Some of Vista's features are hidden because they're meant to be. Sync Center, for example, is an extremely useful utility, but is only.intended to make itself known to those who want to synchronise impatible portable devices - MP3 players, PDA,s_ and mobile phones, for example. Using Sync Center, it's possible to automatically synchronise data stored on a media device or storage card with your Windows Media Player Library. If you're working with Vista Ultimate, the tools have even more uses. Synchronisation can be set up between a local and a network folder, so if you regulafly work with the same files from several computers, it's easy to keep. all copies in sync so you're always working with the most recently edited version.

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Other Vista features -remain somewhat obscure because they take advantage of emerging technology.Sideshow, for example, runs a series of mini-programs that can be used to display different types of information on a separate screen, such as a digital photo frame, remote control handset or secondary display. Such mini-programs could allow you access to your email inbox, a list of RSS feeds you've subscribed to, a local weather forecast and more - even when your computer is switched off. It's a clever little trick, but not one that many hardware manufacturers have taken advantage of - yet.