Allowing information to be used by more than one user
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2answers
494 views
Is there a way I can share a disk image as a remote DVD drive?
I would like to upgrade one of my laptops to Snow Leopard but the DVD drive doesn't work.
So can I share a disk image to use it with Remote Mac OS X Install tool?
2
votes
10answers
1k views
Share links, notes, and pictures between iPhone and Mac?
Just like the newly presented iMessage but instead of just between iOS devices, with the Mac too.
I've looked at Handoff. It can only send links to the iPhone from the Mac.
I've looked at Droplr. It ...
8
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4answers
6k views
When sharing calendars on iCloud, how do I show other people that I'm occupied, but not why?
Now that I will be able to share iCal calendars (e.g. on iCloud, MobileMe), for events that are marked as private is there a way to make other people only see that I am occupied at a certain time but ...
2
votes
1answer
211 views
Change an app from “all users” to “this user only”
I've been on my mac for quite a while now, using only a single account (mine).
I've added a new account for my girlfriend recently (yes it's getting serious), but I have a little problem.
I'm a ...
2
votes
2answers
140 views
Why does OS X prevent access to a folder if it ends with the word “.service”?
I am sharing a win 7 folder and trying to access it from Osx.
Everything works but if the folder is named something ending with the words ".service" the folder is not accessible any more, the icon is ...
6
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2answers
2k views
Using a wi-fi and an ethernet connection at the same time thus having more bandwidth?
Is there a way on OSX or with a 3rd party software to use both a Wi-fi and an ethernet connection, thus having the sum of the connection speeds?
Or maybe making some applications connect to one ...
2
votes
2answers
517 views
How to make items copied into a folder respect its permissions?
I shared a folder of pictures on my OSX 10.6 MacBook with my wife, who accesses it from her 10.5 MacBook.
I created an account for her and gave her read/write permissions on the folder (via the Get ...
1
vote
1answer
368 views
Why does the natd process hog my CPU?
When sharing internet in my Macbook, from a 3G USB pendrive to Wi-Fi, if the 3G connection falls, the natd process rises up in CPU usage.
Is this a real problem? Is it expected in some way?
There's ...
1
vote
2answers
96 views
After a few days, my Macbook's connection to the PC will go bad, how to solve it?
I use smb to connect to the PC to look at the files:
In Finder, Go -> Connect to Server
and I use
smb://mypc <-- this is my pc's name in the config
to be able to look at the shared ...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
How to share my internet connection with my xbox 360 slim? (over an ethernet cable)
I have a Mac Mini with Snow Leopard (10.6.7). Now I want to share my internet connection with my Xbox 360 Slim. (Don't ask why I don't use the WLAN in my Xbox).
I found a few tutorials but nothing ...
3
votes
6answers
2k views
How can a keyboard be shared with an iPad?
What are the ways for both an iMac and an iPad to share the same physical keyboard?
If it's possible to share a regular Apple bluetooth keyboard between both devices without jailbreaking the iPad, I ...
2
votes
6answers
10k views
Options to use iPad as remote photo viewing client
As it says here, I can use an iPad as a remote photo vieing client if I buy the WD My Book Live NAS. But I have an old NAS already and I wonder if there are any generic iPad apps that give similar ...
0
votes
1answer
678 views
Multiple Bluetooth Speakers
1) Is it possible to output the audio over a2dp to multiple speakers simultaneously?
2) Is it possible to change the audio output to A2DP speakers directly from iTunes or do I have to change the ...
1
vote
1answer
1k views
Viewing dollar sign shares over Samba on OS X?
I love Finder's built-in "connect to server" functionality. It's great, if not a bit hidden! (Those of you that don't know about it, right-click the Finder icon in your dock and hit Connect to Server) ...
1
vote
2answers
2k views
Can't make Home Sharing work on my iPad
I've got the latest iTunes on my Mac [10.2.1(1)], I've downloaded iOS4.3 to my iPad, so I've got all the software that should be necessary, right?
My Apple I.D. and password have both been correctly ...
1
vote
1answer
832 views
iTunes Home Sharing: Shares Entire Library Instead of Selected Playlists
I have my master iTunes library on a Mac Mini, and I set up Home Sharing to stream my music and videos to my MacBook Pro. When I had iTunes 9, I selected certain playlists to share and not others, ...
