Sharing question

I have iPhoto with all of my photos on it on Mac 1 in my house.
Is it possible for Mac 2 and Mac 3 to share the same photos?
I would like to view the photos on Mac 2 from Mac 1 without having to re-setup face/places/events etc all over again.

Are all the Macs using the same version of iPhoto? IF so:
For iPhoto 09 (version 8.0.2) and later:
If you want the other user to be able to see the pics, but not add to, change or alter your library, then enable Sharing in your iPhoto (Preferences -> Sharing), leave iPhoto running and move to the other machine(s). Theret, enable 'Look For Shared Libraries'. Your Library will appear in the other source pane.
Any user can drag a pic from the Shared Library to their own in the iPhoto Window.
Remember iPhoto must be running in both machines for this to work.
Regards
TD

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No. I have tried twice. When I turn off pages in the iCloud settings while logged into his account, then my documents in pages just are gone. They return when I turn it back on.
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I know there are a lot of Home Sharing questions but haven't found the answer to this.
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Hello,
I have two questions regarding home sharing while I am on vacation. I understand that if I am not on the same network, I will not have access to my files on my iMac or my PC, however, I do have two questions:
1. If my iMac and my iPad are signed into the same VPN, will home sharing work if I am on vacation? Both my iMac and my iPad will be signed on to the same server.
2. I have Xfinity as my Internet provider, and they provide hotspots all over the country that are free for me to use. Since my iMac/PC are on thee Xfinity newtwork, if I sign into the Xfinity hotspot while, say in Maine and my equipment is in Florida, will home sharing work?
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The same questions I guess will apply to my AppleTV device, however, if I can get access to my Home Sharing on my iPad, which along with my AppleTV device, I will be bringling with me, I can always change the airplay to play on the AppleTV from my iPad.
Even though I have a WIFI Seagate drive that I use as both a backup and storage for my photos (I am a professional photojournalist) I have all my iTunes files backed up on that device (good thing because if an artist pulls their work from iTunes and you store it Apple's Cloud, it will be deleted) and had I not had a backup, all the Celtic Woman concert videos (close to $60 worth) would be gone
Anyway. thanks for taking your time to read this and considered answering.
George McGinn
Venice, FL
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If I get a travel trailer to use instead of staying in hotels, I may just bring my iMac with me. But I really would like to leave it save in my house.

The answer to both questions is no.
It only automatically syncs new purchases from the iTunes Store between devices, and even then only tracks purchased after the option has been turned on. It won't do a catch up sync to start with.
Non iTunes Store purchased tracks have to be imported manually.
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All that will do though is transfer the music, it will not move playlists, etc.

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I have a question about personal file sharing between my iMac Intel (my work computer) and an eMac (student work computer). I work at a college, and our regular back-up system on campus is just not worthwhile, so as a secondary back-up, I created a new account on the eMac (the student computer). I have already successfully accessed the regular student account via personal file sharing (it shows up on the network under the office name given to the computer), but is there a way that I can also connect directly into my new account on the eMac? Is there something that I need to do to make the separate accounts visible?
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I'll try to access this from a Windows PC from the internet first (then try with ubuntu)
That requires much more work, like finding Outside IP, Port Forwarding, etc., try it locally first.
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http://lowendmac.com/mac2win/04/0623.html
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http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/
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I am not even sure if this is possible
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Yes. That itunes sharing feature lets folks in dorms & offices share music.
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I just upgraded to the new iTunes and I am wondering how I can get Home Sharing to allow me share music with my Fiance. We both download a lot of music (all of it purchased from iTunes Music Store) and we have our own separate iTunes Accounts.
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Taken from the help content inside iTunes:
*To share your library with other computers:*
Choose iTunes > Preferences, click Sharing, and select “Share my library on my local network.”
Select the items you want to share.
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A bit confused about Home Sharing (just bought a 2nd gen AppleTV).
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I can start up Home Sharing on the AppleTV (I used my iTunes account as the Home Sharing account), so I can see my Library.
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You cannot deauthorize computers to which you do not have access.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

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