Is there any way to automatically sync my macbook to my imac?

I suspect there should be an easy answer to this. My wife and I have separate accounts on our iMac. The iMac is automatically backing up to a 1Tb external drive via Time Machine.
My wife also uses a Macbook for school and work and would like a good backup method.WE don't really want to have another external drive.
I would assume that we could sync the Macbook in some way with her account on the iMac, which is already being backed up.
Or am I just being clueless and there's an easier way that I'm not seeing? Thanks for any suggestions!

Those of us who own both a desktop and notebook have been struggling with this for years. The short answer is that there is no automatic way to sync two computers. Apple's MobileMe does make some syncing easy. It can be configured to sync email, Safari bookmarks, iCal appointments & tasks, contacts, dock items, keychains, mail rules and signatures, dashboard widgets, notes, and preferences. Also, there are some programs that use Apple's sync services to sync data including Yojimbo and MacJournal.
But to sync your word processing documents, music, movies, pictures and other data you'll need to invest in a program. There are lots of options. I use a program called ChronoSync to keep the Documents and Pictures folders of my two computers in sync. My wife uses a program/service called DropBox - DropBox may be your solution.

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