With the introduction of iCloud -- Apple's service for storing your data and content online rather than on your devices -- you can now sync all of your stuff wirelessly between your Mac, iPhone and iPad. This is great for adding things like appointments into your calendar as they will instantly appear on all of the Apple gizmos you're using.
If you haven't set up iCloud on your devices, it's easy to do, but you have to ensure you're using the same Apple ID on all your gadgets. By default, my iPhone was set to the account I use for the App Store, which is different to my iCloud account.
To enable iCloud in Mountain Lion, the latest edition of Apple's Mac OS X, go to System Preferences and log in with the Apple ID you want to use. I choose to enable all of the services here, such as Find My Mac and Photo Stream, but you can just check the ones that you'll use if you prefer (see main image above).
Finally, to make sure everything syncs with your iOS device, you'll have to enable the same options. To do this, go to Settings > iCloud on your iPhone or iPad and check your account is the same as the one on your Mac and that the same services have been enabled.
On iOS 6, you can sync data from apps such as Mail and Calendar, but all of your open tabs will sync over to the new Safari as well if you're using Mountain Lion. This is a really useful feature if you're browsing at home and have to rush out, but want to continue what you were doing online.
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anonymous 25 July, 2012 20:47
Sorry to ask a stupid.question, but if you've already got GMail and Google Calendar and Contacts synced up, what's the point of iCloud?
(Especially since.- as far as I'm aware - you can't change your Apple ID to use your me.com address as primary.)
anonymous 26 July, 2012 11:02
I don't see your point. I've got iCloud all synced up, so whats the point of GMail? Its just another cloud based service so its up to your needs to decide if its for you.
However with iCloud it will now update your iWork documents in near real time across all devices, plus you can track your devices via Wifi/GPS, use it as remote access from mac to mac, update photos... etc etc. Its just more "baked in" to the Apple ecosystem.
But you are right, you can't set @me emails as your primary, which is very annoying.
anonymous 26 July, 2012 12:50
@anon 11:02
(this is anon 20:47!)
I appreciate that the Apple approach is very good, and closer to the sort of integration that one can establish through the various Windows Live products and services.
However, given that it's quite a faff to move your email, calendar and contacts from GMail to Apple's cloud services (and, in any case, you'd still be using your old email address as your Apple ID), I'm not sure whether this is quite as revolutionary as Apple claim.
Of course, if you do a lot of online document editing or photo storage across different devices (and have no personal or professional privacy concerns), then I suppose the system could be made to work well.
anonymous 7 September, 2012 08:13
you may also download Wireless Transfer App to help you. It is a very easy to use app if you have wifi around.
anonymous 13 October, 2012 20:27
I have icloud turned on on my iphone - ipad - laptop and desktop but I can't see my photos music etc on them all can someone tell me why please
anonymous 16 November, 2012 21:57
I have the most current software on my ipad and iphone, however my laptop is on 10.5.8. Can I still use Icloud on the phone and Ipad?
anonymous 4 December, 2012 08:29
Can someone advise me please.
My partner has somehow synced his Iphone and Mac to my Ipad now all his items are on my ipad and i cant see any of my photos ect not even my gmail account. How is this possible? is there a way to unsync it and get my all my items? i dont have icloud yet.
anonymous 29 April, 2013 12:32
You can rename your apple id for some time now.
anonymous 13 May, 2013 17:54
Help!
I am trying to find software which will allow appointments created on an IOS device show on my new Galaxy S4 mobile along with the calendar in MS outlook . Can any one recommend any software?
many thanks
anonymous 13 May, 2013 18:11
Help!
I am trying to find software which will allow appointments created on an IOS device show on my new Galaxy S4 mobile along with the calendar in MS outlook . Can any one recommend any software?
many thanks
anonymous 13 May, 2013 18:12
Help!
I am trying to find software which will allow appointments created on an IOS device show on my new Galaxy S4 mobile along with the calendar in MS outlook . Can any one recommend any software?
many thanks
anonymous 13 May, 2013 18:14
Help!
I am trying to find software which will allow appointments created on an IOS device show on my new Galaxy S4 mobile along with the calendar in MS outlook . Can any one recommend any software?
many thanks
anonymous 13 May, 2013 18:15
Help!
I am trying to find software which will allow appointments created on an IOS device show on my new Galaxy S4 mobile along with the calendar in MS outlook . Can any one recommend any software?
many thanks
anonymous 13 May, 2013 18:21
Help!
I have an ISO device which sends me appointments to my calendar in outlook, does any one know of software that can forward these appointments to a Google calendar on a samsung S4 ?
many thanks
anonymous 13 May, 2013 18:22
Help!
I have an ISO device which sends me appointments to my calendar in outlook, does any one know of software that can forward these appointments to a Google calendar on a samsung S4 ?
many thanks
anonymous 13 May, 2013 18:23
Help!
I have an ISO device which sends me appointments to my calendar in outlook, does any one know of software that can forward these appointments to a Google calendar on a samsung S4 ?
many thanks
anonymous 13 May, 2013 18:24
Help!
I have an ISO device which sends me appointments to my calendar in outlook, does any one know of software that can forward these appointments to a Google calendar on a samsung S4 ?
many thanks