How to Get Families on MobileMe Synced to iCal

Connect your alternate MobileMe accounts to iCal for cloud syncing.

The MobileMe family pack provides synchronization between multiple users under a master account, which allocates a unique email address for up to four members and pushes data to your contacts and calendars. The push feature sends new information entered on your iPod Touch, iPad or iPhone to the iCal application on your computer and on the MobileMe server, and eliminates the need to manually enter duplicate information onto each device that is connected to MobileMe. Once synced, the cloud function of MobileMe automatically updates all devices linked to MobileMe to update the iCal calendar information.

Things You'll Need

• MobileMe family pack
• iOS 4.2 or later
• iCal 4.0 or later

Instructions

1. Touch "Settings" on each iOS device and select "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" to access the MobileMe account setup.

2. Click "Add Account" and touch "MobileMe" in the account selection menu.

3. Tap "Apple ID" and type your Apple email address using the onscreen keyboard. Enter your email address's password and touch "Next."

4. Slide the switch on the contacts, bookmarks and notes tabs to turn off synchronization of all content except for calendars.

5. Select "Done" to close out of the setup menu. Click "iCal" on the home computer, and click "iCal" at the top of the iCal menu.

6. Click "Preferences" and click "Accounts" in the Preferences window to verify each MobileMe email address is connected to iCal.

References

• MobileMe: Set Up MobileMe - iPhone or iPod Touch
• Apple: iCal Help - Accounts Preferences