I had thought that this may be more difficult that it actually was, in fact it was very quick and easy, here's how:
First, you need to identify which folder you are going to share, I'm using My Documents as a test, but you can use any.
Then, right click the folder and select 'Properties' then under the sharing tab, check the boxes for 'Share this folder on the network and 'Allow network users to change my files'. The second option will allow you to save files to the PC from the Mac. Click 'Apply' and 'OK'.
Now you need to go to your Mac and from the 'Finders' 'Go' menu, click on 'Connect to Server
You will then be presented with a box to enter the server address, this can be you IP address, but if you have a dynamic IP address, this may cause problems. You can however, also use your PC computer name which you can find by going to Start>Control Panel>System then click on the 'Computer Name' tab and there you are under 'Full Computer Name'.
Enter the IP address or Computer Name in the box preceded by smb:// e.g. smp://mycomputer (it's not case sensitive).
If the Mac finds your server, you will be prompted to enter your PC's password, click OK.
It will now ask you to select the folder you want to share (all your shared folders if you have more than one will show up)
Once you click OK, it will add the folder to your desktop on the Mac, and there you have it!
From this point, I want to have my daughters things on the server accessible to her on her Mac, you can drag and drop files on to your Mac desktop and it will copy it across, the same works the other way too. However if you have a large file that you want to stream from the server, then you can create an alias (shortcut in windows terms) by using 'Control+Click' on the mouse on the file and selecting 'create alias'. Once the alias is created, drag it to your Mac desktop.
Job done, and quick too.
See you soon,
INE
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