someone lend a hand

[ccino6]

i have an htc touch por 2 from tmobile and i just updated my windows mobile to 6.5. i would like to do two things, remover the highest and lowest information bar and make it transparent (the start button and battery symbols and the lowest bar on the screen). i also want to know how to get those shortcut icons on the home screen. someone please help me out, i dont have any particular roms, or anythingof that sort running on my phone but i would like to customize it the best possible. if someone could show me the ropes i would greatly appreciate your work.

thanks