To be honestly, I always hated the fact that I could not figure out how to make gradient text on web pages, besides using an image created by Photoshop. Heres a tutorial how: http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/css-gradient-text-effect/ Enjoy!
I dont really see why you would want to use this as you are still using a .png image for the gradient and you have to add extra code into it to make it work in IE. Seems like extra hassle to me. -Z-