Hello Djcraig49,
The brand viewing is not an easy bug, but programmers are fixing it along with other bugs found

Hopefully soon we'll get over the remaining problems to have a shint stable version.
To get you products to show on the homepage please click 'products' in admin panel. Then in the list of products you'll find a column 'show on homepage' - in the text box please enter a desired number (to put the products in order on the main page, or put 0 not to show it there).
Could you please post the zip code fix
here? Just to have it until the programers fix it in the code of the shop.
Thank you very much!
Kind Regards,
Piotrek