I have a new plugin that will create soft drop shadows on elements. It works on text as well as block elements, and has options for the offset, blur, opacity, and color. Please take a look at the demo page (http://eyebulb.com/dropshadow) and let me know what you think.
You may download the plugin from there--complete usage documentation is provided inside the script. I have also added it to the plugins section at jQuery.com. Thanks, Larry