I have been using Compiz-Fusion for about a year now, and they have made some amazing improvements to it. Now, while I'm no expert when it comes to Linux and Open Source, I know when I'm into good software. Lets just take a look at some of the many feature of Compiz-Fusion.
One of the most notable ones is the wobbly windows. Wobbly windows is your windows wiggling around the screen when you move them. You move them from side to side, and they sort of resemble finger jello that you hold and jiggle in the air. You can also set the window friction to be lower, so when you let them go, they will slide across the screen and continue to wiggle while doing so. Another neat thing about it is when you maximize it, and you can grab the corner and drag it down and around, while the window still stays in the same place. Then when you let it go, it springs back with great force, and waits for you to drag it somewhere else.
Another very notable and popular feature feature is the desktop cube. The desktop cube lets you have a 3D cube, that you can turn around and have windows on. You can have 1-32 desktops, which can give you unlimited space to store all your different windows with different actions on them. Each desktop has all the same icons of every other desktop, so you don't spend time searching for which which shortcut you need. All the windows stay on the same task bar too. That means that if you have a window open on desktop 26, and your working on desktop 4, and you need to get to the application on desktop 26, you just click the application on the task bar, and it will jump to desktop 26 and bring you to the window you wanted. This can actually save you a lot of time, and keep your work running smoother. Desktop cube isn't just for the worker, it is also for the show off. You can enable different effects to happen inside the cube. I personally use the 3D rotating gears. But you can choose anything you want (as long as its available!) Also, you can deck your desktop out with an amazing skydome. A skydome can add a new flavor to your desktop, and make it more your own. I use one that is in space, and has plasma like gasses floating around. Some have a skydome like this one: http://www.fedorasolved.com/Screenshotdiscocube.png. So as you can see, desktop cube will not only speed up your work productivity, but it will also give you breath taking style beyond anyone's imagination.
One feature that I really like is the paint fire on screen. It is like annotate, only it is in fire. It is pretty nifty, and it allows you to sort of "lock out" your computer. Most people will come on, and the fire will be there, and they will think they cant use the computer because of what is going on. Another thing it is good for is leaving messages when you leave. Lets say you need to go to work on your day off because you boss called you in, but you know your wife will worry if your not home when she comes home. Simple, you leave a short note on your screen and tell here where you are, and even leave a phone number for her to call to reach you. What I like to do is just use it to doodle and mess around when I have a little spare time, but that's just me, and the rest of the population probably has something better to do with it. Here is an example: http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa59/erickj922/paintfireonscreen.png.
One last thing I would like to talk about is the animations. Animation gives you lots of options to have various animation when you do certain things. I personally have the magic lamp effect for when I minimize a window, and I have the burn effect when I close a window. You could choose from many different options for many different actions. Window animations are very popular on many computers using Compiz, and more people are using them at more animations are born.
Compiz-Fusion is a very good program. It using very little memory to run, and very little CPU when doing most things. The only thing that uses a lot of CPU is the 3D cube, but even though it is using a lot of CPU, your computer suffers no lag what so ever. The only downside of Compiz-Fusion is that it is Linux only. But if you look back to one of my previous posts, you can see that Linux is a free alternative to operating systems like Windows or Mac OSX. I hope this post gave you a good idea of a few of the features of Compiz-Fusion, and I hope you check it out soon.
Thanks for reading! Suggestions for future posts are always accepted, and can be e-mail to me at erickj92@gmail.com. Thank you.
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