FYI: Time Machine and the New MobileMe Calendar

Following a recent query from someone who had inadvertently deleted his calendars, a bit of experimenting has shown that it is possible to restore them from Time Machine. The method is described here:
http://homepage.mac.com/rfwilmut/notes/timemachine.html

Anthony Curcio wrote:
I am selling my iMac and have purchased a new Macbook Air. Since it does not have firewire or a DVD drive, does anyone know if I can ask Time Machine to restore the latest iMac backup directly to the MBA as a way of transferring my files to the new computer? Thanks.
Where are your backups? If they're on a USB drive, or a Time Capsule, you should be able to use +Setup Assistant+ on first boot. See [Setting up a new Mac from an old one or its backups|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/Setup.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Snow Leopard > Installation and Setup+ forum).

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