The same functionality can be found on the Ubuntu desktop.
They let me access the shares I needed and had access to from my old Ubuntu desktop.
The default Ubuntu 11.04 desktop consists of a left-hand vertical dock and a top-mounted global menubar.
That's why the Ubuntu desktop looks reasonably good and not like something from 1985.
Although the Unity shell brought a number of significant aesthetic and usability improvements to the Ubuntu desktop, it suffered from some real drawbacks.
As a result of that effort, Thunderbird landed as expected during the 11.10 development cycle and melds well with the Ubuntu desktop.
Apparently, the Parallels installer assistant managed to create my user account without giving me write permission to my own Ubuntu desktop.
It's a phone in most senses, but only activates the Ubuntu desktop when connected to peripherals that benefit from them.
Unity is highly ambitious and offers a substantially different computing experience than the conventional Ubuntu desktop.
It's gratifying to see it become a part of the Ubuntu desktop stack.