Sorry to respond late -- just to answer Rob's (primal's) question...

Yes, a 301 redirect is a permanent redirect, so I would go with that one. If you wanted to do it by hand, it's as simple as one line of code with notepad, saving as a ".htaccess" file. For what to write, check here: http://www.tamingthebeast.net/articl...1-redirect.htm

Of course now it's simple to me in hindsight -- when it's explained any other way it seems to sound more technical, but that's all there really is to it.

Good luck!