Desktop customization

So far I only changed the clock type to 24 hour.

Administration tasks

So far I've pass through:

System > Administration >

• BootUp-Manager: I disabled "Common files for NVIDIA video cards" (ATI on my laptop) and "Bluetooth services". Something to investigate a little more though.
• Login Window: Changed the Theme to "Human" and disabled the login screen sound
• Network: Already manually configured my IP
• Time and Date: I like to keep my OS clock using a NTP server (ntp02.oal.ul.pt)
  

Changing preferences

So far I've changed:

System > Preferences >

• Appearance: I don't really like the default Ultimate Edition theme, so I chose the Human theme and changed the Background
• Keyboard: I had the EuroSign to the E key
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Now the "Windows key" shows the panel menu (it's the Start Menu in Windows) and the "Menu key" activates the window menu (right mouse button)
• Mouse: I never liked the "Tap to Click" option
• Power Management: Changed some timeout options and had the Notification icon always on
• Screensaver
• Sessions: I disable the Bluetooth Manager
• Sound: I like it quiet