Ubunut Workspace Switching Broken in VMWare Workstation

VMWare Workstation uses ctrl + alt as it's default hot keys which conflicts with the Ubuntu's default of ctrl + alt to begin the workspace switcher. In preferences change your VMWare hot keys to something else, I've been using alt+win which seems to work ok.

Enable/Disable Auto Hide For Unity 2-D Launcher In Ubuntu 11.10

Finally: http://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/enabledisable-auto-hide-for-unity-2-d-launcher-in-ubuntu-11-10-tip/