Tell you what, I'll answer one question for you, that is in regards to what is thought of your facelift you gave your site, specifically to the home page:
1. Too busy
2. Too dark
3. Too Amateurish
4. Automatic 10 second hi-jack to the actual homepage, very annoying. Like your telling people that you know they can't find it without your help.
Now on to where you redirected:
1. The Java/Flash you have placed in the promo section is incredibly annoying. It draws attention away from the actual site. Your expecting something to happen, but it's just never ending bad graphics.
2. Main Background. You spent hours on that poorly appearing Promo section and you spent 5 seconds on the background to tile repeat all over the place a black with multi-colored dots.
3. Cursive Font & Printed Font = Major Faux Pas, this should never be done. Keep the mind on one style or the other.
4. Your bright blue font on white background is very difficult to read, throw in that rainbox text and it just gets worse.
5. Good job on the "Learn" "Create" & "Connect" Menu Tables. You did a good job with multi-tables/java in here and got the layout to hit dead on.
6. Menu: Double layering the Menu is a poor idea. If someone wants something in the sub-menu of a top menu item they have to be incredibly quick & nimble or they have to click to the main menu item and then the sub-menu. Not user friendly at all, waste of bandwidth, processor and server memory to call up the extra pages that aren't needed. It's been proven long ago and now become expected, that people can obtain any sub-menu item with a simple hover and not have to click through. This layout just wastes end user time and annoys them.
You asked for an opinion, that is objective.