just ordered diamond - need advice

[stravy]

hello all,

i just orded my htc diamond from sprint today. first off, i am a new windows mobile user so please bear with me here. i decided to get the diamond for its size and so i wouldn't have to carry around my mp3 player and my garmin 350 everywhere i go. i travel a lot with my job and thought that would mean 2 less items i needed to pack around and worry about recharging cables. i have been looking over these forums the last few days trying to determine what i can and cannot modify in the phone. also, i am a little hesitant because i am unsure if a hack i am reading is for the gsm version or the cdma version of the phone or if it makes a difference. anyhow, here is what i would like to be able to do. any information would be greatly appreciated.

1) customize the screen
2) modify the gps to its fullest potential. sometimes i am out in the boonies i do not get a signal (if it is even possible to use the gps when not on the sprint network)
3) be able to transfer *.wma from my computer (i have the napster to go subscription service) and play them on the phone.
4) i am not a fan of perloaded programs, but i do not want to lose the functionality of sprint tv, wi-fi, messaging, voice dialing, push mail and msoffice viewing/editing.
5) have an alarm clock - any cool application recommedations unless there is a good one on the phone.
6) one glaring problem i seem to keep reading about is the screen orientation lag/bugs. is there a way to fix this.
7) anything else to make this device enjoyable and easy to use. it was pretty nice in the showroom.

I am assuming there is nothing wrong with the opera browser for websurfing. I have not seen any complaints regarding this.

I realize that all of these items have probably been addressed but i am just worried about frying a brand new phone before i really get a chance to break it in. so if anyone responds with a link to a current topic with a fix or suggestion that would be great.

Thanks in advance.