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.Mac Alternatives?
peel asks: "In the endless effort to get organized I'm looking for an alternative to signing up for a .Mac account that allows me to sync iCal and the Address Book between multiple computers (mainly work and home). I found iSyncCal to let me sync calendars, I can also publish them using my personal server setup with WebDav. I haven't found any such utilities for addresses. What I really want is something that works more like .Mac but that I can run at home on my server without paying the monthly .Mac fees. What are some solutions people are using for syncing contact info for people stored in multiple places (Palm, cell, work computer, home computer, laptop)?" There was a similar discussion over on MacInTouch, although the alternatives offered cover more basic needs, the information may still prove useful for those looking for "a cheaper .Mac".
OEone's HomeBase service ( http://homebase.oeone.net/ [oeone.net] ) launched just a few days ago. Its a service which provides IMAP based email, LDAP based contacts, automatic generation of Photo web pages, online thumbnailed bookmarks (which you have to see to believe) and more. Not only that, but it blows .Mac away in that you can view, edit, delete and add items like calendar events, contacts, email messages, bookmarks and files from anywhere.
A free 60 day trial of HomeBase is available, and paid accounts providing 100 MB of space are only US$35.95 a year.
Mike Potter
OEone Team Leader