Do you have two or more Macs that you’re trying to sync and share iCal calendars with? Frustrated that Apple doesn’t include this functionality out of the box (even in Leopard)?

Me too.

Thanks to a reader tip on The Mac Attack podcast, I discovered an elegant solution to my problems, in the form of a PrefPane known as BusySync. From their website, BusySync “allows multiple users to share and edit iCal calendars on a local area network or over the Internet without the need for a dedicated server”.

BusySync addresses my needs. I keep my academic calendar on my Macbook Pro, and my personal calendar on my Mac Pro. Being able to see, share, and edit my schedules from either machine is nothing short of a boon.

I’ve only begun to scratch the surface of what this app does, but here are a few other highlights which I have yet to test:

1) sync with Google Calendar

2) Wide area networking sync

3) multi-user editing

4) password protection on published calendars (read/write or read only permissions)

There was a reason this program was Macworld’s Best of Show 2008. BusySync runs $19.95 per machine. If you buy your licenses now, you’ll be eligible for the free upgrade from version 1.5 to 2.0. Check it.

-Krishna

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