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Wired.com has a great how to on synchronizing your iCal on two computers using DropBox. Check this coolness out:
1. Download and install the Dropbox app, then open your Mac’s Terminal utility. Enter mv ~/Library/Calendars/ ~/Dropbox/ to move your iCal files to Dropbox.
2. On a new line, type ln -s ~/Dropbox/ Calendars/ ~/Library /Calendars to redirect your Mac to Dropbox whenever it tries to access iCal data.
3. Delete the Calendars file from the User Library on your second Mac. Open Terminal and reenter the code from step 2. You’ve essentially built an Ethernet cable in the cloud, linking the two Macs. —Maren Jinnett
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Oh no, silly me!
I entered both lines into my second computer’s Terminal.
mv ~/Library/Calendars/ ~/Dropbox/
ln -s ~/Dropbox/ Calendars/ ~/Library /Calendars
When I try to re-enter the second line again, Terminal responds: “ln: /Calendars: No such file or directory
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Nora, can you help?
Thanks,
Moresby
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