Merge the three print icons:

SYSTEM>ADMINISTRATION>PRINTING
SYSTEM>PREFERENCES>DEFAULT PRINTER
MAIN>ACESSORIES>PRINT JOBS

Anybody who's booted Ubuntu 30 times knows that by default their hard drive will be scanned for errors. Personally, I think the OS looks a bit worse when this scan happens because of the way it's visually presented; it looks like DOS, and stays that way for the rest of boot until you get to the login screen. Can't we have this progress bar nicely integrated into the splash screen? Maybe even a count down to the next scan, and an easy "postpone scan" button that someone could click on? Anything is an improvement over the current display, which makes the computer look like it nearly crashed (in the eyes of a non-tech).

Too often I have to select images with cryptic file names from a file chooser. Because I can't see the images I typically have to open the folder I am browsing separately so I can find image I am looking for, remember the cryptic name, and return to the file dialogue to select the file I want.

This could be easier if their was an option to view thumbnails, or to at least preview the image.