re: Been gone any changes?
Tough question to answer without knowing how long you've been gone.
If the date of your last post (11/13/06) is an indication of how long you've been away, then the answer is "Yes, there have been changes."
But, no we haven't gone "live" yet with the new tour. The latest target date is sometime in February.
There is now a
test site where a number of new features are being tried out while this site can continue to function without disruption. All the news you need to know (about linking to the test site server) is posted there.