UPDATE 2009-09-06: Read the follow-up post I've been playing with various desktop GNU/Linux distributions last couple of months. I'm not exactly a newbie to Linux, I have been administering a VPS box for a hobby project for several years now, but I never managed to play with it on a desktop.
Vertical panel in GNOME
Vertical panel in GNOME
Vertical panel in GNOME
UPDATE 2009-09-06: Read the follow-up post I've been playing with various desktop GNU/Linux distributions last couple of months. I'm not exactly a newbie to Linux, I have been administering a VPS box for a hobby project for several years now, but I never managed to play with it on a desktop.