keep home computers in sync

[marc.garcia]

Hi there,

I was wondering if it is possible to use migration assistant for the purpose of keeping home computers in sync. I already have a NAS server so data files are already available for my computers, but it is rather annoying to be at one of them and realizing that the app I want to use is installed on the other one... so, is there any solution for that? any sort of dropbox for system configuration and applications?

thanks a million in advance for sharing your knowledge!!

 

[joecool99]

Hi there,

I was wondering if it is possible to use migration assistant for the purpose of keeping home computers in sync. I already have a NAS server so data files are already available for my computers, but it is rather annoying to be at one of them and realizing that the app I want to use is installed on the other one... so, is there any solution for that? any sort of dropbox for system configuration and applications?

thanks a million in advance for sharing your knowledge!!

does not LION auto sunc via cloud feature ?

 

[marc.garcia]

does not LION auto sunc via cloud feature ?

well, yeah, it autosyncs but not applications, just user files... I want a sort of iCloud but for applications and user preferences.

 

[joecool99]

well, yeah, it autosyncs but not applications, just user files... I want a sort of iCloud but for applications and user preferences.

that sounds like whining. why don't you simply install the apps you use on all you systems ?

 

[marc.garcia]

that sounds like whining. why don't you simply install the apps you use on all you systems ?

With all due respect, don't you think that is the standard way of getting applications installed on a comptuer? do you think that if that satisfied me I would have created this thread?

Do you have multiple computers? if so, don't you think is a wasted of time having to install the same applicication over and over again, specially when Apple has such a great app called Migration Assistant?

 

[Satori]

Hi there,

I was wondering if it is possible to use migration assistant for the purpose of keeping home computers in sync. I already have a NAS server so data files are already available for my computers, but it is rather annoying to be at one of them and realizing that the app I want to use is installed on the other one... so, is there any solution for that? any sort of dropbox for system configuration and applications?

thanks a million in advance for sharing your knowledge!!

Migration assistant should do it for you, but it isn't really a sync solution. It will get you to the point where you have the same app set on each computer, although, you may have to re-enter license codes for some.

A better solution might be to get a copy of Lion server ($49, £34) to administer each of your machines.