Microsoft wants you to use the cloud, but there are a lot of good options — including trusty old network file sharing and a little-known modern Windows feature. Remember the HomeGroup on Windows 7?

Windows 7 folder view settings has been misbehaving on me lately and I can't figure out what is causing it. I have a large MP3 collection which I've set a customized view for. See screenshot. All of a ...

Back in Windows XP, I used My Documents to store my stuff. I always had sub folders to organize things, and My Documents was quickly accessed from Explorer and from the normal Save and Load dialogs.