How to sync my MacBookAir with my iMac?

Using the Imac in the office, and MacBookAir for trvelling etc.
Wondering if there is a smooth way to keep the 2 in sync (other than using cloud ... not allowed). Currently copying files the hard way (hard disk ...). There has to be a better way? Thanks.

You can run Leopard server on the iMac (if you can find a copy) and want to pay that premium price for it. Personally for the price and your usage it's totally not worth it. What sort of files are you regularly syncing between the two machines? If it's little stuff, setting up file sharing between the two machines is probably faster and easier. If it's numerous things, large files or data libraries than the client/server model would work better.

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