Syncing a MINI with my MacBook Pro-13"
After some nightmare problems with my MacBook Pro-13" (likely software but that's not certain yet) - things like the cursor freezing, the internet dropping-out and not-waking from sleep - I realize I need a second Intel Mac to keep my sanity and as a backup. Sure, I have daily bootable SuperDuper! backups; and also I have a weekly one-- but if my MBP hardware fails...
I use the computer essentially daily (hourly?!) for everything from banking to eMailing to SKYPEing etc.
So if I get a MINI -(or another MBP or an iMac) then how will I be able to make sure that my eMail (some is pop; plus my MobileMe as IMAP) - and my banking (offline - storeage on my Mac) and everything else can be made identical on the MPB and the MINI?
I want to be able to try-out programs on one Mac (say the MacBook Pro) and then if they don't cause problems, either sync that to the MINI or download and install on the MINI. (Shareware etc.)
How easy is this going to be to do? Ideally if one of the 2 computers would fail or get stolen, I'd have the other 99 44/100% identical so that my life could go on...
Thanks for any suggestions - I have a Mobile Me account - and extra HD's could be obtained if needed!
Regards,
Steve
ANOTHER unanswered post - really strange that recently I get few replies to my posts... Questions must be too specific and not a concern to other or just not an issue they are seeing. OK Solved, even if not...
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