Airport Express - Use as a remote disk?

I have recently purchased a macbook air, and currently have an imac, too.
I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to using WANs LANs WDS's etc etc, I have a basic config at present which is the following
-Ext. HDD 1TB connected to imac (all files are on there, movies, music, documents etc etc, appropriately partitioned for reference / easy file finding.
-MacBook Air (which can connect via wifi to my iMac to find files etc, using the iMac as a remote disk
However, What this facility doesn't allow me to do is it doesn't let me access the Files / Directories on the External HDD connected to my iMac via USB.
Essentially, what I wanted to create was a single access point for all files, folders, documents that are on my External HDD, thus not having a real need to mess about with usb sticks, emails, disconnecting external HDD's etc etc.
I know you can connect a USB device to the airport to use the airport as a 'switch/router' for file access, however, I was wondering if there is a way to configure the airpot so that I can also access this HDD outside of the home, for example, when I'm at university.
Essentially, I want to create (in the home) a single access point to which I can Read / Write / Edit files and store them in one single location.
One further, additional thing I am interested in is can the Airport express be set up so that a partition of the Ext HDD has a copy of OS X on it and can it then be used as a remote desktop feature, wherever I am, whatever I'm doing?
I realise I have asked a lot of questions for a novice, however, as I now have a macbook i'd like to take advantage of all of the facilities where I can.
Sorry if this Q has already been answered, couldn't seem to find anything.
Thanks!

84 views... no reply. This is about as useful as a turd in a **** pot. Anyway, I found out how to do it myself by using extensive google searches.
It can be accessed using the 'back to my mac' facility.
Took me a few days to figure it out - enable back to my mac on all Mac's and then set up 'share this dis' using apple ID.... enter the apple ID and status went green - succesfully connected to the apple service so i can access it as a VPN.
Shame out of the 84 people, not one could answer......

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Tgara wrote:
grunta22 wrote:
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