Comments on: Use Remote Disc to Share a CD/DVD Drive Between Macs

By: vbdfgsb

vbdfgsb — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:19:56 +0000

but warcraft3 doesn’t run on macs since 10.5, why would you put that disk in

By: Bernard

Bernard — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:06:42 +0000

Thanks, I think…

By: Bermooda

Bermooda — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:45:30 +0000

Obviously they don’t need an editor when there are commenters that are as skilled at identifying typos as yourself.

By: Robert1014

Robert1014 — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:50:14 +0000

I clicked on the “DVD or CD Sharing” box and the radio button has turned red and provides message: “DVD or CD Sharing: Blocked by Firewall.”

How can I keep my Firewall on yet allow this feature to work?

By: Fernando

Fernando — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:19:34 +0000

Of course I have it!!

By: Stephen Awatson

Stephen Awatson — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:06:41 +0000

And it doesn’t replace an external drive for watching a movie as we discovered. Remote disc will not show it and Apple say so on their web site (and help file I think).

You can get round it by using VLC and similar applications but our experience is one of frustration – sometimes it works just fine, sometimes it stutters lots and other times it refuses to play. Several times we’ve had to unplug my iMac and drag it downstairs …

By: Bernard

Bernard — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:49:01 +0000

From your article
… Macs without disc drives install software from DVD’s, import CD’s into iTunes, rip DVD’s, and even burn CD’s and DVD’s.
Later in the article
If CDs and DVDs are set to appear on desktop, look there to immediately find the shared disc… otherwise…

It’s CDs and DVDs unless you subscribe to the “grocer’s apostrophe” school of English.

Later again…
… accessible as if the Mac had it’s very own DVD drive…
- should be “its”.

Sorry, but…

By: Don

Don — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:04:36 +0000

Not quite sure why people are doing things the hard way??? For $30 you can buy an external drive!!!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:17:28 +0000

Yes, this is exactly what I do nowadays with my Air. I don’t bother with Remote disc I just download the DMG installers. Works with Adobe products too, download the trials and put in your CD key.

By: Brooklyn Hacker

Brooklyn Hacker — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:25:56 +0000

Actually, you don’t need the disk in order to install Office 2011. You can download the disk image from Microsoft, then use the license you have with your disk to activate. You do have your license key, right?

By: Fernando

Fernando — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:22:00 +0000

I tried this to install Office 2011 in my MacBook Air. But it didn´t work —the disc is -was- protected by DRM, so I couldn´t install that way. So, it is not very good for me…