It was not default in Maverick either, but it is still there. You just need to install Compiz Settings Manager (look for it in the Software Center) and enable Wobbly Windows.

Does Android use push by default for mail and calendar notifications? I usually have sync and mobile data disabled and only turn them on every half an hour with Tasker, in order to save battery life.

It works great on my Milestone. On a side note, the idea of downloading an app to raise my resolution reminded me of this: [www.downloadmoreram.com]

@Dauthi: I guess you're right, I had few contacts with Vista and Seven and my mindset is still set on how XP works. I It's just that this anectode made me think about how we sometimes mistake familiarity for usability.

On the other hand, it IS counterintuitive.

@food_science: Look for SMS Backup & Restore in the Market. It's a free app. You could backup your texts before deleting them all, and restore them back if performance doesn't improve.

@Gerardo.Zamudio: No, although it is available in the official repository. It is named Docky, by the way.

While I have been flirting with Chrome for the last few months, Firefox 4.0 beta pulled me back to my favourite browser. The last version feels just as fast as Chromium on my Ubuntu desktop, and now I even use it on my first generation Eee. That's such an obvious improvement over the previous releases that I am…

I assume that the fact that Android owners can only have a limited number of apps on their smartphones (due to lack of internal memory on most pre-Froyo devices) plays a part, too.

@Kralizec: Have you tried PaperDroid? It's unofficial but it works well.

Pro: Dancing Virgin Marys.

I also loved Ruby's "I'll be damned" face.

@Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: +1 for Vignette. The addition of portrait mode makes an already good app excellent, and the transition between portrait and landscape mode is incredibly smooth on my Milestone.

Even if there was no charitable intent I would have bought this to support cross-platform gaming.

Are you sure this actually works? I tried it on my Eee with Ubuntu and didn't notice and improvement in battery life.

@xlastshotx: Try here [nature.desktopnexus.com]

I installed all of them from Ubuntu Tweak. The windows and control themes are nice, and some of the icon sets are truly spectacular.

@Marand: I don't think I've ever read the phrase "the year on Linux on desktop" on anything but a sarcastic remark. Where did it even come from?

Why is Jolicloud Linux-based and not just Linux? Also, I can't find any source for it being based on Debian or Fedora - I just assumed it was based on Ubuntu, and it certainly looks that way.

@Sean Reynolds: You are right. I think open source software suffers a bit from an inferiority complex towards the closed source products it aims to replace.