I have found using the iDisk is the best way to access files in different locations. I split my time between Brighton and Scotland, working across 3 separate Macs in three separate buildings. I have a copy of the iDisk contents on each machine and all synchronised. Not only am I able to work on the same files in different locations but it is all automatically backed up as well. When I am in Scotland I have a document scanner in Brighton set to store all scanned documents direct to my iDisk so that a few minutes after someone in Brighton has scanned them for me I am looking at the days post etc in PDF form on my Scottish Mac. All in all I find it 99% reliable and absolutely invaluable. As a final note I should add that I am mainly dealing with financial documents, mostly in spreadsheet form, so the files are not large. If you are dealing with large graphic files the synchronisation times and iDisk space you will need to purchase will obviously be a fair bit higher.
Chris Staples On 19 May 2009, at 10:12, [email protected] wrote: > > Well, it has worked fine when I've tried it at home between my iMac > and iBook. However, the thing that makes it useless for me really is > that I would have to leave my iMac up and running all day just on the > odd chance that I may want to access it - I couldn't countenance such > a waste of energy so it's a no-no for me. However, in an office where > a Mac would often be on all day then I suppose it could be very > useful. > > Cheers, > > Stephen > > On 19 May 2009, at 00:02, Jason Davies wrote: > >> >> I know that .mac sync can be a bit flakey...but is anyone >> successfully using Back to My Mac over mobileme? does it deliver >> the goods? >> >> I am frequently finding that what I want is on 'the other machine'... >> >> >>> > > The only completely consistent people are the dead. - Aldous Huxley > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
