Took a while to read through the comments and then check out what they were talking about, only to find things already rearranged. Truly a work in progress! Cool to see. I, too, like the prior fade to the banner - I thought that was easier on the eyes and rather artsy.
I'm apparently still in the stone-age because I've always used IE and never had any particular problems (perhaps I just don't know what I'm missing). Anyway, all looks good to me.
