Allowing information to be used by more than one user
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How can I stream audio to multiple computers at the same time?
I'm trying to stream music to different computer's speakers simultaneously. Currently I'm doing this by physically timing the start of the song on each computer.
Are there any built in utilities or ...
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Mac Osx 10.8.3 Shares Big problems
I'm tryng to share folders from an 10.8.3 imac to users in my LAN (using bot mac and windows) I'm having this problem:
1) Mac users can access the share using afp:// but
when they create new ...
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1answer
106 views
How to share a very large voice memo to Dropbox from iPod?
I am a college student and have recorded an interview for a speech assignment on my iPod. It is too large to email (about 24min). I have Dropbox on my iPod but when I try to "share" the voice memo, ...
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How can I share an external hard drive with another Mac?
I have file sharing working between my iMac (10.8.3) and MacBook Pro (also 10.8.3), and I have an external "My BooK" drive (USB, MS DOS format) that I want to share. The iMac (where the external drive ...
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Multiple iPads need multiple games
I have 4 kids and they all have games on their iPads that are the same games. How do I get the accounts squared away so they are no playing each others game? For example, everyone has "Clash of the ...
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1answer
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What are the correct .Trashes Sharing & Permission settings?
I was trying to recover some files I accidentally deleted, so I followed this wikihow article. It makes you change the privileges for the .Trashes file, but then after says, "You can now reset the ...
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Sharing a Dropbox link directly to the clipboard, without having a browser pop open?
Is there any solution for retrieving a Dropbox share link to a file, that doesn't involve opening a browser?
That puts it directly in the clipboard.
(For sake of clarity, I'm referring to when you ...
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1answer
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Iphone 5 and Ipads sharing photos
We have an Iphone 5 and 2 Ipads - the photo stream is currently set so that all photos taken on any of the three devices are all in one place. This is now becoming annoying as I don't want to see all ...
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358 views
Sharing itunes music between two computers
My girlfriend and I both use iTunes for our music. We have separate accounts and have iTunes on two different computers (she has a mac and I have a windows pc). I believe at one point people were able ...
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1answer
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How does the “Copy” button work for iPad photos?
When I click "Share" on an iPad photo not in Camera Roll, there's a "Copy" option. It seems to do nothing, how can I get it to work? Ideally I want to copy a photo to the Camera Roll so I can save it ...
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Mountain Lion 10.8.3 file sharing broken for particular named folder
I'm running Mountain Lion 10.8.3 on a 2012 Mac Mini. The Mini is headless and I'm using an iMac to do screen sharing for admin purposes. I'm trying to set up sharing of a particular folder on an ...
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1answer
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Import PDF files from laptop to iPad without network
We can use iTunes to import PDF files to Books application of iPad. However Books application has no PDF annotation capability. I have installed other PDF viewers on iPad (like Documents by Readdle, ...
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1answer
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How do I maintain two different iOS devices on a single iMac
My wife and I share an iMac, and our iPhones keep populating with each other's apps. iTunes keeps trying to update my phone with my wife's apps and data. Is there a way to update the settings on the ...
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515 views
Open iBooks files in other PDF viewers in iPad
iBooks permits easy file sharing and import of Pdf files to iPad through iTunes, however it lacks annotation/highlighting. After import, I prefer to open PDF file with 3rd party PDF viewers like ...
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0answers
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Looking for specific help with networking iTunes with Air and Home Theatre PC
Let me explain my set up. I have a home theater PC that houses all my music files (about 500 gigs worth of music) but right now it just works as a server in that regard since I play all the music ...
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1answer
679 views
One Apple ID being used for multiple phones. How to create a new Apple ID for one?
I have a question regarding using the same Apple ID for multiple phones. I have let my dad use my Apple ID to purchase apps and stuff, and now I realize that he uses my ID for iCloud, and all our ...
