I'm actually perfectly happy with the "dummies" desktop that ships with the Aspire One. I placed the icons I care about right on the front page (Terminal and Geany). Still, here's some instructions for those that may want to use or toggle between Aspire Desktop and XFCE Classic Desktop.
http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=1525
More random stuff
http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2008/09/27/30-cool-acer-aspire-one-hacks/
Whee.
May Round-Up, and my last
19 years ago