Ok, the last UI was bad even it being just a test. The colors were just clashing badly, and it was mostly an eyesore.  I promise I won't inflict that on the world at large.

I did a lot of tweaks and tests, and came up with what I think is a winner. I still want to put more information on the screen, but I believe this will be the general layout from now on. Here are screenshots:

I'm following Vista UI as my guide. Less is definitely more in this case.