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Hi guys,
i´m a newbie on mac world,
i recently bought a mac mini, and i want to move my info from my laptop to mini, but i can´t view any of both computers, i´m using a firewire, and i´d like to keep them connected on a home LAN.

other question, is: is there a program that let me manage my pics, i mean, all my pics, silent hill, resident evil etc etc, and keep them organized, but with a cool imaging capacity like acdsee does?
i already know that there´s a acdsee for mac, but it doen´t keep my images organized.

please please help me.

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Good that got the basic networking sorted — here are practical alternatives and quick, reliable steps to keep a Windows laptop and a Mac mini working together on a home LAN, plus a simple photo workflow that avoids catalog confusion.

If you want persistent access instead of one-off disk copies, use network sharing or a cross-platform drive. Basic checklist: both machines on the same router/subnet, any software firewalls allow file sharing, and you can reach the other machine with a ping. For one-off or resumable copies, use SSH/rsync (or a GUI like WinSCP on Windows) so you get resume, verification, and preserved timestamps:

# example from a Unix/mac shell copying a folder to a remote machine
rsync -av --progress /path/to/photos/ user@192.168.1.20:/path/to/destination/
# simple secure copy
scp -r /path/to/photos user@192.168.1.20:/path/to/dest/

In response to : most USB devices that identify as standard removable storage will mount on both OSes. Devices that need Windows-only drivers will not work on the Mac unless the vendor supplies Mac drivers or you use a network-based transfer or the device’s own Wi‑Fi/phone app.

Photo-organizing workflow (practical, cross-platform): keep originals in a clear folder tree (for example YYYY/MM-DD_event), make a verified backup before deleting anything, and use a cataloging tool that references originals rather than moving them. For cross-platform browsing pick a manager that supports EXIF/IPTC and non-destructive edits (options include cross-platform utilities and DAMs). Always verify transfers (compare file counts/sizes or use checksums) before erasing the source.

Tie this back to the thread: ’s hardware route is fine for one-off disk access; for ongoing convenience a small LAN share or an exFAT-formatted external drive (or a networked drive) plus a catalog-based photo manager will be much smoother and safer for large photo sets.

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If the laptop is a PC, you may have to put the Mac Mini into target mode (boot it holding down the "t" key), this will put the mini into a firewire disk mode, so when connected via firewire to the laptop, it should show up as a regular external firewire disk. Copy as normal.

Have you tried using iPhoto?

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thanks man,
i´ve already solve the problem regarding the win/mac networking, i found this pretty easy tute on the net, maybe someone else might need it:

It really helped me a lot.

About image databasing, i´m trying with ACD see 7.0 , but it excludes a lot of pics on its SEARCH function.
I need something more easier like the iTunes Finder.

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Hay yellow, on reboot would the "t" command work on other devices such as a USB mobile phone or a USB micrscope(which wouldn't ordinerily register with finder and drivers are .exe[WIN]).

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Hay yellow, on reboot would the "t" command work on other devices such as a USB mobile phone or a USB micrscope(which wouldn't ordinerily register with finder and drivers are .exe[WIN]).

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Hay yellow, on reboot would the "t" command work on other devices such as a USB mobile phone or a USB micrscope(which wouldn't ordinerily register with finder and drivers are .exe[WIN]).

Target mode only works on new world macs, and it puts them in a state that makes them appear like an external firewire drive. This is a function of the Mac Boot ROM, and doesn't have anything to do with phones and microphones. Just think of it like this: Any device that you have that can see external firewire hard drives, can use a mac in target mode.

Please note that a PC doesn't read/write to HFS+ and needs 3rd party software to do so. Like Macdrive.

About image databasing, i´m trying with ACD see 7.0 , but it excludes a lot of pics on its SEARCH function.
I need something more easier like the iTunes Finder.

Again, have you tried iPhoto? It is the iTunes of picture software. Sort of.

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Thanx Yellow, YOU ARE THE MAN!

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