I’m actively working in Speed Dial, and I hope to have the new release finished in a week. However, before the release I’ll send it to the translators, so it should take 2 weeks.
Hopefully I’ll be able to include the ability to configure the number of thumbnails. This is something a lot of people have been asking me, but it’s not trivial to implement… Anyways, I’m quite sure I’ll be able to pull it out.
I already included some nice features: plugins are disabled by default in the background browser, and I added some buttons in the thumbnails for easy access to the different actions (although only “reload” will be visible by default).
Of course, I’ll take care of the reported issues, so I’m quite sure that people will be happy with the new release 
I just downloaded Speed Dial and it seems great at first glance — much better than Fast Dial, although that was very good too.
I thought I saw a version with a BLACK background, but when i went back to look for it — I could not find it! Did I imagine this or is it a version that is floating around out there somewhere.
By the way, having the button (in the upper right corner) is one of the BEST ideas of all! Crucial…
But let me know about any possible black version.
Thanks! Wonderful project!!!!
9-5-08