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- #APPLE REMOTE DESKTOP REVIEW INSTALL#
- #APPLE REMOTE DESKTOP REVIEW FULL#
- #APPLE REMOTE DESKTOP REVIEW PASSWORD#
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#APPLE REMOTE DESKTOP REVIEW PASSWORD#
OS X will now create the account, and you'll be prompted to give it a password the next time you login.Īnd that's really all there is to it.
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Once the data copies (which will take some time, depending on the speed of your network), you'll be asked to setup an account name - this will generally match whatever your Windows account name was, though you're free to rename things as you like. Of course, you won't be able to bring over any applications or system preferences, but because of underlying similarities in how user data is stored between Windows and OS X, it seems to work pretty well - the Migration Assistant will even attempt to find any non-standard files on the C: drive and try to move them over for you. You'll have to click through a few screens and verify a confirmation number, and then you'll be asked what you want to bring over. Once they're both connected, fire up the Migration Assistant on both machines. You'll need to make sure that both the Windows computer and your Mac are on the same network, since the Windows version of the Migration Assistant can only transfer files over a network.
#APPLE REMOTE DESKTOP REVIEW INSTALL#
You'll first need to install it on the Windows computer from which you'll be migrating - it's a small download from Apple, and takes just a few minutes to setup. It’s more likely that you’ll use it to log onto a Mac in some other area of the house without interrupting what its current user is doing, which is still plenty useful.Įven though the Windows version of the Migration Assistant is new, in operation it is largely identical to the Mac version. This is unheard of in many client operating systems - similar functionality in Windows is only enabled in the server versions - and could enable OS X thin clients (at least in theory - the cost of Mac client computers and the inflexibility of thin clients would probably make such a solution more trouble than it was worth). Lastly and perhaps most interestingly, Screen Sharing in Lion now supports multiple simultaneous users to be logged into a Mac at once. This is especially useful if you’ve connected to a Mac with a higher screen resolution than yours - every pixel you can use for the remote connection makes navigating a bit easier.
#APPLE REMOTE DESKTOP REVIEW FULL#
Second, and this is a feature so simple that I actually had to check my Snow Leopard install to make sure that I hadn’t missed it, Screen Sharing is now a full screen-capable app. This has long been a feature of Apple Remote Desktop, but until the advent of the Mac App Store this was an enterprise-level product priced well out of reach of home users (and at $80, it still probably won’t find many fans outside the business crowd). The first is the ability to switch between “observe” and “control” modes, depending on whether you want to control the Mac’s screen or simply look at what the remote user is doing. This helps bring it up to speed with the Remote Desktop Connection features that Windows administrators like so much. The Screen Sharing app, now at version 1.3, gains several notable features useful for anyone for anyone who remotely administers Macs.