A good (maybe free?) synchronizing software b/w my laptop and desktop?

metomeya

Okay I'm planning on getting a desktop, so I"ll have a laptop and desktop. So I'm wondering is there a easy way to synchronize my stuff between them (I work on a new document, and the newest one replaces the old one on the other)

Do you know of any good free software to do this?

What type of cable should i use to connect them?

Thanks

Shorty

If you have them networked.... I highly recommend

Always Sync

Khaos

Another thing you might consider doing is mapping a network drive from your laptop to your desktop. Since your laptop should, hypothetically, always be available on the network when you are at your desktop (Assuming the laptop stays with you) then you can just work off the laptop. This is pretty much how I do things at work with regard to laptop files.

However, for cases where true synchonization is needed, I use SyncToy, which is freeware developed by Microsoft. You can download it from their website.

We use SyncToy to synch our networked working directories to local copies in case the file server ever goes down.

You could have it set up so that you have a batch file that synchs all your documents from the laptop to the desktop before you leave for work in the morning as an extra step of redundancy.

In general, though, mapping network drives is the easiest way to do it.

Edit:

After reading the last sentence in your post, it would appear that you don't have a home network set up. Or if you do, it is a very simple broadband type arrangement.

The first thing you'll want to do is get some kind of network going, probably with wireless for the laptop. That way you can use aforementioned mapped drives and synch.

You can synch without a network via USB or serial connections, but it is extremely cumbersome. With the low cost of network interface devices these days, you probably DON'T want to hassle yourself with direct connections.