Portable office

[jimbo110]

I'm working from home on my iMac 24". And I love it.

I own a Dell laptop but think it's a little heavy and complicated to get to the internet. When traveling and I often leave it at home.

Is it true if I buy a macbook or macbook pro I can sync my primary workstation (iMac) with a macbook/macbook pro?

I'am considering buying a laptop or maybe iphone. Since I would be great to connect to my e-mail account when traveling and do some work.

Lately I meet a girlfriend and when visiting her I have to borrow her PC. It's not easy to get something done when I don't have access to my other stuff.

What would you recommend as my portable companion? I have been considering a macbook or 15" macbook pro. Should I wait for something new to come? Maybe a smaller macbook pro? Hope anyone can help me getting on the right track.

 

[zero2dash]

Macbook should probably suffice unless you need the power that the Pro includes. What will you use it for other than synching? Any design or film/photography application use?

 

[mkrishnan]

There are some different options you can look at for synchronizing. They range from the very basic -- throw all your files on a USB drive -- to more sophisticated things. One of the newest and most sophisticated options seems to be this -- I've used their software, but not this app:

http://www.markspace.com/synctogether.php

 

[jimbo110]

Macbook should probably suffice unless you need the power that the Pro includes. What will you use it for other than synching? Any design or film/photography application use?

I maybe going to use it for designing in photoshop and dreamweaver.

 

[jimbo110]

There are some different options you can look at for synchronizing. They range from the very basic -- throw all your files on a USB drive -- to more sophisticated things. One of the newest and most sophisticated options seems to be this -- I've used their software, but not this app:

http://www.markspace.com/synctogether.php

Can't .mac sync contents?

 

[mkrishnan]

Can't .mac sync contents?

Yes, for the most part. There are a few things that these solutions do that .Mac does not. But if you're buying .Mac, you probably don't need this.

 

[jimbo110]

Yes, for the most part. There are a few things that these solutions do that .Mac does not. But if you're buying .Mac, you probably don't need this.

I bought .mac with my iMac but have not used it yet. I'll have a look at http://www.markspace.com/synctogether.php

maybe i can use it. Thanks for great advice