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I love BusyMac’s BusySync – it’s simple, works well, and is inexpensive. BusySync installs as a control panel pane, and automatically sync iCal events between Macs on a network and with Google Calendar. To sync calendars between home and work Macs, simply install BusySync on both Macs and sync both with Google Calendar. Nothing to it.

Recently, however, I started showing up late to all my appointments and didn’t understand why. I checked my iPhone against my work computer, and noticed all the appointments syncing through Google Calendar were an hour late. After checking the time zone information in both Macs and Google, I discovered the fix on an obscure Google Groups BusyMac support page. Here’s how a BusyMac employee responded to a similar situation:

1. Mac System Preferences > Date & Time > Time Zone
2. iCal > Preferences > Advanced > check “Turn on time zone support”
3. In iCal, make sure the time zone in the top right corner of the
window is correct
4. Google Calendar > Settings > General > Your current time zone (you
may need to check “show all timezones” to see your timezone)
5. Google Calendar > Settings > Calendars > Calendar Details >
Calendar Time Zone (you may need to check “show all timezones” to see
your timezone)

Bingo! #2 on the list fixed my problem. I have no idea what that setting does, but after enabling it on both Macs, new events maintained the correct start times.

Did this fix your problem? Do you use something other than BusySync? I just this morning discovered Fruux, which looks quite promising – anyone use this application? Let me know in the comments!

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