Network Attached Storage (NAS) drives plug straight into your router rather than your desktop or laptop—and while this has some drawbacks (such as slower file transfer times, comparatively speaking), ...

Some Belkin routers have a USB port that allows you to turn an external hard drive into an inexpensive, network-attached storage (NAS) device in seconds. Once connected, any computer in your office ...

Recently, I wanted to access a Mac in my home office from a Mac at the university where I also work. As both Macs were connected to the Internet via Ethernet (e.g., cable modem, T1 line), I would not ...

In order to use a synchronization utility to sync two Macs, one computer must be able to access the other’s hard drive. On a Local Network The easiest way to set up file sharing is with OS X’s ...

To wirelessly share files between Mac and Windows without any third-party app, connect both machines to the same Wi-Fi network. On Windows, enable file sharing via Control Panel > Network and Internet ...