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Product Guide

Mac OS X Tiger

.Mac Sync

Mac OS X Tiger advances the state of the art by integrating intelligent, high-performance

synchronization services right into the operating system. In Tiger, the preferences and

controls for what and when you sync appear in your favorite applications, such as Safari,

iCal, Address Book, Keychain Access, and Mail—including multiple Mail accounts, Mail

rules, signatures, and Spotlight-powered Smart Mailboxes. Now you can tailor and set

syncing preferences in the application that needs to be synchronized, and the .Mac

system provides a central place to access the items you are syncing. You can also set

Tiger syncing to take place transparently in the background, so it’s easier than ever to

keep multiple Mac computers and your .Mac account synced and up to date.

Choose to sync once an hour, once a day, once a week, manually, or automatically.

When syncing is set to automatic, each time you add a new item or change an existing

item, the sync happens immediately in the background. So sync updates are fast and

you are assured that your information is always up to date on all your computers.

You can sync Safari bookmarks, iCal appointments, Address Book contacts, and key-

chains (so you can have the same set of secure passwords on all of your computers).

You can also sync Mail settings—including Mail accounts—so any changes you make

or new accounts you add will be the same on your other Mac computers.

You can sync whenever you want.

.Mac Sync Options

Keep all your Mac systems in sync using

.Mac over the Internet. When you make a

change to one computer, such as adding

a new contact, that change automatically

syncs to all of your other Mac computers

using your .Mac account.

Sync engine

The new integrated sync engine in Mac OS X

is available to developers who want to add

syncing to their applications. It will work with

devices and .Mac in the same way as the

built-in Mac OS X applications.