One option for the Avatars is to enable uploads on your own site and then let your users do an <img> link into your uploads directory.
You would be paying for the bandwidth to keep them up and host them if you did that.
On the CSS questions - I am no css expert but I think that most of the heavy-duty design types like to post over on
UBBDesign.com can help you with that CSS the most.
I will, however, ask Rick about it and ask that our documentation be reviewed in that space.
Regards,
Brett Harris
Infopop Corporation
