Sync iCal between 2 computers - NO .MAC

I am trying to have the same calendar entries on my 2 computers. First one is iMac PPC G5 Tiger, second is new MacBook with leopard. I have tried using my iPhone as the conduit with no luck, and also exporting the calendar and then importing it into the new computer.
Most everything transfers via export, but there are mistakes (example: a recurring entry ends on the 8th - and says so in it's details, but it shows up as ending on the 7th!).
Is there a way for both calendars to be the exact same - and to LOOK the same, by using the iPhone OR exporting? Am I missing something? I do not have a .MAC account - and would prefer not to get one.
Thanks

The "ease of use" computer company DOES provide a solution to this issue.
It's called ".mac".
Apple has invested a lot of time, effort, and money into making .mac work as well as it does. And like all publicly held corporations, their #1 responsibility is to turn a profit. I can't see them throwing away a source of revenue because some people don't want to pay for the service.
You say you bought a new laptop recently. (Congratulations, by the way.) Didn't they offer you a discount on .mac at the time at the time you bought the machine? It's normally $99/yr, but when I bought my new MacBook Pro earlier this week they offered me a .mac box (the code works for a new membership or for a renewal) for $69, if I bought it at the same time as the machine.
Another option might be to run a CalDAV server yourself, keep your appointments on the server, and have iCal on both machines subscribe to the same set of calendars. Apple has released "iCal Server" as open source, there's nothing to stop you from running on your own web server.

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