Laptop to Desktop file transfer

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Laptop to Desktop file transfer

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I've had a company laptop at home this week, as part of my on-call duties. Being lazy I've used it to do a few letters and other bits, whilst relaxing in front of the TV (watching the World Series until 3am, and the like).

Now the thing is that this laptop doesn't have a floppy drive, so I've got a few options for getting the files off.

1) Dialling into work and moving the files onto a personal drive (which I'd prefer not to do).
2) Hooking up to the web and saving them to my Yahoo! Briefcase or sending them back to myself via web e-mail (which I'd also prefer to avoid).
3) Taking advantage of my two home phone lines, and transferring the data that way.

The thing is, can I do that? If so, how?
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no ethernet adapter available for the notebook?
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There's a huge number of adapters in the bag, so there probably is one.
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Is this a one-time transfer only or are you planning on doing this more often?
If the first why not using plan 2) and be done with it? ;)
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Post by qads »

if you know you will need to do it agian (like sex :lol:) then get a wireless card...for the laptop..not sex lol :P
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Post by microthick »

If both computers have USB ports, you could invest in a cheap, USB keychain harddrive.

They'll set you back between $20 to $100 depending on capacity.

Example:
http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?dpno=103165
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Thanks everyone who suggested a solution which involved me spending money on something that I don't own. :roll:

Anyone want to place odds that my boss will take a look through the Event Viewer log over the weekend?
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s/he wont...i bet my monkey on it...can i it have it back if i loose? :roll:
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Sure, I'm fair minded that way. :D
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