i well realize that change just takes getting used to. however, some of these changes have made things more difficult than they were. it now takes several clicks to do what used to take only one. other than that, i will muddle through once i find where things are.
personally don't need all the blog, tweet, facebook, etc. things in my life, but realize that some do; so i can choose to ignore the "new fangled" things and just use the stuff that i need.
i suppose some of these changes are the natural outcome of the growth of the board.