Thread synchronising files between macs without using iCloud
synchronising files between macs without using iCloudI would like to synchronise files of two users as well as a shared user folder between my iMac and my macbook air on a daily basis. But I do not want to use iCloud. Is that possible and how can I do that?view more
PRINTERI have downloaded a new printer under my user for my new iMac , seems as if i must downloaded to each user under each user login. Is there a way around this?view more
Family SharingI am using an iPhone 6 with iOS 9.2. I also have an iMac running 10.11.2. Both are logged into my Apple ID account. When I turned on Family Sharing, it did not create a "Family" calendar that could be shared. I tried ...view more
mirror two mac computersHi, During the day, I mainly use the MacBook as I travel between sites, but in the evenings I prefer the bigger screen of my iMac to complete my work. The cloud offers great things but I do not want to put eve...view more
Why can't my Macs connect in Finder?I have an old 15-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.66GHz purchased back in 2008 that I keep at home hooked up to a big monitor, using as a "desktop". It has a large hard drive so I like to store files on it. I have a MBP ...view more
Parental controls doesn't workParental controls web filter no longer works after upgrade. It doesn't block sites from the blacklist. "Try to limit access to adult websites" doesn't do anything. The new security features that protect the OS X syste...view more
Yosemite vs El CapitanHi Everyone, I understand that mainly El Capitan is reported to be mostly Yosemite, with performance improvements; however, I just bought a new MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5) with 256 GB & 4GB of RAM...view more
Review pending app approval requests?Is there anyway to review pending app approval requests? I will often get a request to approve an app from one of my kids which I can't respond to immediately. When I go back to notifications to approve it, it's gone ...view more
Thread Privileges Gained by being Made an Administrator
Privileges Gained by being Made an AdministratorI am considering allowing a child who is a user to be an administrator. Will they have access to my personal data such as passwords e-mail, calendars basically everything that I see when I log in?view more
Family sharing on mac book pro?I have a 2015 15-inch mac book pro running 10.11.2 and i have family sharing on my iPad mini. My question is how do i use family sharing on my mac, when i try to purchase anything it prompts me to put in a card.view more
Compatibility and Home Sharing issuesHi all I upgraded to El Capitan yesterday and it seemed to all go well -- except 1) I needed to reconnect the previous iTunes library and 2) a number of my applications simply won't run on this OSX yet. Howeve...view more
OS X El Capitan / NAS ConnectivityHello, I am really puzzled by my new Macbook - I usually work with PCs - I always thought Unix based Machines are network champions... May be I am doing something wrong - any help would be great. I wa...view more
Thread lacie cloudbox "device might not be fully supported"
lacie cloudbox "device might not be fully supported"Hi From both my Mac (macbook pro and macbookair), my Lacie cloudbox which was working well before (and still does from my windows PC) is not recognized anymore. In Lacie NEtwork assistant , I get the mes...view more
Where did file sharing goWith latest update to 10.11.2, I can't connect to my other Computers in the same Net. Beside connecting with fire wire and setting one of them to hard disk mode, isn't there an other solution?view more
Double Entries in iCal - think I'm doing iCloud wrongiCal on my iMac has begun registering double entries on everything since my wife and I began using separate Apple IDs after sharing one (don't worry, this is not a precursor to a break-up story!). We are connected by ...view more