Transferring files to another computer

[saint_hades]

Hi,
What's the easiest way to transfer files across to another computer.
My friend said you can use an A to A usb wire, is that true. And if so do both the computers have to be on, with a monitor plugged in.
Thanks   

[patio]

A straight A to A usb cable will fry your USB ports...they do make them for this purpose however and are designed to do file transfers.
You will need to set up a network on at least one of the machines then add the other to the network.
Another option is a crossover network cable provided both machines have a NIC card.

A third and easy option would be to remove the HDD that needs to be copied and hook it up as a slave drive in the other machine....

[saint_hades]

I think I might just bye loads of DVD disks.
I don't want to break anything.

[saint_hades]

PS patio, Thanks for your advice,
and do know any were I could get reference for blown up citys, and the whole end of the whole. I sort of need it for a sort movie, me and my brother are doing. I'm doing the backgrounds, and I don't really know what blown up buildings look like, and google has too much death
Thanks again
   

[patio]

Dresden
Hiroshima
Nagasaki

[saint_hades]

No not real images.
Maybe some 3d/2d books you know of.
But it doesn't matter to much
Thanks for your help thou

[kbm292]

I don't know if you've tried already or not but by just going to Google I was able to find quite a few images of the sort you are looking for.