I know I got you to switch, so I’d like to help out during the transition.. I still think that once you get used to Gmail, you’ll really appreciate the features. You don’t have to use Google as your homepage if you don’t want, I’m assuming you still have an active Yahoo account? If so, you can still use your My Yahoo page as your homepage if you prefer it. Personally, I never liked either Google or Yahoo homepages, I have mine set to Google News, so I can’t recommend any apps, sorry. :)