Can I make my iMAC and MAC book work together?

I've done the set up to join other networks.....trying to get my desktop and laptop to work together.
Is it even possible for them to keep updated info regardless of which one I enter it on?
If so, please tell me how.
Thank you
Diane

There are various programs like Dropbox that can help you sync two computers over the network, but I still find them kind of a hassle to set up and maintain.
I simply make my laptop the primary storage, and I turn on File Sharing on my laptop. Then on my desktop I just log into my laptop and open files directly over the network. On my desktop I have aliases to my laptop folders so I can get into them in a couple clicks.

Similar Messages

I have elements on both my iMac and mac book. On my mac book i can't hold down left click on the pad and on the right hand side move tools i.e. clone, erase tools etc

i have elements on both my iMac and mac book. On my mac book i can't hold down left click on the pad and on the right hand side move tools i.e. clone, erase tools etc

Please post Photoshop Elements related queries over at
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop_elements

I just purchased Elements. Can I install it both on my imac and mac book air with the same serial #?

I just purchased Elements. Can I install it both on my imac and mac book air with the same serial number?

Yes. You can install v12 on as many machines as you like, but only two can be activated at any one time. You should not be using them concurrently.
Cheers,
Neale
Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children
If this post or another user's post resolves the original issue, please mark the posts as correct and/or helpful accordingly. This helps other users with similar trouble get answers to their questions quicker. Thanks.

I have one apple id, but the family all have ipods, imac and mac book connected to this account. how do i face time them?

i have one apple id, but the family all have ipods, imac and mac book connected to this account. how do i face time from one device to another?

Hello chlanli
You would need to use one Apple ID for purchases in order to get them across all of your devices and computer. If you want you can use one Apple ID for purchases and the other one to sync personal data. The article below will explain further.
Using your Apple ID for Apple services
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4895
Regards,
-Norm G.

Syncing outlook over a iMac and Mac Book Pro

I'm having some trouble figuring out how to sync outlook over a iMac and Mac Book Pro without connecting them by a cable each time.
Had the Mac Book first and did a migrate to the iMac. Everything is working fine but when I open an email on one it doesn't show that its already been opened on the other.
Is there a way to get outlook to update itself, or a program out there that will do this for me.

It sounds like you're using a POP mail account. POP accounts do not send any information back to the mail server, so another computer downloading the same mail will have no idea what has been read and what hasn't.
IMAP accounts do have two-way communication with the server, so you will be able to sync read mail, as well as store folders on the server and have them accessible to both computers.
Check with your mail provider whether they have IMAP access. You may have to change the server addresses and ports that Outlook uses, but they will be able to give you that information.
Caution: if you end up removing the POP account and adding it back in as IMAP, make sure you save your inbox and sent mail to a local folder first - otherwise it'll be lost.
Matt

IMac and Mac Book Pro will not stay connected to WiFi on TC

Hi,
I'm a new Mac owner, and I changed completely over to Apple over the weekend. Have na iMac and Mac Book Pro with a 2 TB Time Capsule. Hooked everythng up and all seems to be working, except everytime my computers go into sleep mode when I wake them up they ask me to select my wireless network again because I lost connection. Once I select my network it works fine until the computer goes to sleep. WhenI wake it up, it asks me again. I have it set to automatically connect to known networks, but it doesn't. I have to click on it everytime I wake up the computer. Before I hooked up the TC, I was using my old wireless router and it stayed connected. Now that I put the TC in as my wireless neteork it asks me to select my network. Is there something I'm not doing that may help the iMac and Mac Book Pro stay connected?
Thanks.

For that particular WiFi update, yes - it means you can't download it. However, that update may have been included already in M-L 10.8 ...
I feel your pain regarding these anomalies - I had the same problems on my year-old iMac that I just exchanged with Apple for a new one - I had worked these software/network issues on the old one for over five months, and finally, I demanded a new system as a replacement. Just too many problems. For me, Update 10.7.3 for Lion was the cause of my network problems. The WiFi update/patch solved the sleep issue for me, but not the auto-connect problem for system start-up's and restart's. After system start-up's and restart's, I would have to manually select my router address to connect via WiFi. But after manually selecting the address, the WiFi connection would stay-on - it wouldn't drop-off.
Again, with this replacement iMac, I don't even trust its WiFi capability - and with a desktop, why should I ? I simply purchased a Cat-6 Ethernet cable, and wired it into my Time Capsule ... To heck with WiFi ! ... Remember: don't download ANY system updates wirelessly ! Don't do it. ... Apple will rue the day they did away with Ethernet connectors on their computers ... - The same goes for CD-based software, or at least some other "physical" means for software installation ...
But, as for future system updates, and how they affect this new iMac ? - If they screw it up, I'm not messing with it ! - Apple's getting it back, the next day ! I'm not going to go through five months of testing, repairs, forced new purchases, etc. etc. ever again ...

How many licenses do i get with purchase of lion? i have an imac and mac book.

how many licenses do i get with the purchase of lion? i have an imac and mac book.

