Sync two computers' iCals without .Mac

The title says it all really.
I have a Macbook and an iMac. I would like to be able to keep the caledars on both synchronized. I don't believe in buying .Mac for this fairly basic functionality and would be interested to hear if anyone has a solution.
Thanks,
David
P.S. Obviously, ideally Apple will have a solution sooner rather than later

I use iSynCal. Works fine for me
http://ww2.unime.it/flr/isyncal/en/index.html
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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