sync tool for computers on a network?

[boi]

does a tool exist to sync stuff between computers?
specifically i mean:
ical calendars
bookmarks
iphoto documents
address book contacts
etc. probably something with a 'choose folders to sync' deal would be great.

does such a tool exist? 'twould be nice =)

[mindbend]

iSync (free from Apple.com) will do most of that except the iPhotos. You will also need a .Mac account as a staging ground for the sync or a third party server (free ones are available all over the web). iSync is great for those things you mentioned (less iPhotos) as it works very easily and simply as well as between multiple computers and even iPods. You simply tell iSync which computers/iPods/cel phones you want to be syncable and it does the rest.


For syncing of files beyond those mentioned above, I recommend Synchronize X or X Pro (qdea.com). You basically drag a source folder or volume to one side and a destination folder/volume to the other side of its interface, hit Sync and it will display a visual report of what files are intending to go where. It's smart enough to recognize if a file from both source and destination have changed and warns you. It also has loads of other controls for exclusion of files/folders You can also make Sync sets so you can quickly launch a predetermined comparison. You can also set conditional comparisons, like have it automatically Synchronize every time you insert a Zip Disk named "Jones Project".

There are many other Sync programs out there. I have tried many of them. I prefer Synchronize X Pro. See versiontracker.com and search under synchronize for other options.

[boi]

how do i tell iSync to use a third party server? it's really only giving me a .mac solution.

thanks, i'll have to try out Sync X, it would be nice to sync my web projects between my computers.
i appreciate the advice, thanks.

[bubbajim]

I dirtly little way to sync your projects could be to use the comand-line 'Ditto'. With Ditto, you could setup a sript to copy a folder from one place to another and then cron it to run daily or weekly.. whatever suits you best. There is more information about this on another tread.... Backup Solutions


Haven't looked at the other solutions already mentioned, but I have a habit of using what I have and use a little as possible of 3rd party apps... I'm weird like that.

**Edit**

Forgot to mention that ditto is not a sync solution exactly... I use it in similar fashion as WinNT uses for replication. I like to copy in one direction to prevent accidental overwrites of original data. On each machine, I would have to manually copy from an inbox to an outbox to get the most current data. That way if something happened to the data coming in from another computer, I have a chance recover my older data before completing my 'sync' process.

[bobw]

See if there's anything HERE that you can use.