Vogue newbie (? regarding cube, auto-rotate, etc...)

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Ok, got my HTC Touch thru Alltel yesterday. Already upgrade to latest ROM and have the GPS activated and working (whew!).

I really find the cube useless, I've read and seen posts about alternatives, can anyone give me some information on these or point me to be 'best' replacement?

Also, is there a way to get my screen to auto-rotate to landscape mode when I turn the phone on it's side. It looks like this guy was able to do it.

http://www.truveo.com/HTC-Vogue-With.../id/2092000079

Finally, Pocket IE renders pages worse than I could draw them out by looking at the source. Is Opera any better?

Thanks