Working iWeb project on multiple macs

I have an iMac at work and a powerbook at home (i know, backwards). I have started building a site in iWeb at work and would like to be able to work on the project at both locations (home and work). Is there any simple way to do this?
I did find a suggestion to transfer a "domain" file from the one computer to the other, and presumably this would do it. But I have other iWeb projects on my home computer and do not want them to be overwritten either.
I tried to publish as a folder and then to open it in iWeb but--to my astonishment--there does not appear to be any way to open up files/folders... What could apple have been thinking?
If anyone knows a method for me to transfer the project to my other computer *without overwriting* my existing projects on that computer i would be very grateful.
Many thanks,
Mark.

If anyone knows a method for me to transfer the
project to my other computer *without overwriting* my
existing projects on that computer i would be very
grateful.
Nothing gets overwritten as long as you don't give sites the same names. Moving the Domain file is how one uses multiple computers:
http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/iwebdata.html
If the ability to open published html files is essential for you, best to use another app to create your web sites.

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