I find it hard to navigate on this forum alone. That's why i always search using google and add "bitcointalk" at the end for every questions that pop into my mind. It's not perfect but it saves you a lot of time, so i suggest you to do it too.
So true. You like read my mind. This forum definately wouldn't hurt from some UI touch and restructurization. The first time I got here I was like "Whoa, now what". As of your way of searching info here, it's better to add "site:bitcointalk.org" to make sure all results are from this site.