Why wait for Leopard? Share and edit your calendars now with SyncBridge

By now you're probably picking up on a new theme of 'Why Wait for Leopard?' If so, good eye. If not: you really need to read more TUAW. In either case, we've tracked down another Leopard-busting a in the form of SyncBridge, which brings all the features of syncing, sharing and editing iCal calendars to the table, without the wait for Leopard or price of .Mac (sidenote: I'm a .Mac member and fan, so don't be hatin').

The SyncBridge software uses Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger's built-in SyncServices to share calendars over the SyncBridge servers, allowing others to su cribe to and edit calendars, sending changes up to the servers and syncing back to your own calendars. Users can even log into the site to see their calendars di layed, though it i 't po ible to edit the calendars on the we that has to be done through an iCal client. A tour is offered at the site, explaining each step of the proce .

SyncBridge is charged as a yearly su cription service at ound;25 / $46, which probably places it outside the range of the casual calendar editing/sharing enthusiast. Neverthele , this is a viable alternative to waiting for Mac OS X Leopard to land next ring.