Log in to the mac app store on your other machine and it should be under the purchase history.
If you haven't installed Lion yet you can extract the installer and then just use that without a need for downloading again
http://www.macworld.com/article/161069/2011/07/make_a_bootable_lion_installer.ht ml

Imac and mac book

Do I have to update to X Lion on both my imac and mac book in order to utilize icloud?

iCloud is compatible with Lion and Mountain Lion. Go to App Store and buy Mountain Lion

FAcing problems in configuring multiple macs(imac and mac book) pro) on time capsule

FAcing problems in configuring multiple macs(imac and mac book)

You may find these links useful:
http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
http://pondini.org/TM/4.html
Ciao.

Is it possible setting CS3 on 2 computers (Imac and MAc book) ?

IS it possible setting CS3 on 2 computers (Imac and MAc book) ?
Steph

yes, your single user license allows, up to, two concurrent installations/activations.
if you need the installation file,
Downloads available:
Suites and Programs: CC 2014 | CC | CS6 | CS5.5 | CS5 | CS4 | CS3
Acrobat: XI, X | 9,8 | 9 standard
Premiere Elements: 13 | 12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
Photoshop Elements: 13 |12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
Lightroom: 5.7| 5 | 4 | 3
Captivate: 8 | 7 | 6 | 5
Contribute: CS5 | CS4, CS3
Download and installation help for Adobe links
Download and installation help for Prodesigntools links are listed on most linked pages. They are critical; especially steps 1, 2 and 3. If you click a link that does not have those steps listed, open a second window using the Lightroom 3 link to see those 'Important Instructions'.

Can I make my iMac 10.6.8 work with a usb superdrive? The internal disk reader stopped working.

Can I make my iMac OS X(10.6.8) work with a usb superdrive? The internal disk reader stopped working.

There are a couple of Apple Superdrives - one will only work with a couple of semi-resent Mac models without a Superdrive; the other supposedly works with all newer models without a superdrive. One of them will not work with any Mac which has a (non-working) built-in Superdrive.
So, the best way around this is to buy a third party DVD drive/burner.

All of a sudden my IMac and Mac Book Pro can't pick up email.

I was picking up email just fine this morning, then around noon nothing. I called my email provider, they have checked and all is OK. iPhone and Kindle pick up the email. My email provider said I was the 3rd Apple user today with the problem. Help! This has hit my iMac and my MacBook Pro.

Hi everyone, as if by magic the missing emails have just come in. Very strange indeed. Thank you all for reading my question. have a good evening.

Problem accessing Seagate External Harddrive from iMac and Mac Book Air

I have a brand new Seagate 2TB external harddrive which I have just used to backup my entire iMac files (photos, videos, etc) via the Time Capsule programme. However I now can't access the files which apparently have been copied onto the Segate. I have now connected the Seagate to my Mac Book Air and it is not even being recognised as an external storage device.
Is someone able to tell me how I can access the files on the external drive?

do you mean "time machine" as opposed to "time capsule" the latter is a back up drive in itself.
before you did your backup was your seagate drive formatted or did you just connect and instruct the mac to back up to the drive.
if the drive was not formatted then you will need to format the drive using disc utility.

Can't make photoshop droplets w/ Mac Book Pro.

I was going to re-do my actions and droplet sets for my MacBook Pro yesterday since it has a new destination disk and got a big surprise. While I could do my actions OK, all I get when I build a droplet off of it is the icon and grey and white circle slash on it, no working droplet. If I try to put the image into it, it just plops on the desktop. This is w/ CS2. I tried saving them in various places and no go.
Thank God I have a proper G5!
Apple???
M'c Book Pro 2.0, 2GB, 100GB 7200, iMac G5, 2GB, 250GB Mac OS X (10.4.5) 2TB external storage

Problem solved. When naming the droplet in the where to save dialog, make you you put a .app at the end of it.
Now works perfect.
M'c Book Pro 2.0, 2GB, 100GB 7200, iMac G5, 2GB, 250GB Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2TB external storage

I just downloaded lion how do I install it on my other iMac and Mac books.

And how many computers can I install them on? Thanks.

babowa wrote:
If you read the applicable paragraphs of the licensing agreement, it is not at all a grey area - at least as far as the rules Apple has decided to set. It's just that most people don't read the licensing agreement.
And, to make things worse, there are two different sets of rules:
1. If you upgraded from another (earlier) OS, the Lion license is NOT transferable to the buyer of your Mac. Original OS to be re-installed and disks supplied to buyer - doesn't matter how you upgraded.
2. If you purchase a Mac with Lion preinstalled, you may make a onetime transfer of Lion to the buyer of the Mac if you sell it.
You can download the SLA here:
http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/
Add: As for machines being for sale on ebay, etc: simply ask the seller if it came with Lion; if not, does he know that he has to supply the previous OS disks and wipe Lion. That would be what I'd do if I were to ever get a Mac on ebay (I know better than to trust buying one there).
I'm glad I only buy from the Apple Online Store! I think I'd go mad trying to figure out all the legalities! lol
Thanks for the info, though, I think a few people will be interested in how this works

Can I make my iMAC and MAC book work together?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for