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Network your computers: set up a simple home network and share files between PCs.(HELP & HOW-TO: WEEKEND PROJECT)
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YOU CAN SHARE FILES with other computers in your home via e-mail or by carting your data around on a USB flash drive, but it's inconvenient, especially when you want to share a folder containing a couple of hundred vacation photos that are each several megabytes in size. By networking your PCs together, however, you can share entire folders of files, directly access files on another PC, or drag and drop files between computers.
1 Choose your connection hardware
Depending on whether you're connecting desktops or laptops, and how close they'll be, you can opt for a wired or wireless connection. Wired connections offer the ...
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