I vowed to quit chasing rainbows. I accepted the reality that if I wanted to have an OS and applications that would be in business and with upgrades when needed, I would have to become an MS loyalist. And so I have been ever since. Sadly, I don't see a change in the foreseeable future. Even if the courts break MS in two, they will still succeed on the basis of sheer volume.
Competition is a wonderful thing to see in action.
I miss it. Login with your username and password if required by the FTP site, by choosing Login As from the file menu. Then just drag and drop files from the site to your hard drive or vice-versa. You will particularly want to learn to do this if you are going to create a personal web site to get your files on the web. After all, email is free and scanners are cheap.