Nevermind, I figured out how to remove the service icons. Any idea where I can find this image? http://filebox.vt.edu/~asnel/menu.png as mentioned above. Thanks!

Thank you! Any idea how to hide the service icons? I see your screenshot doesn't have the AIM or Yahoo! icons. I tried to go under preferences and switch the service icons, but it only has one option and no option to hide them. Any clue?

Great idea. I was wondering how do you get hide the service icons and the bar on the very top of the buddy list? Thanks!