Chapter 3. Share Screens via iChat

Apple's addition of screen sharing as an option alongside audio and video communication in iChat is a boon for anyone who has ever tried to help someone use a computer without being in the same room as that computer. To use screen sharing with iChat, you needn't follow the directions for setting up screen sharing in the previous section, but you do need to be set up in this way:

  • Account: Both parties must have a .Mac or AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account to log in to iChat, or have iChat set to allow Bonjour sharing over the local network.

    GETTING A FREE ACCOUNT

    Any .Mac or AIM account works with iChat. You can sign up for a free trial .Mac account, cancel the service, and keep the account name, which will continue ...

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