I have, some gripes with this re-write.
1. The border around the images in the template should be set to border="0"
2. You have to go into the vBOptions then into the Welcome Panel Admin Panel and save the settings first before they take effect, they should take effect after installation.
3. I would like to see a link to the Private Messages panel on this thing with some quick stats on the space available in your inbox.
I made some changes to the template myself, so take a look if you want.
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