All great suggestions so far, I agree with all of them. Like MM said, have an obvious RSS button up at the top, so the user doesn't have to scroll down.
The welcome graphic is cool-looking, but takes up too much space and is too distracting.
I would also get rid of the forum for now. Starting a forum without existing traffic is pretty pointless; a conversation will never get started from scratch. Add it when you have a lot more regulars. Only very busy sites can support active forums, IMO.
Have an obvious link to your best stuff, right there on the front page.
Looks good, but that header graphic really dominates the page and doesn't add much value.
