Thanks again Ronni, I had followed your earlier instructions to the letter as I have in this case. I am pleased to announce that the problem is sorted thanks to your gracious assistance.
Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 25/08/2011, at 9:33 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Adrian, > >> I checked the CalDAV account and there is only one so I turned it off on >> both computers > > NO, I never mentioned to turn OFF the CalDAV in iCal on your computers .. I > only asked if there was just the ONE! >>> is there just the ONE “adrianske...@me.com CalDAV” under Accounts? > > > Have you have done as I suggested last night and checked there are NO > duplicates on your Mac & MobileMe? > > It sounds like you have synced calendars from both your computer and MobileMe. > > If you are syncing contacts and calendar events over the air with your > MobileMe account on your iPhone, and have also selected to sync contacts and > calendar events direct with the Address Book and iCal on your Mac via the > iTunes sync process, which is selected under the Info tab for your iPhone > sync preferences in iTunes? > This will duplicate your contacts and calendar events and is not required > when syncing contacts and calendar events over the air with your MobileMe > account on your iPhone. > > If so, and there are NO duplicates on your Mac & MobileMe, and if I have > understood that you are syncing contacts and calendar events over the air > with your MobileMe account on your iPhone, and have also selected to sync > contacts and calendar events direct with the Address Book and iCal on your > Mac via the iTunes sync process. > > To get rid of the duplicates on your iPhone: > > 1. On your iPhone - Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Accounts > > MobileMe > Calendars > Off > You'll get a warning: "There are existing Calendars synced with your Mac. > Would you like to merge them with your MobileMe account?" > Choose "Do not Merge". You then are asked what to do with the existing > Calendars on your phone - select "Delete." > > 2. Connect your iPhone to iTunes and go to the "info" tab of your device page > and disable sync Calendars. > Then disconnect your iPhone. > > 3. On your iPhone - Settings > Mail, Contacts,Calendars > Accounts > > MobileMe > Calendars > ON. > It will take a few minutes to re-sync the contacts without duplicates. > > If you also have duplicates in Contacts, go though the same process … > (Contacts instead of Calendars ) > > You might find you need to restart your iPhone for everything to appear again. > > I have to go out shortly to do work for a Client, I will be back this > afternoon if you require any more information. > > Cheers, > Ronni > On 25/08/2011, at 9:11 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: > >> Thanks again Ronni, >> >> I checked the CalDAV account and there is only one so I turned it off on >> both computers and re-booted the iPhone and now I am even more confused. >> When the phone restarted I re-enabled the CalDAV account and things changed >> on the iPhone; Under Calendars (below the Show All Calendars) the 2 groups >> of calendars reversed their order and title: >> >> The group that was at the bottom of the screen and has my MobileMe address >> in brackets after the calendar name i.e. Home[adrianske...@me.com], it is >> still title From My Mac but is now at the top of the screen, it includes >> calendars from the iMac listed under "On My Mac", "MobileMe" and >> "Subscriptions", the latter being Birthdays from Contacts. >> >> The second group (now at the bottom of the screen) is now titled All >> MobileMe and lists all the calendars on the iMac + a few that I deleted a >> couple of days ago. >> >> I find that both groups display the calendar events and if I select Show All >> Calendars it displays all events in duplicate. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Adrian >> >> adrianske...