Thanks, guys. I really appreciate all of the praise here. I've had a bad week and this really helps. I hope to have more time to work on this again later. there is more that I wanted to add, but had difficulty finding. Mostly just links to help explain some things.
Again... If someone wants to add a tweaker's section to this or start another thread that I can link to, feel free. I don't think that I'm quite experienced enough to cover these subjects. also, there are so many things you can do that I wouldn't know where to begin.
Good luck to all!
edit: Also, does anyone think I should submit this to the front page?