Peace and File-sharing: between Mac and Windows 7

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If you have or want a multi-platform home or office, the biggest question is "can we get the Mac's to talk to the PC's?"  Um, yes you can, but there is the messing around with the network if things don't work straight away.

It's normally enough to ensure a one platform network.  Though I have to say that with all the work Apple have been doing to bridge the gap, there shouldn't be too much hesitation anymore when working with both platforms.

Gizmodo.com proves this with a handy post "How To: Make Your PC and Mac Share Stuff Like Best Friends" where they run through all the manual setting up, with screen shots, for getting Mac's and PC's to talk.  This is really handy if you're trying to get your head around the changes in Windows 7 networking.

Jason Remnant

...if it's not Broken, go to the next step.

iPhone and 64-bit Windows - a hate story...

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I don't normally discuss technical problems unless I have an answer, but I am going to bring up the issue that is brewing over the iPhone working with 64-bit Windows 7, because I'm having that problem myself.

The problem is that on 64-bit versions of Windows 7 running iTunes 9, on P55 chip-sets are unable to see connected iPhone's.  Now I'm running an older system, and just upgraded from 32-bit Win 7 RC with iTunes 8, to 64-bit Windows 7 Retail, and iTunes 9.  The problem I have is that iTunes can see and sync the iPhone 3GS fine, but Windows 7 has trouble seeing the iPhone so I can't get the photo off into Picasa.

I have a fix in the sense of plugging the iPhone into a USB hub rather than into one of the on-board USB ports.  For some reason Windows 7 doesn't have a problem with that, and will play nice. But as I had everything working fine before with the 32-bit Windows 7, and iTunes 8, why am I having the problem now?

Most likely something to do with the on-board USB and Windows 7, so maybe some work on the Motherboards firmware might be in order.  But as I read through the comments on the boards and Lifehacker.com post I think I might need to wait for a patch or two.

For more information on the problem there is the Apple Support Forum.

Let me know if you have the same problem, or hopefully a solution!

Jason Remnant

...if it isn't Broken, then it isn't to do with market-share.