Gadgets and Video Games

Microsoft announced Thursday that it plans to lower the retail prices for several flavors of Windows Vista.

For those in the U.S., Microsoft is cutting prices only on the higher-end versions of Vista, and only for the upgrade version used to move from XP or another copy of Vista. The suggested price for Vista Ultimate drops to $219 from $299, while Home Premium falls to $129, from $159. (continue reading…)

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If you have more than one PC in the house, or better yet, a network drive, then you need to take a look at Microsoft’s SyncToy.

SyncToy is a small, free program that synchronizes files and folders that you specify. It has saved me a ton of time, especially for tasks like making sure all of my iTunes folders are up to date. I’ve tested it on XP and Vista with no issues.

But no need to take my word for it, its a free download, check the link below.

• Download SyncToy (microsoft.com)

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