Dashboard for Windows. (HP's program launcher and utilities) (Software Review) (Evaluation)

Can the Microsoft Windows market support yet another combination program launcher/utility pack/ toolkit/desktop? Hewlett-Packard Co. thinks so, and if you try out HP's Dashboard for Windows, you may agree.

Dashboard displays your frequently used Windows applications and utilities as icons on a small, accessible panel, freeing up screen space and saving you time when you open and switch among. programs. Dashboard doesn't add any significant features to Windows--its program launcher, clock, screen manager, print manager, and system information capabilities are all available in Windows' Program Manager--but it does let you intuitively and logically organize your PC …