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Samba network browsing
To enable Samba network browsing (the closest equivalent to Network Neighborhood on Windows) in Thunar:
 * install the gvfs-backends package
 * run sudo dpkg-reconfigure thunar

h/t

Applications menu
Modifying the applications menu:
 * http://en.kioskea.net/faq/3499-xubuntu-modifying-the-applications-menu

Apparently it is a set of files located in /usr/share/applications. For some reason, there is no app to edit them, although this should not be difficult to write. (It's also not clear how submenus are handled...)