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doing something similar with iPod
Authored by: bartd on Aug 07, '03 04:47:19PM

I'm trying to do something similar with my iPod. I work in two places (home and office) and want to use my iPod as my document universe that follows me around whereever I go.

So I mount my iPod on the desktop on both machines. Then I sync my Documents folder using IMSafe - that works great. Presumably i can using iSync to synchronize iCal and Address Books across my two computers.

For Safari, Firebird, Thunderbird and Fire, I did this:
- at home: move the data files for each of these applications (mostly in ~/Library somewhere) to my Documents folder and use ln -s to create a symbolic link from their original home to their new localtion.
- when leaving home: run IMSafe to sync my Documents folder onto the iPod
- at work: mount the iPod on the desktop, then have a symbolic link from the original location to poin to the location on my iPod

This works for iCal but not for Fire, Safari, Firebird or Thunderbird. I'm using the ln -s approach, not the Make Alias method.

I wonder if this is some permission problem. Any suggestions?



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