Syncing ibook and G4 tower

any ideas how to keep everything the same on my brand new ibook and my trusty G4 tower the same?? I just ventured into the wireless arena and am not sure the easiest way to accomplish this!
Thanks for any help,
Timbo

Hi Timbo,
I use Synk to keep my wife's Documents folder synchronized on her iBook and the PowerMac G4. It would also work to sync the Home folders on each but I wouldn't use it outside of those areas. There are other apps available that will do the same thing such as Rsync and SilverKeeper.
Be aware of the pitfalls in synchronizing though. If something goes wrong you could end up with two useless folders. I make a copy of the most recently changed folder on the desktop prior to syncing. That way if something goes wrong the folders can be replaced with the most recent data.
John

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