Connect home and office Macs - how?

I have a two Mac Airport network at the office and a Mac at home; all 10.4.6. I now have a static IP addresses at each location (same ISP). I'd like to be able to log into my computer at the office (I am admin on both at the office) from home, open documents, work on them, and then save them back to my office computer (I don't need to log into my assistant's computer from home). I know it's possible to do, but I don't know how and can't find anything giving me understandable, step-by-step instructions on how to "connect to server" or whatever one does to access an off site computer. I've been using Macs since 1984, but am by no means technicaally oriented. Firewalls and FTP Access and Remote Login and everything else in that part of Preferences scares me. I don't want to do something and lose my office wireless connection.
Can anyone offer a step-by-step, understandable cookbook method of how I might log in to the office from home?
Thanks!
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In reply:
Summing up, the first steps to take are:
1. (As) Detailed (as possible) description of your
home/office networks. This means:
a) Network flow: how many devices are on each network
and how they're connected: i.e.
DSLModem-->Router-->MacG5-->iMacG4-->Printer
Office - 2 devices -iMac and eMac G4 (10.4.6); Cable>Router>Dual Ethernet AirPort; Printer out of AirPort.
Home - no network - Cable>Router>iBook G3>printer
b) Broadband connection info: DSL/cable/satelite? You
already stated that you have Static IPs (that's good,
everything will be easier + more reliable)
Cable
c) TCP/IP settings for your Macs (connection type:
DHCP/manually etc). You can also take screenshots of
the TCP/IP settings and post 'em here as this is
better for us to spot any wrong settings. To find the
TCP/IP settings for each Mac: System
Preferences-->Network-->AirPort/Ethernet-->TCP/IP
Office - Configure Using DHCP; IP Address and Subnet Mask and Router are all established (my ISP who is a Mac freak set this up for me); I believe the office and home are the same except at home the connection is by ethernet and not an AirPort
d) Familiarize yourself with your routers (or
modem/router combo), how to log-in to your router's
configuration pages (consult the router's manual).
Also, post info on make/model of your router(s)
This was all set up by my ISP and cable company; I have no manuals; any modem trouble, they come fix. The modems are Scientific-Atlanta "Webstar"
2. Description of the kind of work you want to do via
your home/office network.
Mostly word processing - I am a professional. I like to work at home nights and wekends and end up burning and toting CD-RW's, then sometimes after I get home and realize I need to look at another folder, or a document from another client file that might have research on it that would be useful to the project I'm working on, I either have to set everything down or drive back to the office and burn another disc. If I could remotely log into "Joe Smith's" client file on my office computer from home, and look at a document similar to what I'm doing for "Sally Jones" at home, the time savings would be tremendous.
You can also take a look @
Apple's Remote Desktop solution. It's not free, but
provides a solution for joining networks like yours
and a nice interface to go through most of the
settings. Check the specs and see for yourself.
Macs running 9.x, Macs
running 10.4.x and SGI workstations running Irix
6.5.x

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