ICal and .Mac sync...arrgh

First...I am newbie to Macs. Trying to sync my iMac and Powerbook using .Mac. How do I get each to show as a registed computer?
Each computer has a .Mac account
imac Mac OS X (10.4.9)

skookum,
There is no need for an additional/separate .Mac account on each computer. Each computer should be registered/signed-in using the same .Mac account.
Additionally, the computers that you use for syncing must have different names.
Use the intructions for "Unregister and re-register the computer under a new name." provided in: iSync: How to troubleshoot sync issues related to .Mac
;~)

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I have a TREO600, a desktop mac, and a powerbook, both running Tiger 10.4.4.
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