Linux

I couldn't figure out how to change the host name. The host name is e.g. displayed by default (Suse 9) in the command prompt and used by several applications. If you move your computer between different networks, this name changes as the default (Suse 9) is, that the host name is assigned by the DHCP server. But you can override these setting using Yast2: Control Center -> Yast2 modules -> Networ Devices -> Network Card -> authenticate!

How to change the name of items on the desktop (e.g. the Trash bin) Go to the directory ~/Desktop. There are .desktop files, which you can edit. To change the name of directories (e.g. the trash bin) edit the hidden file called .directory.

My laptop screen is a 1280x800. This resolution is not supported by the graphic driver of VMware. Under Windows 98, I unchecked the autofit option, resized the VMware window to a weired size, went to the Windows registry (in Windows 98 it's three hidden files called system.dat, user.dat and policy.pol) and changed the Resolution entry (which was something like 966,558) to 1280,800. After rebooting the resolution was OK when I selected fullscreen. However, in windowed mode the resolution does not become adjusted to the smaller size, but instead you get scroll bars.