Steve wrote:

> I'm not a techie person by any stretch of the imagination
>
> This is my set up so far.
>
> PC in house with Internet but no DVD drive.
> iMac in house with DVD AND internet
> PDA in house with Internet connection.
>
> The problem is that I have sofware on DVD that needs to be downloaded
> onto the PDA. It can only be done via ActiveSync software that is
> installed on the house PC.
> I need to find a way to slot the software DVD into the iMac and then
> use network spells and dessicated newt spleens to copy it over onto
> the house PC in order to install it on the PDA which is attached to
> it. Oh God, I need to lie down again, lol

It is very easy to share files over the network with a Mac. You need to
run Samba. I assume your Mac is running some version of OSX. However, a
DVD-ROM drive costs less than $30. It would be easiest to just go buy
one for your PC and run your program directly.

Malke
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