Kuroyume: Thanks for the response. As to #1, it still is a lot slower on my machine. It seems others are reporting "slower" and others aren't. Don't know why. #3: Yes I can get used to it, but I don't have to like it. It's just clutter to me, increases load time, and looks childish. (Oh gee, Muffy! I really looooove your new avatar, it's TOTALLY AWESOME! giggle) #4: My browser/mouse work fine using the Ctrl-scrollwheel in other areas, just not these forums. For example, it works on the Front Page and the Freebies page. Emails: Yeah, I'm getting emails on every new post, too. Don't want that. I just want to know when someone replies to a thread I've replied to. Is there a way to do that? Thanks again.