Enabling Visual Effects in Ubuntu

Somebody asked a question regarding my video on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOp83ByFrMA

Unfortunately I don’t really have time to explain the details nor am I sure if Ubuntu supports his/her graphics card so I’m putting here some information which can be a starting point to get what he/she wants.

To enable some basic visual effects, select the ‘Appearance’ menu. -System -> Preferences -> Appearance