Allowing information to be used by more than one user
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12answers
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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 ...
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8answers
34k views
What are some best practices for a family sharing a single Apple ID?
My family shares an apple ID, and I can't chose whose contacts I want to sync with when I set up Icloud. For example, I own a Mac and an iPhone. I want my content to only be synced between MY Mac and ...
15
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4answers
49k views
How does a family with multiple idevices and multiple laptops share music and digital movie copies?
My wife and I both have our own laptops with our own iTunes accounts. Then we have a shared desktop. In the past, this was fine as all we had for iDevices was an iPod each. So we just managed our own ...
9
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5answers
9k views
Mounting shares with Login Items at login, Finder windows popup
I have some shares that are mounted during login. I used Users & Groups' "Login Items" panel to do this. When I login, all of the shares pop up in their own Finder windows.
How can I keep the ...
8
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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 ...
8
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3answers
2k views
How do I set up iCloud for a family?
What is the right way to set up iCloud for a family? Assume that I want to share iTunes store account, have separate mail, contacts, bookmarks and notes, but have the possibility of sharing calendars ...
8
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4answers
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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 ...
7
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2answers
800 views
Internet sharing through WiFi disconnects
I am currently using an iMac running Lion and am having problems sharing my internet through WiFi.
The iMac is connected to the internet through ethernet and I share that connection through WiFi to ...
6
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3answers
12k views
Twitter And Facebook Integration Missing In Notification center?
I have recently installed Mountain Lion and noticed that 'Sharing' via Facbook and Twitter are missing!
I have checked the System Preferences to enable this feature but I am stuck. Can anyone help ...
6
votes
3answers
36k views
How do I share apps between iTunes profiles?
We have a number of iDevices in the family, and each user has their own Apple ID.
If I purchase an app for my ipod or ipad, can I share it with my wife and son, each of whom have their own IDs? How ...
6
votes
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 ...
6
votes
2answers
563 views
How can I connect to one server using two user names - at the same time?
I am struggling to find a way to allow users to connect to two different shares on a server at the same time. It seems like it should be possible, but no matter what I try I am always forced to ...
5
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2answers
526 views
A programmatic method for disabling all sharing services?
I'm seeking a programmatic method for disabling all the sharing services on a Mac. My preference is for an AppleScript or a shell script.
I'd like to have the services shown in the picture below ...
5
votes
2answers
490 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 ...
5
votes
1answer
8k views
one computer, multiple iphones, multiple apple IDs
We have 2 iphones and 2 ipod touches and 3 separate apple logins. We manage all accounts on one computer by using multiple computer user logins. Note: this is how apple told us to set it up in the ...
5
votes
3answers
9k views
Choosing native screen resolution aspect ratio when screen sharing
I have two Macs both running Lion:
iMac (early 2009, iMac9,1 with NVIDIA GeForce GT 120)
MacBook Air (Early 2011, first of the new shape 11.6")
I often screen share using the Macbook Air as the ...
4
votes
6answers
396 views
Is there an app that will let me drag/drop and copy/paste across two Macs?
I've got two Macs sitting right next to each other and I'm logged on to both of them. Is there some app that will allow me to drag and drop across the two of them? Specifically, I'm trying to share ...
4
votes
3answers
4k views
How many times can really I share a purchased app with other people
I understand I can share apps with up to five other iOS devices of other people (with different apple IDs). But is this on a per-app base? I.e. can I only register five devices I want to share with ...
4
votes
2answers
318 views
Can I use the Sites folder for whatever I want?
Not realizing that OS X creates a ~/Sites folder when you enable web sharing, I started putting my sites for MAMP within a ~/Sites directory, which did not exist on my new laptop. Is this ok, as long ...
4
votes
3answers
3k views
Why is my Mac constantly trying to connect to another server?
After logging on, I see this dialog box pop up. Whenever I dismiss it, it reappears 30 seconds later. (Stealing focus at the same time! Grrrr!)
"Slate" is my old iMac, which is sitting on the desk ...
4
votes
2answers
518 views
How can I share all document revisions with another Mac?
Mac OS ‘Lion’ introduced a version control system with a fancy user interface called Versions. I’m slowly getting used to working with it and find it quite powerful.
I have found out how to share the ...
4
votes
2answers
638 views
Is there a way the be alerted of changes to a shared iCal calendar?
