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#1 2008-01-29 9:03 am
- flounder2
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Linking 2 Macs
I recently started an in house graphic design dept. for a company and we are the only 2 Macs in the building. I need to be able to access files from the other and vice versa. They are both brand new G5s purchased in October. Is there a fairly easy way for me to do this? We are not on the shared drive or network with the rest and only share internet connections. I am by no means technically savvy, so I would more than likely need a very dumbed down explanation of how to do this and what equipment I would need. Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
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#2 2008-01-29 10:20 am
- mrreet2001
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
it might be easier to put your files up on the "shared drive"
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#3 2008-01-29 1:53 pm
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
Yeah, even if the shared drive is on a Windows Server, you should be able to access it without a problem.
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#4 2008-01-29 2:43 pm
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
That probably would not have been an option. Our IT guy is a Mac hater and doesn't want to put forth any effort into learning it or trying to help me. Anyway, with a little trial and error and some research, I was able to figure it out on my own. Sorry if I wasted your time, but I do appreciate the quick replies. Thanks.
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#5 2008-01-29 3:38 pm
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Beat the IT guy senseless.
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#6 2008-01-29 4:10 pm
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Then tell his boss to sack him because he lacks the competence to handle your company's IT infrastructure.
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#7 2008-01-29 4:17 pm
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
dvpierce wrote:
Beat the IT guy senseless.
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oh, and check if you can access one Mac from the other via FTP, then enable file sharing.
otherwise upload the files to a trusted site, then download it with the other Mac.
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#8 2008-01-29 4:29 pm
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
FutureDreamz wrote:
oh, and check if you can access one Mac from the other via FTP, then enable file sharing.
otherwise upload the files to a trusted site, then download it with the other Mac.
Anyway, with a little trial and error and some research, I was able to figure it out on my own. Sorry if I wasted your time, but I do appreciate the quick replies. Thanks.
i think you missed something Future
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#9 2008-01-29 4:34 pm
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
Yeah, he made some smart ass comment my second day about how Mac users usually have to learn how to troubleshoot their own computers (because he couldn't hook me up to their printer, yes that's right, their printer) because nobody gives a damn so they have to learn. Oh well ignorance is bliss, right? 
It works great for our needs. I can access her desktop, she can access mine, that's really all I needed them to do. I apologize if I made it sound more extensive than it actually needed to be.
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#10 2008-01-29 5:16 pm
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
mrreet2001 wrote:
FutureDreamz wrote:
oh, and check if you can access one Mac from the other via FTP, then enable file sharing.
otherwise upload the files to a trusted site, then download it with the other Mac.Anyway, with a little trial and error and some research, I was able to figure it out on my own. Sorry if I wasted your time, but I do appreciate the quick replies. Thanks.
i think you missed something Future
that I did.
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#11 2008-01-29 8:15 pm
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
flounder2 wrote:
Yeah, he made some smart ass comment my second day about how Mac users usually have to learn how to troubleshoot their own computers (because he couldn't hook me up to their printer, yes that's right, their printer) because nobody gives a damn so they have to learn.
That's really stupid.
Side note: How can people who don't know how to open the system prefs on a mac to add a printer breathe on their own?
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#12 2008-01-29 8:19 pm
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
333imacman wrote:
flounder2 wrote:
Yeah, he made some smart ass comment my second day about how Mac users usually have to learn how to troubleshoot their own computers (because he couldn't hook me up to their printer, yes that's right, their printer) because nobody gives a damn so they have to learn.
That's really stupid.
Side note: How can people who don't know how to open the system prefs on a mac to add a printer breathe on their own?
because they overcomplicate the Mac habitually, because of their long time exposure to toxins such as Windows.
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#13 2008-01-29 11:08 pm
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Re: Linking 2 Macs
Naw, it's because they can't figure out Windows wizards and control panels.
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