@Don You can select icons via the Show Perspectives window. Click and hold on the large icon and then you can either select from a list, or use an external icon. Today I changed mine to these -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelgraphix/2273349479/
@whpalmer4 Thanks for that, makes a whole lot of sense. The nested actions look especially useful. I have a bi-monthly reporting cycle that would fit into that well I think.