Bone Tool Frustrations

Hi guys,
I'm sorry I'm not there today. Some of you are getting frustrated with the "Bone Tool". Here is a blog that discusses some of the problems and offeres a solution or two:
http://blog.labwire.ca/?p=3

Try adding scenes if you are finding your animation is getting too long:
Scene to scene tutorial

Also you can group your layers if you are finding there are too many layers:
I haven't found a tutorial yet, sorry

Try using filters and the blur tool:
Using filters
Blur Drop Shadow
Blur Filter- not a very good tutorial, but explains it.
Filters- Better tutorial

Here is a good tutorial site:
Incredible Tutorials