Hello James: The absolute best way I've found to transfer files between a laptop and the BrailleNote without using active sync, is to use a PCMCIA compact flash card cradle or USB compact flash card reader. The cradle is a PCMCIA sized card that you can slip your compact flash card into and then you put the whole thing into the PCMCIA slot of your laptop. Your laptop then sees it as another drive and you can work with files and folders from there. I think I paid about $14 for mine at circuit city.
The USB reader is a USB attachment which you hook to your laptop and can slip a compact flash into. I think it goes for about $20 at any office supply store. >From there, simply move the files from your BrailleNote onto the compact flash and then connect that compact flash into your laptop and copy them onto there. hth Jeff
