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Subject: Re: Online iCloud is required when synchronizing contacts and calendars between iPhone and iTunes in the new Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks).
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Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> wrote 
> Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> wrote
>> Ed Anson wrote

>>> I think I'll be looking into the options to create my own cloud.
 
>> In order to check out the feasibility of using OS X Server to sync my 
>> devices, I went to the App Store. It turns out that the version that 
>> works with Mountain Lion is no longer available. The (new) version 
>> requires Mavericks. [And -- according to the reviews -- it's buggy.]
 
>> So now I can't determine whether Mavericks will work for me without 
>> first updating to Mavericks. Catch-22?
 
> Which brings up what may be a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway 
> (grin).

> Can one create one's own cloud remotely? For instance, could I set 
> up a cloud to back up my computer to at my Brother's house in Seattle. 
> Sorta like Kurtbonite (grin).

Corse you can. It isn't even that hard to do.