Sync two mac

How can I keep sync all my files (office-word, excel power point, pdf, omnigroup, etc.) on my two macs, one at home the other at work, so if I work on one file at work, as soon as I get home is updated? But I want my files resident on my mac, not on the cloud.
Please advice.
regards,

Use a service such as DropBox or sugarsync, files are kept on all your devices and synced to keep them the same.

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Free eh? (Why does everybody want something for nothing these days?)
Well, there is notMac, but you need your own server, and alot of time and technical know-how to set it up.
Otherwise nothing free... developers (like regular people) generally like to be paid for their work and long hours.
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