I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) and iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) - can I work between both?

I have been using my MacBook Pro for several years and still use it on-the-go but at home now I have the Late 2012 iMac, I bought a Thunderbolt cable but found it wouldn't work with the MBP.
When I'm working on the laptop - and I return home - is there a way I can then transfer the work to the iMac and vise-versa.
Obviously cloud services like Dropbox exist but I'm looking for an alternative as I transfer quite a lot of files.

Hi there,
The simplest way is to drag it across wirelessly using the 'Airdrop' application once both computers are near one another. 'Airdrop' can be found near the top, on the left hand side menu, within 'Finder'.
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