How To : Share media with Windows Media Player
Using Windows Media Player, you can share files among a group of computers and easily access files regardless of where the media is stored. See how to share files in Media Player.
Using Windows Media Player, you can share files among a group of computers and easily access files regardless of where the media is stored. See how to share files in Media Player.
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Mobile Me will allow you to access your home Mac computer from another computer, using Back To My Mac. In order to use this, you will have to sign up for a Mobile Me account. You will have to sign up, using both computers or all of the computers that you hope to connect. Sign ...more
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