[OSX-Users] Re: syncing (that old chestnut)

[Daniel Thorpe]

I think it all really depends on what type of data you mean by "things". I use rsync to keep two versions of a very large music library in sync. But I wouldn't use it to keep my contacts/bookmarks/keychain/Transmit favourites in sync between multiple macs/iPhone - that's a job for MobileMe (which it does brilliantly).

Dropbox is pretty elegant for syncing files. If you're looking to just sync those sorts of "things" between macs automatically, it's probably the path of least resistance.
 
On 18 Feb 2010, at 18:29, Nick Gibbins wrote:

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> On 18 Feb 2010, at 14:58, Leslie Carr wrote:
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>> Now that I have a laptop and a desktop mac that I intend to use interchangeably, how do I keep things in sync between the two platforms?
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>> Les
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> This is the point where I preempt Steve Harris by recommending rsync, 
> isn't it?
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