I just started in an office run by a set of networked iMacs running Snow Leopard.
How can I create a shared, synced iCal for everyone to use?
NO iCloud.
I can't search apple support because EVERY ANSWER has iCloud in it.
With due respect the reason you are seeing iCloud everywhere is that is the only method that actually works. What is the aversion to upgrading to an up-to-date OS, Apple hasn't supported SL for years.
Because they are still using AppleWorks
Ellyenne wrote:
Because they are still using AppleWorks
With due respect that is a VERY poor reason, all of their AppleWorks data has been able to be migrated to newer software for years. I am afraid as long as they continue to stay in the past the more difficult it will be for them to eventually come into the present.
You can share Mail, Calendars, and Contacts running Snow Leopard. Based on my experience, I don’t recommend syncing Contacts - created a lot of problems with duplicates. If you have 2 step verification enabled on your Apple ID, you will need to generate an application specific password for Mail, iCal, and Address Book. Apple ID - Manage
Snow Leopard iCloud - Address and iCal
Snow Leopard iCloud - Configuring Mail with Mac OS X v10.6 or iOS 4
Thank you for the links, I've read both of them. And both require iCloud.
No one in the company, including me, is willing to sacrifice their personal iCloud to host the company calendar.
Personally, I synced my iCal with my Android using CalDAV and a German calendar server for 10 years without using iCloud. Worked perfectly. I now use iCloud, and it works most of the time.
I should be able to use the networked computers (local network) to "host" the calendar in house. There are shared folders. I suppose we could use drop box, Google, or go back to Fruxx, but there should be a way to do it on the local machines. If I knew more about local networks, I should be able to pull the address of a shared folder, and use it to host.
Actually, I was pretty amazed to find a complete group of 6 functioning i7 iMacs.
Share iCal on local network
