Help / Suggestions for Adding a New Computer

My question is really more of an "organization / how should I do this" question.
I currently have a home desktop Mac and various other Apple related products (ipad, iPhone, daughter's Macbook etc.). The Mac is the main home computer and I use it to store all all of my home movies (organized in iMovie) and pictures (organized in iPhoto) as well as my music (iTunes). I back up through Time Machine to a USB hard drive connected to the Mac and I also have a 1TB NAS sitting in the basement which has the music duplicated and which I use for my Sonos.
Here is my question. I am considering getting a new laptop / Macbook and I am starting to get low on space on my desktop Mac. I like having all of my pictures / videos in one place, and I don't want to start adding pictures to my new Macbook (which I don't have yet) and end up with pictures up to a certain point in time on my desktop, and then new pictures / videos on the Macbook.
I am looking for suggestions on how to deal with this. Is there a way of moving all the pictures and video library to the NAS, forcing iPhoto and iMovie on the desktop Mac to access the NAS for the library instead of its hard drive, and then doing the same thing on the new Macbook so that all of my photos and videos sit on the NAS, and both the desktop and the laptop access the NAS for the iMovie / iPhoto library? Any other suggestions to keeping it consolidated and organized?
Thanx in advance

Hi @draicous,
I understand the printer is already setup on the network, but the new computer isn't configuring the printer over the network. I can help you today.
I have provided a document for setting up the printer on the new computer over the network.
Installing the Printer Software for a Wireless Network Connection.
Select your operating system and go to Step one: Prepare for installation, number 4.
What operating system are you using? How to Find the Windows Edition and Version on Your Computer.
If you need further assistance, just let me know.
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