Sharing docs between Macs, or with iOS devices, need not be complex or messy. You may even find OS X Server a help.
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When copying files across in Target mode, their permissions are left in a mess. Why?
How can I get a Mac mini to serve files from our stack of five FireWire drives?
Our ten Macs back up work in progress to a server. Should they also run Time Machine?
What should be buy for a workgroup server for our group of 11 designers? A NAS, Mac Pro, or Mac mini?
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