@me.com >> >> >> >> >> On 24/08/2011, at 8:54 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Adrian, >>> >>> On 24/08/2011, at 7:35 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ronni, >>>> >>>> Thanks for all that information, it has helped clarify things for me. I >>>> now have my calendars all synced up via MobileMe and deleted them from "On >>>> My Mac" except for one that I have published so the family can keep track >>>> of us when we head over east in Oct. on our annual sojourn. >>> >>>> However, I now have a whole bunch of calendars on the iPhone, which I have >>>> turned off but they didn't go away when I deleted them from the iMac and >>>> the MacBook Pro. There is 2 groups of them and are all "From My Mac", >>>> however, the second group, which I have turned on, indicates they are via >>>> MobileMe and all events etc. are synced OK. I wish to delete the other >>>> group which appeared automatically while I was experimenting with the sync >>>> process. I've been through iTunes and MobileMe but they don't show up >>>> there, and I cant find anything in the iPhone settings either. Any >>>> suggestions on how to get rid of them will be appreciated. >>> >>> In iCal on your iMac & MacBook Pro: iCal > Preferences is there just the >>> ONE “adrianske...@me.com CalDAV” under Accounts? >>> If you see 2 Accounts, delete the one that is NOT your login ID for your >>> MobileMe account. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On 22/08/2011, at 9:50 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Adrian, >>>>> >>>>> I have MobileMe syncing my Bookmarks, Calendars, Contacts, Keychains, >>>>> Mail Accounts, Mail rules, Signatures, & Smart Mailboxes, and Notes with >>>>> my MacBook Pro, iPad & iPhone all automatically. >>>>> All my devices are always in sync with any changes made on any device. >>>>> >>>>> Basically this is how it is achieved: >>>>> >>>>> Set up MobileMe syncing on Mac OS X 10.6.7 or earlier: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click MobileMe. >>>>> 2. Sign in to your MobileMe subscription (if you aren’t already signed >>>>> in). >>>>> 3. Click the Sync tab. >>>>> 4. Select the “Synchronize with MobileMe” checkbox. >>>>> >>>>> 5. Choose one of the following options from the “Synchronize with >>>>> MobileMe” menu: >>>>> Automatically: Syncs your information whenever you make a >>>>> change. This is the default and recommended setting, and it keeps your >>>>> synced data as current as possible. >>>>> Every Hour, Every Day, Every Week: Syncs your information at >>>>> specific intervals. >>>>> Manually: Syncs your information only when you click the Sync >>>>> Now button. >>>>> 6. Select the checkboxes for the types of data you want to sync. >>>>> ———— >>>>> Set up MobileMe syncing on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: >>>>> 1. Tap Settings on your device’s Home screen. >>>>> 2. Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. >>>>> 3. Make sure Push is selected as the setting for Fetch New Data. >>>>> If Push isn’t selected, tap Fetch New Data, and then tap the Push >>>>> switch to On. >>>>> 4. Tap your MobileMe email account. >>>>> If you haven’t already set up your MobileMe subscription on your >>>>> device, enter your full name and sign in using your MobileMe subscriber >>>>> name and password. >>>>> 5. Turn on the types of information you want to sync. >>>>> Your device >>>>> can sync with Mac or Windows computers. >>>>> >>>>> Syncing occurs wirelessly via Wi-Fi or the Internet, so your device >>>>> doesn’t need to be connected to your computer with a cable. >>>>> >>>>> I’ve been working sorting out people’s computer problems since before >>>>> 5:30am this morning, so I’m now knocking off for the day. If you require >>>>> any further help email back to the list. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>>>> >>>>> OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard >>>>> OS X 10.7 Lion >>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 22/08/2011, at 7:33 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Evening all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am totally confused about Synchronising my iMac, iPhone and MacBook >>>>>> Pro so am hoping someone can give me a clue about syncing iCal. >>>>>> >>>>>> It appears that it can be synced via MobileMe and/or @ Mail Contacts & >>>>>> Calendars and to add to the confusion you can have Calendars on MobileMe >>>>>> and On My Mac. You can share the MobileMe calendars but not publish >>>>>> them and you can Publish but not share the On My Mac calendars. >>>>>> >>>>>> To take this in easy stages I will try and get answers one at a time, so >>>>>> my first question is: Can calendars ON MY MAC be synchronised? If so >>>>>> is this done via the MobileMe Sync preference or @ Mail Contacts & >>>>>> Calendars preference? >>>>>> >>>>>> Mac OS X 10.7.1 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Adrian >>>>>> >>>>>> adrianske...@me.com >>>>>> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
