On 2014-03-11, Marv wrote:
I have a tablet and a desk system, both running Windows 8.1. I often
need to copy a file(s) from one system to the other. I have them on the
same network but finding the files and transferring them is slow and not
always convenient.

I have been told that using a USB Bridge cable would work and have
looked at many. Most seem to be designed in transferring all file and
setting from an old to a new system or synchronizing files between
systems. What I simply want to be able to do is select one or a group
of files and transfer them from one system to the other.

I would appreciate any recommendations as to which cable I should get.

If you don't mind wifi speeds, then get a copy of the free "ftpdmin"
for your desktop; it is a ftp server that only works in/on the lan; no
docs but just type ftpdmin to see what is available & remember to
do a ctrl-c to kill it after use.

For the tablet, an ftp client like the free version "andftp" or even
the ftp plugin for total commander for the tablet; don't know if either
will work with a non-android tablet. win8 on the tablet should have
a builtin ftp client....

I use that for getting files from the desktop to my tablet without
having to drag out the usb cable.