EOS Rebel XTI How to transfer files

[radiocblue]

Hello! Just purchased an EOS Digital Rebel XTi via eBay (I know, I know).  There is no power cord with which to transfer files to.  Do I need to purchase a USB 2.0 cord to do so?  
There is also no CF card provided.  What size should I use? 

[radiocblue]

Also to add: No CD-ROM provided and I'd rather not use that to transfer files to.  Manual I found on a website says I need a CF card, CF reader, PCMCIA adapter, and it has to connect to windows between 98 and XE. Of course my laptops are newer. What do I do? 

[rs-eos]

Stores such as B&H Photo still sell CF cards (written out as CompactFlash, so search on that term so as not to get results for CFexpress). I would believe a 32 GB card would be ample.

The easiest method to transfer photos would then be to get a CompactFlash Reader. Be sure the reader would have the proper USB connection for your computer.