Microsoft wants you to use the cloud, but there are a lot of good options — including trusty old network file sharing and a little-known modern Windows feature. Remember the HomeGroup on Windows 7?

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

so i have a first version Ipad, and a compaq laptop running vista, and a workstation running xp, and i plan on getting another desktop workstation running w7 soon. SO what app can I use to share files ...