I know this is not a popular topic, but the screen is too wide. It really should be lopped off in width by about 1 inch or so (non-technical) stuff. Best reference I can give you is either MSN.COM or YAHOO.COM.
By having the window at it's current width, those who set up for multiple windows or smaller screens find themselves scrolling. MSN and Yahoo addressed this issue very well.
You could ask what's the big deal about scrolling, well it is extra key strokes/hand movements.
A Smaller screen width would be more user friendly.
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