Simple Home Sharing Question

I'm sure this is a basic question but I can't seem to find the answer.  Please any help us MUCH appreciated!  Here's the deal... I'm a long time iTunes and iPhone user and have a large music & apps library.  My wife has her own computer and recently got an iPhone... so I set her up using my Apple ID so we could home share.  This worked okay but with the release of iOS5 and iCloud... I'm confused.
My question is... how does iCloud play into this now?  We now have multiple comptuers and iPhones using the same Apple ID... so how does Find My Friend & Find my iPhone work?  How does syncing with iCloud work?  Will it seperate our contacts?
Last question... how would YOU set this up?  I don't want my wife have to repurchase the same music and apps... but she has her own laptop and iPhone.
Thank you!

I assume that if you are actually using the laptop to stream photos or music to the ATV, then it won't hibernate?
The details of that issue depends on whether or not you've got "wake on network access" enabled. Here's a cut and paste of the info from the relevant troubleshooting document:
8. Cannot access my library when my computer is asleep
In order for Apple TV to access your library while the host computer is asleep, "Wake for network access" must be turned on.
Open System Preferences > Energy Saver and check (enable) the "Wake for network access" option.
In addition, the network that the host computer and the Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) is connected to must support Wake on Demand feature. This works by partnering with a service running on your AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule called Bonjour Sleep Proxy.

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