On supported models you can even use FireWire Target Disk mode by connecting two Macs using a FireWire cable and booting one while holding the T key. Neither computer has to have an internet connection for this to work, as you can achieve the same thing by connecting the two machines using an Ethernet cable. To share files between computers, you can create a network on one computer from the AirPort menu and then join that network from the other computer. To do this you go into the System Preferences > Sharing tab and switch on Internet Sharing. And even if your computer connects to your modem using an Ethernet cable, you can still share its wireless connection (and even its broadband connection) to other computers over Wi-Fi. There's a good chance you're on wireless broadband at home anyway. These days, it's all about being networked, and the most common way to network computers is using Wi-Fi. We'll skip past the old-fashioned methods of using USB memory sticks or burned DVDs to move stuff although these are still possible, they're quite labour intensive. Sharing your data across a home network has been possible for a long time, but it's only in recent years that it has become really simple, at least if you're using Macs.
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