Ical events have different times is it a PC thing?

Hi when accepting events from clients running PCs the times are off by an hour.
Is there a work around or is it a time setting issue?
Thanks

In almost every case like this, it is the source records which contain one of two values: a time stamp an hour earlier than appropriate, or a null value in the time stamp field. These are generated by applications or system software in which the time value is not set appropriately, and in the case of a one hour difference, generally suggests an improperly set value for Daylight Saving Time rather than an incorrectly chosen time zone.
If your time zone is an hour off from the time zone in which these appointments are set, or if you are offset one hour from GMT, then it may be a time zone issue rather than a DST issue.

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http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php
http://www.macintosh-data-recovery.com/
http://www.subrosasoft.com/OSXSoftware/index.php?main_page=product_info&products _id=1
You can contact a local Apple Authorized Provider to see if they offer data recovery services: http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service/
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http://www.drivesaversdatarecovery.com/
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<pre style="
font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
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Hello,
I've just upgraded to 10.6.3 from 10.4.11 and most of my ical events have disappeared. It has kept a handful but as I rely heavily on ical for my day to day tasks and diary this is a disaster!
All help gratefully received.

bessp,
...Before upgrading, I manually backed-up to a lacie
If you still have the original backup, you can find the Tiger .ics files in the ~Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources Folder on the lacie.
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...Can I trash the cache file and .plist from my desktop?
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It may also be beneficial for you to use "Chat" on MobileMe Support. Use this link: http://www.apple.com/support/mobileme/ >Syncing with MobileMe>Troubleshooting MobileMe Sync issues>"Chat Now."
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