Long, thorough article presenting numerous essential tips and tricks to enhancing the default Scientific Linux desktop experience, including new icons and Compiz desktop effects, addition of repository sources, fixes for Samba shares and printing, VLC, GIMP, LibreOffice, LyX, Abiword, Transmission, Java, Skype, attempts to install Steam and Chrome, how to grab 32-bit packages on 64-bit systems, others tips and tricks, and more
