tristanwalter
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Hey all, I have some thoughts. First, I have a desktop and a laptop with two users (myself and my girl). I want "My Documents", "Documents", and Firefox Bookmarks to mirror each other on both machines. I have a wired/wireless network. So, I'm looking for suggestions on how to keep these things synchronized. I have tried SyncToy and do not like it. Both machines run Windows XP Pro SP3. I am thinking of using Offline Files and redirecting my laptop to use my desktop for it's shell folders. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
Second, I am going to be getting a new desktop and I am wondering if it would be better to keep my old desktop and turn it into a file server rather then give it away. I was thinking with it setup that way I could use offline files and redirect the shells on my new desktop and my laptop to my old desktop. However, I'm not sure how well this will work and if I would need Windows Server on my old desktop to make it work properly. Also, my new desktop would most likely have Vista so I'm not sure if the network and/or hierarchy will work with this setup. Any thoughts or comments on this would be appreciated.
And lastly is about iTunes. I have two users on a computer as stated before, and currently have 2 copies of all our music under each profile. Is there a way to consolidate the music, have each user with their own library (my girl doesn't want all the music I have in my library), and keep both synchronized so when I add a song it is added to her library and vice-versa? The libraries would also have to synchronize with another machine however that should be taken care of when the machines sync up.
Second, I am going to be getting a new desktop and I am wondering if it would be better to keep my old desktop and turn it into a file server rather then give it away. I was thinking with it setup that way I could use offline files and redirect the shells on my new desktop and my laptop to my old desktop. However, I'm not sure how well this will work and if I would need Windows Server on my old desktop to make it work properly. Also, my new desktop would most likely have Vista so I'm not sure if the network and/or hierarchy will work with this setup. Any thoughts or comments on this would be appreciated.
And lastly is about iTunes. I have two users on a computer as stated before, and currently have 2 copies of all our music under each profile. Is there a way to consolidate the music, have each user with their own library (my girl doesn't want all the music I have in my library), and keep both synchronized so when I add a song it is added to her library and vice-versa? The libraries would also have to synchronize with another machine however that should be taken care of when the machines sync up.