How to synchronize my Imac at work and macbook at home

I use a iMac at work and just got a Macbook to use at home. I am wondering if there is a way to make the two computers synchronized to each other, such as folders, files...
Also, I want to get the 10.6 for my new Macbook, but my iMac still runs 10.5. Can I still make them synchronized if they are running different versions of OS?
Thanks!

you can not completely sync two computers. for syncing particular data folders, mail, ical and addess book data you can use mobileme. if you just need to sync some data folders you can use something like DropBox
https://www.getdropbox.com
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