rubs chin ... hmmm...
I see your Clean Slate Desktop and raise you one Unclean Slate Desktop

Seriously though, happy to have you in the Linux world. I have Linux Mint Cinnamon on my main dev machine.

There's a plethora of cool efficiency tips you'll discover over time. If you need to Linux tech talk, I'll do my best to help.

And nooo, I don't launch apps from my Desktop. I use all keyboard shortcuts.