...So, can these be 'directly RUN' from there in order to use the wallet the old-fashion way too, i.e. more control over typing commands (for "save" etc) in addition to using the GUI in a newbie-friendly way i.e. just double-click the icon?
Are there any warnings or danger to be aware of in this case, if so? Or would it still be better to pre-load the daemon etc from another normal copy of the downloaded command line set of Monero files?
(P.S. Sorry if it's a dumb question BUT this is the kind of thing that needs to be made simple, clear, and easy for NOOBS if HoneyPony is really ever going to gain mainstream use and acceptance!)
Are there any warnings or danger to be aware of in this case, if so? Or would it still be better to pre-load the daemon etc from another normal copy of the downloaded command line set of Monero files?
(P.S. Sorry if it's a dumb question BUT this is the kind of thing that needs to be made simple, clear, and easy for NOOBS if HoneyPony is really ever going to gain mainstream use and acceptance!)
As I understand it, the GUI is a wrapper that passes calls to the daemon ergo if you use the cli to make those calls then you should not hurt anything. I am guessing as I did none of the programming. The only pitfall I can forsee is that the gui would not refresh from those cli calls and display previous data but that is a rookie move and I can't imagine this team putting out something that lame.
As usual feel free to correct me guys, I'm just making educated guesses from experience on other projects.
I have had the GUI crash a few times. I have found the best way to use it on my system is to start monerod from within the GUI folder and monitor progress in cmd window. Once synced start the GUI. When finished exit monerod in cmd then close GUI. YMMV.
Doesn't the GUI display synched when caught up? sorry when I compiled and tested I didn't wait for the entire blockchain. I remember a display of the progress.
Monero made a lot of new bagholders yesterday... 
Yup, and one Big one! Wish it had made me one before the last blastoff but I was on a cooler At the time.
BTW, that is the best head and shoulders I've ever seen! Who's the artist? Can you do a few boobies for me on the next one?