OT: Upgrading an AMD processor

[Paul Rumelhart]

Nigel Ridley wrote:
> Desktop effects are already disabled - is there any *real* use to them?
>
> Nigel
>   

Sure.  I use transparency on gnome terminal windows often, because I can 
see what the window would ordinarily be occluding which I might need to 
see to enter into whatever I'm typing.  I also like the feature that 
grays out a window when it's momentarily unresponsive, so that I'm aware 
of that fact when it happens.  The feature that lets you see what the 
actual window looks like when you alt-tab or hover your mouse over the 
icon in the task bar is also helpful.

Mostly, I think it looks cool and I appear to have enough resources to 
handle it so... why not?  Personally, I think it's early in the game 
yet.  Once some people get their creative juices flowing, we'll find 
lots of indispensable uses for it.  Right now, they're just feeling 
their way.

Paul