Write to NTFS on your Mac using MacFuse and NTFS-3G

One of the things mentions in its online, print and television ads is how easy it is for Macs to exchange data with Windows based PCs. Macs can network with Windows over standards based networks, connect to Windows based files servers, and communicate using Microsoft Exchange email servers. They can even run Windows. This ease of integration with the Windows world is one of the reasons for increased popularity of the Mac.
However, I recently discovered one area where the Mac let me down initially.