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I can see the icon for ical but it is grey (inactive), therefore when I click on it, it doesn't open. I have searched for ical, found it in applications, clicked on it - nothing! So i dragged a copy from library to desktop and restarted - no joy. Then I synced my iphone, hoping this would update/trigger ical on the Mac - nothing?
Any ideas?

conmalley,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
I believe that this type of question can best be answered by MobileMe Support.
Go to this link: http://www.apple.com/support/mobileme/ww/ and select the appropriate country/language, choose "Syncing with MobileMe," select "Setting up MobileMe Sync," and then select "Chat Now."
;~)

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3999
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