If you decided to cash in on holiday sales, now might be the time you’re getting ready to use a Vista-enabled computer for the first time. The benefit of waiting to use Vista is that you can take ...

An ad hoc network consists of one or more computers that are interconnected, but don't need a centralized access point, such as a router, to transfer data back and forth. Ad hoc networks are ideal for ...

You recently replied to a user asking about network file sharing, saying, 'Sharing files in workgroup mode requires that each computer have a local account for each user who will connect.' I didn't ...

Comcast, in a move to save bandwidth, is interfering with subscribers who want to swap files online. According to the Associated Press, Comcast is discriminating against some of its subscribers.

Ok, as usual, new computer comes along. One of the tasks to sort - getting it to be able to see the other computers on the network for file sharing. There are only 2 logins, mine and my wifes.

Getting a little tired of one Windows SMB (Server Message Block) security problem after another? Want a reliable and fast file and print server without the Windows server headaches? Then, may I ...

I have had this problem in the past and it is back again. I have even done some best practice things to make things work and they do, in one direction. My desktop can see my wife's desktop and my ...

Social networking is infinitely popular nowadays and peer-to-peer file sharing is as close to it as it gets. So why not combine the two? That's the goal of the sometimes controversial LimeWire, which ...

The Direct Access File System will be submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force shortly, paving the way for final adoption next year. Version 1 of the emerging Direct Access File System (Dafs) ...