computer operator problems

Hello All, We have been having a wounderfull holiday and taking lots of photos, but for much of it i have been unable to work out the connection configuration for the windows laptop. Having an Apple computer at home. Also i have been having trouble uploading photos to the laptop. I am sure it has more to do with the operator than the computer. But i promise to do a big post with photos on our arrival home in a week or so. regards Matt