Stay in Sync: Set up file sharing

Before you can sync files between to computers, they must be able to see each other. OS X's file sharing features make it relatively easy to mount one Mac's hard drive on another's.

Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.4Apple fixed issues with several components in Mac OS X with the release of Mac OS X 10.5.4.
Gain quick access to log files in 10.5Use a new feature in OS X 10.5’s Console program for fast access to certain log files.

Gain quick access to log files in 10.5
Use a new feature in OS X 10.5’s Console program for fast access to certain log files.
See more AirPort Extreme Base Station radio modes
If you’re using an AirPort Extreme Base Station on a network without 802.11n-capable machines, you can use a hidden feature in AirPort Utility to set a non-802.11n radio mode.
Easily review trashed files in OS X 10.5
Learn a very easy way in OS X 10.5 to make sure that the file you’ve thrown into the trash is the one you really meant to throw away.
Excerpt: Read RSS feeds in Leopard Mail
With Leopard, Apple added RSS support to the built-in OS X Mail application. In this excerpt from his Take Control of Apple Mail in Leopard ebook, Joe Kissell looks at configuring Mail’s RSS preferences, adding and managing RSS feeds, and viewing RSS articles from Mail.
Bugs & Fixes: UserEventAgent not responding?
Ted Landau discovered a pair of mysterious Not Responding warnings in Activity Monitor. But they turned out to be false alarms. He has the scoop.

Inside the OS X 10.5.4 update
A quick peek at some of the other things fixed—and not fixed—in the 10.5.4 update.
When installing software is too simple
A story about a recent Mac switcher who had trouble installing Firefox 3 suggests to Rob Griffiths that some software developers could do a better job of offering clear installation directions.
A closer look at Snow Leopard Server
Here’s a closer look at what Apple has revealed about the next major OS X Server update and what it means when the finished version arrives in a year or so.
OS X virtualization options limited for desktop users
OS X does many things better than does Vista. Its restriction on virtualization is not one of those things.
Snow Leopard: Back to Basics
Apple's new Snow Leopard announcement -- no new features, just stability and speed improvements -- is music to Jason Snell's ears.

Warp 1.1
Warp 1.1 is a free system utility for Leopard. It adds more functionality to Spaces.
TimeMachineEditor 1.3
If you’ve ever wanted to change Time Machine’s schedule, Time Software's TimeMachineEditor lets you do just that. You can tweak the interval so that Time Machine backs up every, say, four hours, or you can choose to have Time Machine back up once a day, once a week, or once a month.
SuperDocker 2.2.0
If you don’t like Leopard’s 3-D dock, SuperDocker offers a number of variations that you can implement with a few mouse clicks.
ScreenRecycler 1.16
Using VNC—the same technology as Leopard’s Screen Sharing feature—ScreenRecycler “connects” one Mac's screen to another Mac over your local network.
Lingon 2.1
For years, the way to schedule tasks in Unix was through a scheduler known as cron. While cron is still supported in OS X, the approved method of scheduling tasks is a program known as launchd. Unfortunately, writing a launchd task is much more complex than writing a cron task. Enter Lingon. Using a simple GUI, Lingon lets you easily create launchd tasks.