diff --git a/SparkleLib/Defines.cs b/SparkleLib/Defines.cs
index f8478d19..400c5a93 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/Defines.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/Defines.cs
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ using System;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 [assembly:AssemblyTitle ("SparkleLib")]
-[assembly:AssemblyVersion ("0.9.8")]
+[assembly:AssemblyVersion ("0.9.9")]
 [assembly:AssemblyCopyright ("Copyright (c) 2010 Hylke Bons and others")]
 [assembly:AssemblyTrademark ("SparkleShare is a trademark of SparkleShare Ltd.")]
 
 namespace SparkleLib {
 
     public class Defines {
-        public const string INSTALL_DIR = "/usr/share/sparkleshare";
+        public const string INSTALL_DIR = "/usr/local/share/sparkleshare";
     }
 }
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Common/Plugins/gnome.png b/SparkleShare/Common/Plugins/gnome.png
deleted file mode 100644
index d596c2bf..00000000
Binary files a/SparkleShare/Common/Plugins/gnome.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Common/Plugins/gnome.xml b/SparkleShare/Common/Plugins/gnome.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 10404321..00000000
--- a/SparkleShare/Common/Plugins/gnome.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<sparkleshare>
-  <plugin>
-    <info>
-        <name>The GNOME Project</name>
-        <description>A free and easy interface for your computer</description>
-        <icon>gnome.png</icon>
-        <backend>Git</backend>
-        <fingerprint>00:39:fd:1a:a4:2c:6b:28:b8:2e:95:31:c2:90:72:03</fingerprint>
-    </info>
-    <address>
-      <value>ssh://git@gnome.org/</value>
-      <example/>
-    </address>
-    <path>
-      <value/>
-      <example>/project</example>
-    </path>
-  </plugin>
-</sparkleshare>
-
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleAbout.cs b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleAbout.cs
index 74c9982a..ba0dbcab 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleAbout.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleAbout.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                 {
                     InvokeOnMainThread (delegate {
                         this.updates_text_field.StringValue = "A newer version (" + new_version + ") is available!";
-                        this.updates_text_field.TextColor   = NSColor.FromCalibratedRgba (0.45f, 0.62f, 0.81f, 1.0f);
                     });
                 }
             };
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                 {
                     InvokeOnMainThread (delegate {
                         this.updates_text_field.StringValue = "You are running the latest version.";
-                        this.updates_text_field.TextColor   = NSColor.FromCalibratedRgba (0.45f, 0.62f, 0.81f, 1.0f);
                     });
                 }
             };
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                 {
                     InvokeOnMainThread (delegate {
                         this.updates_text_field.StringValue = "Checking for updates...";
-                        this.updates_text_field.TextColor   = NSColor.FromCalibratedRgba (0.45f, 0.62f, 0.81f, 1.0f);
                     });
                 }
             };
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleStatusIcon.cs b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
index 16d5151d..ebcdc8f1 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Mac/SparkleStatusIcon.cs
@@ -154,12 +154,11 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                 };
 
                 this.folder_item = new NSMenuItem () {
-                    Title = "SparkleShare"
-                };
-
-                this.folder_item.Image      = this.sparkleshare_image;
-                this.folder_item.Image.Size = new SizeF (16, 16);
-                this.folder_item.Enabled    = true;
+                    Title      = "SparkleShare",
+                    Image      = this.sparkleshare_image,
+                    Image.Size = new SizeF (16, 16),
+                    Enabled    = true
+                }
 
                 this.add_item = new NSMenuItem () {
                     Title   = "Add Hosted Project…",
@@ -218,7 +217,6 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                 this.try_again_menu_items = new NSMenuItem [Controller.Folders.Length];
 
                 if (Controller.Folders.Length > 0) {
-
                     int i = 0;
                     foreach (string folder_name in Controller.Folders) {
                         NSMenuItem item = new NSMenuItem ();
@@ -232,9 +230,8 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                                 Title = Controller.FolderErrors [i]
                             };
 
-                            this.try_again_menu_items [i] = new NSMenuItem () { // TODO: retain
-                                Title = "Try Again"
-                            };
+                            this.try_again_menu_items [i] = new NSMenuItem ();
+                            this.try_again_menu_items [i].Title = "Try Again";
 
                             this.try_again_menu_items [i].Activated += Controller.TryAgainDelegate (folder_name);;
                             
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleShare.wxs b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleShare.wxs
index 73a907b6..18e9450c 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleShare.wxs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Windows/SparkleShare.wxs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi' xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
 
   <Product Name='SparkleShare' Id='184950D5-67F6-4D06-9717-7E2F1607A7B0' UpgradeCode='D3DF1D99-87F5-47A7-A349-863DD6E4B73A'
-    Language='1033' Codepage='1252' Version='0.9.8' Manufacturer='SparkleShare'>
+    Language='1033' Codepage='1252' Version='0.9.9' Manufacturer='SparkleShare'>
 
     <Package Id='*' Keywords='Installer' Description="SparkleShare Setup" Manufacturer='SparkleShare'
       InstallerVersion='100' Languages='1033' Compressed='yes' SummaryCodepage='1252' />
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 392ed05a..3caa9554 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-m4_define([sparkleshare_version], [0.9.8])
+m4_define([sparkleshare_version], [0.9.9])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.54])
 AC_INIT([SparkleShare], sparkleshare_version)