My apologies, I saw that you said you didn't want to discuss in public over in the general forum; I suppose I should have logged out to see that this is one is also public. *EDIT: Just realized it's under "General", doh!
But from the sound of it, you're saying the creation of a similar custom installation is not something I'm going to accomplish on my own in my free time. Bummer!
As an aside, I don't understand why people question or ridicule someone's methods when they create something superior and unique..