Gutsy speed

[Chris Jones]

> However, the long waiting time seems to be before loading applications 
> (but I don't know how to check that). It takes a long time before 
> anything is shown on the screen. But once the panel and the desktop 
> wallpaper appear, I see my applications appear pretty quickly in the 
> workspaces.

It sounds like you have auto-login enabled, in which case it is perhaps 
not clear the distinction between boot up and login.

Can I suggest you try disabling auto-login, and then restart your 
machine. Then it should be clear if the issue is in boot up (before the 
login screen) or in your session (after the login screen).

Chris