Geek Heaven: Fletch's Desktop

What To Desktop: Ubuntu Linux

Here's a bit of nerdiness from your friendly Splendora developer, Mr. Fletch.

I have never been so excited or so happy about my desktop before now. It's just one of those things you stop thinking about: stick a pretty picture on there and forget about it. Even though you use it every day, it's just boring and functional. Much like a toilet.

But for the first time in 2 years, I installed a brand new Linux desktop at home, Ubuntu flavor. I added a neat piece of software called Compiz which is just amazing. It puts virtual desktops on the sides of a 3d cube. I launch a web browser, read a bit but then decide to get a bit of work done. Spin the cube, have a new clean place to work. Spin back and get back to my web browsing, exactly as I left it. It also makes my windows wobbly like Jello when I'm moving them around and has all sorts of other neat eye-candy effects.

This thing will even play my WindowsXP games through an amazing Windows emulator called Wine. It can even run the officy type apps, so I hear. I wouldn't know :-)

So, if Windows XP or Vista is giving you the blues and you have a nice fast 3D card in your comp, get the geek in your life to help you switch! It's sooooo worth it.

In summary: don't you wish your desktop was hot like mine? :-P