(Metroid) Compiz-Fusion

One aspect of Ubuntu that grabs your attention is the ability of the OS to be customized. This attribute is apparent in Compiz-Fusion, a theme and desktop effects package for the OS that allows a wide variety of window management and appearance settings to be tailored to the user's preferences. In a PC that has a dedicated graphics card (like mine), enabling and running Compiz-Fusion is relatively straightforward. In addition to providing some great eye candy, Compiz-Fusion improves the speed with which the user (in my case, at least) can move around open directories and applications. The idea is similar to Apple's exposé function, but taken to extremes. For a visual demonstration of these effects in action, take a look at this video. There are still some bugs to work out, like the ability to use custom images as caps for the rotating cube, but overall Compiz-Fusion is a nice package.