Well sholes team has an all in one app for 5 bucks that roots, installs backup application and installs one of the fastest roms out there for $5 on the market. It's called "SholesMod Updater".
It will easily save you a couple hours... but it will also prevent you from learning what goes into rooting, backing up, and modding your phone. (Edit:
it's now free if you download it from sholes.info directly.)
Many of us are using the
Smoked Glass Mod by AdamZ at alldroid.com