To share files and printers on a network, Microsoft Windows uses Server Message Block -- also called Common Internet File System -- a protocol that streamlines communication between computers. Mac OS ...

A Secure File Transfer Protocol session is similar to a File Transfer Protocol, or FTP, session, but with the added security of encryption. When you use SFTP to make a connection to a server that ...

In my previous two posts on the subject, I explained why you’d want to use X11 to drive a host remotely, and the basics of configuring your Mac to run OS X’s X11 server and to use local X11 software.