I've created a calendar in iCal that I share with colleagues, who I have given permission to edit. Everything works fine except that I see no way to receive alerts or notifications when they make ...
4
votes
1answer
597 views
Sharing a iPhoto Library between users on the same computer
I tried to share my iPhoto library with putting it into my sharing folder. I changed the permissions, so the other users can use it. Now they can use it, but if they add new photos, i cannot edit ...
4
votes
1answer
509 views
Sharing a folder with the terminal
I'm trying to find a command to make a shared folder with the terminal to integrate in a shell script. But i couldn't find anything for making a shared folder on a MAC OS X client. Can you guys help ...
4
votes
1answer
178 views
How can I keep songs unchecked?
I share an iTunes library on another computer in my house. If I uncheck songs so they don't play when I shuffle, the next time I share that library the songs are checked again. No one else re-checked ...
3
votes
8answers
18k views
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 ...
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 ...
3
votes
2answers
3k views
How do I turn FTP sharing on in Lion?
I recently upgraded to Lion and I tried to FTP into it from another Mac, but I couldn't. I went to System Preferences>Sharing and could only find AFP and SMB sharing. How do I enable FTP sharing in ...
3
votes
2answers
105 views
How can I show other people my Sites folder?
I did my first website today using iWeb and I placed it inside the sites folder. From what I understand, this should enable me to show other people my site with this address:
...
3
votes
3answers
1k views
How do I block OS X's auto detection of shared drives?
I'm a little concerned that I have a bunch of drives from other people's computers showing up in Finder whenever I'm at a company site. I don't plan to access those at all.
I have sharing disabled, ...
3
votes
2answers
301 views
How to share files with coworkers via internet? Securely?
I have number of co-workers in other countries. I would like to be able to setup something like shared network drive so that we can all access the files and work together. What's the best way of doing ...
3
votes
3answers
837 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 ...
3
votes
2answers
775 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 ...
3
votes
1answer
105 views
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 ...
3
votes
3answers
157 views
How do I share and play music in my office?
I would like to use my old Macbook that is hooked up to stereo equipment, as a media server to allow everybody in my office to play or upload music, jukebox style.
The best case would be a web ...
3
votes
1answer
355 views
What's the best way to share and edit documents between iPhones with separate Apple IDs?
My wife and I both have iPhones, we also have separate Apple IDs, but we'd like to be able to share and edit documents. We've looked at a couple of options:
Google Docs - Since it's lacking a native ...
3
votes
2answers
104 views
Is it legal to use 2 authorized computers in different households?
I would like to share my music with my girlfriend. Can we share a single apple ID?
What does the following really mean?: "Apple is the provider of the iTunes Service, which permits you to purchase ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views
Why is my host name wrong at the Terminal prompt when connected to a public WiFi network?
For three days straight, I have connected to the public WiFi network at my local library. Each day, I have seen a different prompt in Terminal. Here are some of the prompts I've seen:
zp-pc:~ ...
3
votes
5answers
635 views
Image Uploading to Web Service from iOS
I often want to make a picture available on the internet, without wanting it as part of my Twitter stream or Facebook account etc. For example, posting a screenshot to a thread on a forum or just to ...
3
votes
2answers
485 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?
3
votes
1answer
519 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
581 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 ...
3
votes
0answers
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Internet Sharing on Mac via LAN [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Internet Sharing is grey out
My Mac is connected to internet using WiFi and its working fine. I want to share the internet connection via LAN but I am unable to select ...
3
votes
1answer
121 views
Changing the range of addresses served to clients connected via Internet Sharing
Macbook Pro Running 10.7.4 attempting to share ethernet connection via Airport(Wi-Fi) and trying to serve 192.168.1.x addresses to connected clients.
I've tried the guidance provided here and the ...
3
votes
1answer
392 views
Syncing iTunes between 2 accounts on the same computer
I have 2 accounts (home and work) on my MacBook, and would like have both accounts accessing the same iTunes library.
I have some success by putting the iTunes Library in the public folder of my ...
3
votes
1answer
967 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
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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 ...
2
votes
3answers
2k views
How do I remove Twitter and Facebook from Mountain Lion?
I want to remove Twitter and Facebook (in the future) from Mountain Lion.
Is it enough to simply remove Twitter.sharingservice from
...
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 ...
2
votes
1answer
208 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 ...
