Chapter 18
Your Files from Afar
In This Chapter
Connecting your laptop and desktop
Exchanging files
Using the Internet to store files
Setting up cloud storage
Coordinating cloud storage files
Sharing cloud storage with others
Being far and remote is what laptop computing is all about. As long as you pack your laptop bag with everything you need, you’re all set. Yet although you may have all the hardware you need, you may not find all your files. The secret to a successful laptop adventure is to always have access to the files you need.
Files from Here to There
Oh, pity the poor protonerds from the dark ages of laptop computing. Like you, they desired to share files between computers — for example, to load up work for a trip or synchronize files between desktop and laptop after being on the road. The methods by which those hapless users accomplished the file transfer were crude ...
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