Quote Originally Posted by RedRob
howyas,

bought a laptop there yesterday so i can do tunes in work. im just wondering is there any way i can throw files back and forth to my home pc without having to get a network box thing. im a bit of a dumbass when it comes to networking. any help would be greatly appreciated. are usb keys and removable storage the ony way?

cheers

Rob :)
Do you have a network card on each machine?
Most laptops do, can't say for sure about your desktop.

If so, then you can just go and buy a crossover ethernet cable, which eliminates the need for a hub.

Shouldn't be more than a couple of quid.

Past that... wireless networking? infra-red? bluetooth?

All will probably require some kind of hardware.