0
votes
1answer
333 views
How do I share my Internet connection with another MacBook via WLAN?
My MacBook is connected to Internet.
I want to share this connection with another MacBook via WLAN.
How do I achieve that?
2
votes
5answers
1k views
Photo sharing with offline viewing for the iPad
I'm looking for a solution to easily share photos with family members around the world. I realise there are dozens of photo-sharing sites, but I'm looking for something that has
native iPad ...
1
vote
3answers
661 views
Hiding home shares on file sharing computer
Due to my email backup software, I had to create 'real' users on my 10.6.6 install rather that create 'share only' users.
Now when users connect to the shares, they see a full home folder as well as ...
3
votes
1answer
985 views
How can I enable DVD or CD Sharing with the Firewall on?
I'm trying to enable "DVD or CD Sharing" in the System Preferences. When I enable it, it says that the Firewall is blocking it. If I go into the Security > Firewall settings, I see that the first item ...
2
votes
2answers
667 views
How can I leverage multiple iTunes libraries in a LAN to create an office jukebox?
Well, we all have Macs, we all have iTunes, and we want to be able to democratically enqueue songs on one of our Macs while being able to choose from everyone's iTunes libraries.
Is there such a ...
1
vote
1answer
276 views
Using a shared DVD burner
Machine #1 is a mac mini with a CD burner only.
Machine #2 is a macbook pro with a DVD burner.
Both are current on MacOSX. Burner is shared. Machine #1 is connected to machine #2 in the finder.
...
3
votes
2answers
790 views
afp over wireless lan extremely slow
I’m connecting from one MacBook Pro (10.6.5) (let’s call it “1”) to another (10.4.11) “2” via WLAN and afp and both are connected to the WLAN via WPA2.
The router is showing me theoretical connection ...
29
votes
12answers
36k views
What's the best NAS for home usage with Macs?
Please share your experiences and reviews about NAS (Network-Attached Storage) below. In particular, rate their compatibility with Macs, OS X, iTunes, Time Machine, AppleTV, and other Apple-specific ...
2
votes
1answer
1k views
Is there an AFP Server for Windows?
We're only a very small company, we don't have a proper Windows server, but we do store central documents on a Windows XP Pro machine via Windows file sharing.
The boss's MacBook Pro will connect and ...
5
votes
2answers
497 views
Web sharing, 404
On my MacBook (10.5.latest), I turned on "Web sharing" in the control panel. The built-in firewall is turned off. I have an index.html in my ~/name/Sites/ folder. It's publicly readable (a+r). I ...
3
votes
3answers
889 views
Is there a way to share a wi-fi connection over wi-fi?
The problem is that here is a router (at a cottage), which only allows 2 connections. but we need wi-fi for 8 devices. so the plan is to create another wi-fi spot to share our connection. is there a ...
1
vote
5answers
746 views
Software for Mac OS X to view movies on my PS3 or Xbox 360
I want to see movies that are on my Mac on the screen connected to my PS3 or Xbox 360
8
votes
4answers
4k views
Who are the clients of my shared iTunes library?
Is it possible to see who is currently connected and listening to a shared iTunes library? Is it possible to see which songs they listen to and how many/often?
It's not really important; I'm just ...
1
vote
1answer
320 views
Wifi shared from Macbook comes and goes
I have a new iPod Touch, and an old(er) Mac. To connect my iPod Touch to the internet at home, I set up my Mac to share its internet connection (ethernet) over wifi.
I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.8 on ...
2
votes
1answer
636 views
How can I share a Time Capsule connection?
I have my Time Capsule connected via wi-fi, and I want to share that connection with my other 2 computers via their ethernet. So basically, share the current wifi connection that my Time Capsule has ...
3
votes
1answer
527 views
How can I restrict Mac sharing services to a specific network/adapter?
I want is to set up a Mac to connect to multiple networks. So far, so good. However, I only want to grant AFP access to users on ONE of the networks, but not the other. How can I accomplish this on ...
3
votes
1answer
583 views
Snow leopard server: use a NAS volume as share point
I have a mounted nas volume (/Volumes/Volume_1) and i would like to create a share point on this, so that it can be accessed via FTP or whatever.
Yet, when in server admin > file sharing, I cannot ...
