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If you have two or more PCs in your house, you've probably wished for an easy way to keep certain types of data in sync between them. All you need is Microsoft's SyncToy 2.0 , an unsupported but effective tool that creates "folder pairs" between PCs. Once you set up a pair, all it takes is one click to sync the contents of the two folders. For example, maybe you do most of the MP3 downloading on your PC, while your wife stores the family's digital photos on hers. Ideally, those files would be in sync and up to date on both your machines. That's not only convenient, it also creates an extra backup in case one of the two systems dies an untimely death. More at PC World

GIMP - which stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program - is a testament to how open source applications can successfully compete with their proprietary, commercial counterparts. Rich with an amazing set of useful tools and effects filters in a user-friendly GUI, GIMP is an excellent application for image editing and graphics creation. In this article, you’ll find 10 excellent sites that feature design tutorials and information about GIMP. 1. Gimp-tutorials.net etc., etc. More here

The hot story on PC World these days is a humongous collection of " 100 Incredibly Useful and Interesting Web Sites ." I'm still wading through it, and it got me thinking about my faves--you know, spots that I keep going back to. Here are some really practical Web sites that I've come to depend on. Terrific Reference Tools OWL, the Online Writing Lab , gives you a way to look up the whys and wherefores of grammar. The Phrase Finder is a handy thesaurus for phrases. Need a fact checker? Refdesk.com has all the facts--or links to them--you'll ever need. Visiting LibrarySpot is like walking in to the local library and walking into the reference room. Let's say you've got 15 barrels of oil and need to know how many gallons that is. Digital Dutch Unit Converter can tell you it's 630. The site covers just about everything anyone could need to convert... you've just got to see for yourself. One thing that Digital Dutch doesn't handle, though, is m