allows you to make changes--I am guessing not).
 
Hi, I have the same "problem".
Did you find any solution?
I also would like to sync the address book along with iCal, but I think once we've found the solution for one, that works for the other as well.

Thanx.
 
There is a product on versiontracker called iSynCal. It allows you to sync calendars and tasks between macs, between accounts on a mac, or with your ipod. It currently does not have functionality to share address books.

It uses Apple File Sharing, so you don't need .Mac or to publish calendars. I haven't tried it out, so I don't know how well it works. It might be worth trying out.
 
Thank a lot Gnomo, that's what i was looking for.
I've just tried it out and, so far, works great.

Even the registration fee is far from expensive...

Now I just need to look for an(other) app that do the same job with the address book(s).

Bye from Italy.
 
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