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“sharing only” account cannot access SMB shares
My home server "Mac1" is running OS X 10.6.8. On that Mac I created a "sharing only" user account so I could access the shared folders on "Mac1" from other Macs/PCs on my home LAN.
From my other ...
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2answers
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iCloud shared calendars won't stay in view only
I'm trying to share a calendar with my partner, and she is attempting to do likewise with me.
The first issue is that when sharing a calendar you do not get to select a permissions level, which has ...
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Trying to access remote FreeNAS AFP share halts system!
Trying to access a remote FreeNAS box, with AFP sharing set up.
(AFP works fine over the LAN, just not over WAN.)
From a remote location, if I go to Finder and Go>Connect to Server then enter ...
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1answer
1k views
Cannot access administrative share (c$) on a Windows 8 PC from Mountain Lion
I'm having an issue trying to access administrative shares on my Windows 8 PC from my MacBook Air running OSX 10.8.2.
Here is the process, errors and background info:
On the MacBook, Go menu > ...
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1answer
254 views
Parallels shared folders not working
I've followed the manual in setting up the shared folders on my Windows 7 installation under Parallels version 7.0.15106, but still I can not find my Mac folders in Windows explorer! I have tried both ...
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1answer
250 views
Disable warning: “There is a user sharing this computer.”
I have a Mac used as a test server and it restarts daily automatically. Occasionally we connect to it to grab files, but if we forget to disconnect, the Mac fails to restart because it waits for ...
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Play iTunes 10 shared library in iTunes 11?
I have a machine running iTunes 11 and another running iTunes 10. iTunes 11 can see my iTunes 10 library shared from the other machine, and I can connect to it successfully, but none of the tracks ...
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0answers
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Lack of sharing options
Im having some trouble using the new sharing features in Finder, Preview, etc. Having tried with many different file types (pictures, text, audio, video), it only ever lists Messages and Airdrop. Not ...
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2answers
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Internet Sharing is grey out
My system is Lion 10.7.x
My Internet Sharing is greyed out with:
Internet Sharing: Off
You cannot start Internet Sharing because you have not selected a port to share your connection.
How ...
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1answer
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How to share iOS Pages document that was created on Mac?
I recently created a Pages document on my Mac (OS X 10.8.2). I then opened it in Pages on my iPhone (iOS 6.1) to email it to someone. iCloud downloaded the document as expected when I opened Pages, ...
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Two laptops authorized to play my iTunes library; what can each laptop see?
There are two computers authorized to play my iTunes library; one is my main laptop and I sync my iPhone and iPad to this. The second laptop is an old one which I gave to a friend when I upgraded. I ...
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1answer
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Can I rescind the choice to share data about my iTunes library contents with Apple?
I installed the new iTunes 11 on my Mac and I accepted to share my iTunes library with Apple. There were some initial welcome screens and I opeted in when I started the new version of iTunes the first ...
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1answer
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How to publish the Places map from Aperture with geotagged pictures?
So I have a set of pictures taken along the way of a road trip. They were taken with an iPhone so they're geotagged but we could be dealing with manually geotagged pics, doesn't matter. I want to ...
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1answer
322 views
Mac File Sharing with Windows 7
I haven't found any useful info about what to do when asked for a password whilst sharing files between Mac and Windows. My scenario: I have ONE user on my Mac (somebrit) and no one else, not even ...
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2answers
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Setting Default Send-From Address on iPhone
If I take a photo using the camera app, and then want to share it by email, the default is to send from my icloud email address. I have my gmail set up on my phone using exchange, and that had always ...
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287 views
Changing my Game Center ID
If I am sharing an Apple ID with my son, can I change my Game Center name without messing up his games on his iPod?
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Why do I have duplicate contacts with limited info labeled “share contact”?
I recently got my first iPhone, the 4s. Verizon transferred my contact list from my Blackberry, but the entries were incomplete (missing addresses, etc.)
I have a big list of contacts in MS Outlook, ...
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2answers
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Does Facetime on Mountain Lion allow you to share your screen?
