[Tigga]

Glad that worked. And no, I probably won't be needed the account there.
As far as moving the blocks to one side, that should be fairly easy to do by modifying the index template. Everything in that template is commented, so it shouldn't be too hard to move things around. Adding a forum link somewhere can be done by modifying the templates as well... I'm not sure if that will ever be something standard since everyone has a different style and would most likely want the link in a different place.

explanation on how to make and use the new template stuff it keeps refering too?

Are you talking about the feature that allows you to replace the news posts with other content? If so, there's a small section in the readme file (under the "Setting the Options" section) that covers that. If it doesn't make sense or you're having problems figuring that out let me know... Or if I'm just missing your point completely and you're talking about something else let me know as well.