Syncing ical between 2 macs without .mac account, is it possible?

Hi all,
I have an iMac and a Macbook Pro and want to be able to sync iCal over the 2 machines so that entries added/updated on one will appear on the other.
I don't have a .mac account and don't really want to get one as this is all I would be using it for. So is this possible without a .mac account?
The two computers are not yet networked (I think) however they do share the same broadband internet connection through the same Belkin router, so I presume I can connect the two through this way (that will be my next question!!!)
How is the easiest way to achieve this?
Cheers,
Andrew

take a look at busysync, I think that will help you achieve what you want to do with your two computers over a local network.
http://www.busymac.com/
hope this helps

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