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 ...

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 ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

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.

Those with long memories may recall that in the early days of the internet and for many years into it, there were two methods of retrieving email from a server: POP3 and IMAP. (POP and POP2 were long ...

To install Windows Server on a Mac computer, follow the steps mentioned below. Download and install VMware Fusion Download the Windows Server ISO file Set up your VM Boot up the machine and install ...