How do I unstick .mac and system preferences for sync?

I've been running 10.4.11 on my powerbook g4 with 3g iphone to sync. That works fine. Today I cannot get system preferences to sync with my .mac (mobile me) account to sync calendars and addresses with my desktop imac which is running 10.5.8. The system preferences seems stuck in the laptop, and I have to force quit to get anything to work. I just had the laptop looked at by mac technician before a trip and everything was ok hardware wise and they checked out other things briefly. The only recent software update was iTunes.

Alice:
First go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in left column and First Aid in main column.
Click Repair Disk Permissions at bottom left.
If that does not help try Repair Disk
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel, and report if it says anything but Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
If DU reports errors it cannot repair you will need to use a utility like Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior
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