1. pervasive change of url (dump db, edit .sql s/old/new/g, drop db, creat db, load db)
2. update httpd.conf entries (docroot, directory directive)
3. upgrade to rc4
4. install civiCRM v1.4 (a big data and action win)
5. reapply change to include/menu.inc
6. reapply change to logo (get goat)
7. install TinyMCE editor (a big UI win)

click on "enable rich-text" below the Body: box. Also, click on the html area in the rich-text footer menu.