Yeah, I don't have enough programs to fill 48 quick links either, but 16 on the first is page better than the 9 standard. Using CHTEditor, however, you can change the no. of quicklinks per page, the no. of quicklink pages and customize a whole lot of homescreen stuff.
Oh, you can also change the operator name with CHTEditor, which means my inability to cook in Personalizer has become a non-issue!