here are my favorite modifikations for gnome3
1. show the date beside the time shell: gsettings set org.gnome.shell.clock show-date true 2. autostart some applications: gnome-session-properties 3. extract archives in nautilus from the context menu shell: yum install file-roller-nautilus 4. a menu with some shortcuts to my favorite applications see: gnome3: gnome-shell-extension additional menu (here in the blog 🙂 5. extension to disable …