AceNik's Portal

We’ve seen numerous announcements of tablet computers in recent weeks, as the R&D labs of the world push out their hastily assembled attempts at competing with Apple’s game-changing iPad. But are any of them up to the job?

Last week alone saw ViewSonic, Toshiba and Samsung all officially unveil new models of keyboard-less computer, with a mish-mash of operating systems and screen sizes hoping to somehow build themselves a market in the wake of Apple’s market-leading device.

What, pray tell, is this? It’s Dell’s new Inspiron Duo, a 10″ tablet that opens up and twirls its screen to transform itself into a netbook. Craziest of all? They’re saying it’ll be available before the end of the year.

Windows only: If your primary hard drive just isn’t large enough to hold all the software you need on a day-to-day basis, then Steam Mover is the perfect tool for the job—assuming you have another storage drive handy.

Steam Mover was originally designed to help hardcore gamers move their downloaded games to other drives, in order to free up space on their primary hard drive.

Dell’s Inspiron line has never been stodgy, exactly. They’re steady, workaday notebooks that you’d take to college or have kicking around the living room. And that’s been just fine! The R series, though, adds a bit more flair.

Windows only: Desktop customization application Rainmeter updates again, adding a new default skin, theme packaging tools, and full support for Windows 7—including multiple monitor support.

The new default skin replaces Enigma as the default, but if you’re a fan of the Enigma desktop customization you’ll be happy to know it’s still included.