[splicitysplat]

I am getting a sprint(htc) touch soon and i want to customize it with a couple of things. This is my first "smartphone" so i dont have any experience with them. I have been reading stuff for quite a while and i have to say i am rather confused. I really do not know how to install programs onto the phone or anything, but these are the things i would like to do. Any help would be appreciated.
First i would like to customize my today screen and the cube.
I would like to have the media player thing accessible from the today screen on the bar that has the weather an so forth.
I would like to install opera mini because i have heard that ie mobile isnt that great.
I would like to have the iphone interface added on so i could access it without having to have it all the time.
I would also like the ultimate search function onto it.
I would also like the transparent start drop bar.
Lastly i would like a 3rd party full qwerty keyboard because the standard full qwerty keyboard looks a little small.

If you could point me in the right direction i would really appreciate it.