I use a WebDAV server on my Android phone and assign a drive letter to that from my Windows Vista machine so I can use BeyondCompare to copy my pictures off. I

I use a WebDAV server on my Android phone and assign a drive letter to that from my Windows Vista machine so I can use BeyondCompare to copy my pictures off. I also use it to explore my phone files at a level slightly lower than what the standard apps allow. Probably pretty basic cases, but for me WebDAV has been simple and reliable to use.