After fixing my screen resolution and solving my internet woes with Comcast (bad connector that took 5 months and 3 visits to discover whilst they tried to blame my modem, my router, and finally my operating system), I’ve begun the hard task of setting up my desktop environment, a home network for file and print sharing, and getting some entertainment necessities loaded.

First of all, let’s talk about desktop eye-candy.  After much pain and suffering, I decided to go with Beryl.  Compiz was buggy and crazy.  I really don’t give a darn about cubes and desktop switchers.  I just wanted a transparent appearance for for my windows, which you can see below.

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