When you go to system --> preferences --> about me, there is no option to take a picture with the webcam to use as the user account picture

Ok, so most laptops these days, even some desktop LCD, are coming with built-in webcams. They're not great, but they capture an image.

What if we could take that video stream and apply it to the live window decoration applications. I'm basically talking about taking the relfex plug-in ( http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Plugins/Reflex ) for Compiz and implementing an option to take the reflection image from your webcam.

It's a mostly pointless idea, but it's eyecandy, it's cool, and it combines two areas of which software seems to be heading: advanced user interaction/interface and shiny, reflective user interfaces.

It's an idea.