I am trying to figure out a way to share my screen with someone else. I wanted to see if Facetime had that feature or if there is another recommendation for screen sharing on Mountain Lion.
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1answer
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How can an iPhoto Library be shared between users in a way that facilitates backing up to Time Machine?
I'm aware that there has been a similar question that points towards Apple's own guidance on sharing iPhoto Libraries.
Apple's solutions aren't compatible with Time Machine - it can't be used to back ...
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4answers
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Sharing a single Dropbox between multiple accounts on one Mac - possible?
This seems like it should be easy, but...
My partner and I use a single Dropbox.com account to keep all of our joint projects synced up between our computers - and this has been working great for ...
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How can I transfer a Large (450Mb) file between two Mountain Lion Macbook Pros?
I have two identical Macbook Pro Retina laptops. How can I transfer files between them?
I have looked at the AirPort utility, but don't see a way to "create a new network" let alone make it ...
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4answers
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Odd permissions issues on Windows Share
I'm handling the IT for a Mac based design studio and they're having weird issues with files on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server. They should have complete access to everything, they can create, ...
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1answer
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Why can’t I share my Internet connection with another Mac?
I tried to share my Internet connection with another Mac but it failed. I could before I upgraded to Mountain Lion.
I have a 3G USB modem that I use for Internet. I went to System Preferences → ...
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Make a 2 way sharing folder with my PC
I've been trying to make a sharing folder with my PC for so long and it seems to complicated. In windows 7 there is Homesharing and the configuration is so easy.
I would like to make a folder which ...
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How to change computer name so terminal displays it in Mac OS X Mountain Lion?
When I setup my computer I named it "Scott's MacBook Pro". And so when I go to System preferences->Sharing, it says Scott's MacBook Pro there as my computer name. However, opening up a terminal gives ...
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1answer
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How can I share reminders from one iphone to another? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to share reminders?
We have 2 iphones between us, both running iOS 5. Is there a way to share reminders between them? They have different apple IDs ...
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1answer
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files locked in public folder when sharing via file sharing
i share files with a friend from his macbook to my mac mini over my wireless connection.
i set my public folder as a shared folder & turned on file sharing in my system prefs.
my friend can copy ...
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1answer
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Can't access USB hard drive plugged in to Time Capsule
I have the most recent 2 TB Time Capsule to which I connected (via USB) a 1.5 TB Seagate hard drive.
I expect the hard drive to be visible under "Shared", but nothing appears, except the Time Capsule ...
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1answer
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Share file between Mac with password?
Like the title says, I want to share files between two Macs with password enabled. I've tried to disable the access of guest account and using the account with password. But it doesn't work, the ...
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1answer
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Sharing users between Mountain Lion and Snow Leopard — will this break user preferences?
I have ML and SL installed as dual boot OSes and want to share a user's home directory (on an external drive). I wonder, however, if I rather should use different users for each OS as ML might write ...
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1answer
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guest access to samba shares on 10.8
Is there any way to allow public (ie no user/password prompt) access to samba shares using the mountain lion built in server?
Even with Everyone set to read/write in System Preferences and the guest ...
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Is it legal for other people (with different IDs) to share different apps,games and music with each other & if it is legal, is there a limit?
Say for example there's 3 people. Person 'A' has an app that person 'C' wants, while person 'A' has another app that person 'B'&'C' want. Can person 'A' transfer these apps without any memory ...
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Why can't our iPad see all the iTunes-U courses shared from the iMac?
I have 6 courses in iTunes-U loaded into iTunes on my iMac. The latest is WWDC 2012. I can see all those courses on my wife's MacBook, but only the other 5 using the Video app on our iPad.
Can anyone ...
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Backup Time machine after update to Mountain Lion on windows share does not work any longer
I have a windows 7 network at home. I use a windows share to write the TM backup's. It worked perfect until the update toe Mountain Lion.
Who has the key to solve this?
